Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sale of residential units	$ 93,732	$ 60,369	$ 160,360	$ 110,030
Sale of land and lots	5,204	11,618	8,534	20,409
Total revenues	98,936	71,987	168,894	130,439
Cost of residential units	71,999	46,204	123,928	82,168
Cost of land and lots	3,373	8,600	5,713	14,878
Total cost of sales	75,372	54,804	129,641	97,046
Total gross profit	23,564	17,183	39,253	33,393
Salary expense	(6,745)	(4,647)	(12,919)	(9,509)
Selling, general and administrative expense	(4,426)	(3,376)	(8,458)	(6,315)
Operating profit	12,393	9,160	17,876	17,569
Interest expense	0	0	0	(281)
Depreciation and amortization expense	(65)	(265)	(121)	(342)
Interest on direct financing leases income	0	0	0	13
Other income, net	1,320	275	1,836	606
Income before provision for income taxes	13,648	9,170	19,591	17,565
Income tax provision	4,230	2,166	5,683	4,373
Net income	9,418	7,004	13,908	13,192
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	2,675	3,216	4,071	5,386
Net income attributable to Green Brick Partners, Inc.	$ 6,743	$ 3,788	$ 9,837	$ 7,806
Net income attributable to Green Brick Partners, Inc. per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0.12	$ 0.20	$ 0.25
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0.12	$ 0.20	$ 0.25
Weighted average common shares used in the calculation of net income attributable to Green Brick Partners, Inc. per common share:
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding —basic (shares)	48,894	31,346	48,852	31,346
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding —diluted (shares)	48,894	31,353	48,852	31,350