Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 14,405	$ 21,267
Restricted cash	2,297	1,709
Accounts receivable	726	749
Inventory	318,027	274,303
Investment in direct financing leases	0	2,768
Property and equipment, net	1,922	1,629
Earnest money deposits	16,641	6,676
Deferred income tax assets, net	83,446	89,197
Other assets	2,666	2,027
Total assets	440,130	400,325
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Accounts payable	14,303	13,551
Accrued expenses	7,807	11,299
Customer and builder deposits	8,393	9,752
Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	20,169	7,914
Borrowings on lines of credit	13,960	14,061
Notes payable	11,458	12,151
Term loan facility	0	150,000
Total liabilities	76,090	218,728
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)	0	0
Stockholders’ equity
Common shares, $0.01 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized; 48,813,889 and 31,346,084 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	488	313
Additional paid-in capital	271,752	101,626
Retained earnings	80,551	69,919
Total Green Brick Partners, Inc. stockholders’ equity	352,791	171,858
Noncontrolling interests	11,249	9,739
Total stockholders’ equity	364,040	181,597
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 440,130	$ 400,325