Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 32,332	$ 35,157
Restricted cash	5,500	4,445
Accounts receivable	2,868	2,448
Inventory	406,199	410,297
Property and equipment, net	805	892
Earnest money deposits	18,767	18,143
Deferred income tax assets, net	64,251	67,598
Other assets, net	2,743	2,004
Total assets	533,465	540,984
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Accounts payable	13,109	15,113
Accrued expenses	14,923	14,290
Customer and builder deposits	17,067	14,088
Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	9,114	10,060
Borrowings on lines of credit	62,500	75,000
Notes payable	10,223	10,948
Total liabilities	126,936	139,499
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)	0	0
Stockholders’ equity
Common shares, $0.01 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized; 49,069,522 and 48,955,909 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	491	490
Additional paid-in capital	274,475	273,149
Retained earnings	117,130	110,933
Total Green Brick Partners, Inc. stockholders’ equity	392,096	384,572
Noncontrolling interests	14,433	16,913
Total stockholders’ equity	406,529	401,485
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 533,465	$ 540,984