Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 24,113	$ 21,207
Restricted cash	1,544	94
Accounts receivable	2,186	3,314
Inventory	381,958	344,132
Property and equipment, net	846	802
Earnest money deposits	14,882	17,845
Deferred income tax assets, net	75,579	80,663
Other assets	4,778	5,819
Total assets	505,886	473,876
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Accounts payable	16,745	13,530
Accrued expenses	9,121	5,719
Customer and builder deposits	10,122	6,938
Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	14,739	18,176
Borrowings on lines of credit	63,500	47,500
Notes payable	9,000	10,158
Total liabilities	123,227	102,021
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)	0	0
Stockholders’ equity
Common shares, $0.01 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized; 48,937,084 and 48,833,323 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	489	488
Additional paid-in capital	272,703	271,867
Retained earnings	97,014	87,177
Total Green Brick Partners, Inc. stockholders’ equity	370,206	359,532
Noncontrolling interests	12,453	12,323
Total stockholders’ equity	382,659	371,855
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 505,886	$ 473,876