Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]

Schedule of Stockholders Equity

A summary of changes in stockholders’ equity is presented below (dollars in thousands):

	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings			Total Green Brick Partners, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balance at December 31, 2013	11,108,500	$	111	$	155,985	$	33,014		$	189,110		$	9,709		$	198,819
Contributions	—	—		—		—			—			592			592
Distributions	—	—		—		(5,782		)	(5,782		)	(11,439		)	(17,221		)
Net income	—	—		—		18,453			18,453			8,290			26,743
Balance at September 30, 2014	11,108,500	$	111	$	155,985	$	45,685		$	201,781		$	7,152		$	208,933
Balance at December 31, 2014	31,346,084	$	313	$	101,626	$	69,919		$	171,858		$	9,739		$	181,597
Share-based compensation	—	—		227		—			227			—			227
Issuance of common stock under 2014 Equity Plan	22,908	—		91		—			91			—			91
Issuance of common stock in connection with secondary offering, net of issuance costs	17,444,897	175		169,808		—			169,983			—			169,983
Contributions	—	—		—		—			—			87			87
Distributions	—	—		—		—			—			(6,423		)	(6,423		)
Net income	—	—		—		10,632			10,632			7,846			18,478
Balance at September 30, 2015	48,813,889	$	488	$	271,752	$	80,551		$	352,791		$	11,249		$	364,040