Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Real Estate Inventory

	As of December 31,
	2016		2015
Completed home inventory and residential lots held for sale	$	127,679	$	85,342
Work in process	269,255		236,383
Undeveloped land	4,070		6,193
Land not owned under option agreements	9,293		16,214
Total Inventory	$	410,297	$	344,132

Schedule of Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs

Interest costs incurred, capitalized and expensed were as follows (in thousands):

	2016			2015			2014
Interest capitalized at beginning of year	$	9,085		$	3,713		$	1,065
Interest incurred	3,218			9,625			4,146
Interest charged to cost of sales	(2,886		)	(3,972		)	(105		)
Interest charged to interest expense	—			(281		)	(1,393		)
Interest capitalized at end of year	$	9,417		$	9,085		$	3,713

Schedule of Basic and Diluted Net Income

The computation of basic and diluted net income attributable to Green Brick Partners, Inc. per share using the treasury stock method is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Years End December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Basic net income attributable to Green Brick Partners, Inc. per share
Net income attributable to Green Brick Partners, Inc. —basic	$	23,756	$	15,325	$	50,026
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding —basic	48,879		40,068		14,712
Basic net income attributable to Green Brick Partners, Inc. per share	$	0.49	$	0.38	$	3.40
Diluted net income attributable to Green Brick Partners, Inc. per share
Net income attributable to Green Brick Partners, Inc. —diluted	$	23,756	$	15,325	$	50,026
Weighted-average number of shares used to compute basic net income attributable to Green Brick Partners, Inc.	48,879		40,068		14,712
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock awards	7		30		—
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding —diluted	48,886		40,099		14,712
Diluted net income attributable to Green Brick Partners, Inc. per share	$	0.49	$	0.38	$	3.40

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share

The following securities that could potentially dilute earnings per share in the future are not included in the determination of diluted net income attributable to Green Brick Partners, Inc. per common share (in thousands):

	Years End December 31,
	2016	2015	2014
Antidilutive options to purchase common stock	144	62	129