Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 19,754	$ 21,207
Restricted cash	24,829	94
Accounts receivable	2,067	3,314
Inventory	415,242	344,132
Property and equipment, net	946	802
Earnest money deposits	14,137	17,845
Deferred income tax assets, net	72,186	80,663
Other assets	4,953	5,819
Total assets	554,114	473,876
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Accounts payable	35,744	13,530
Accrued expenses	11,189	5,719
Customer and builder deposits	15,318	6,938
Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	11,951	18,176
Borrowings on lines of credit	81,500	47,500
Notes payable	9,713	10,158
Total liabilities	165,415	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 September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	489	488
Additional paid-in capital	272,846	271,867
Retained earnings	103,257	87,177
Total Green Brick Partners, Inc. stockholders’ equity	376,592	359,532
Noncontrolling interests	12,107	12,323
Total stockholders’ equity	388,699	371,855
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 554,114	$ 473,876