Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 19,909	$ 21,267
Restricted cash	1,392	1,709
Accounts receivable	3,314	749
Inventory	344,132	275,141
Investment in direct financing leases	0	2,768
Property and equipment, net	802	791
Earnest money deposits	17,845	6,676
Deferred income tax assets, net	80,663	89,197
Other assets	5,819	2,027
Total assets	473,876	400,325
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Accounts payable	13,530	13,551
Accrued expenses	5,719	11,299
Customer and builder deposits	6,938	9,752
Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	18,176	7,914
Borrowings on lines of credit	47,500	14,061
Notes payable	10,158	12,151
Term loan facility	0	150,000
Total liabilities	102,021	218,728
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)	0	0
Stockholders’ equity
Common shares, $0.01 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized; 48,833,323 and 31,346,084 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	488	313
Additional paid-in capital	271,867	101,626
Retained earnings	87,177	69,919
Total Green Brick Partners, Inc. stockholders’ equity	359,532	171,858
Noncontrolling interests	12,323	9,739
Total stockholders’ equity	371,855	181,597
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 473,876	$ 400,325