Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 20,720	$ 35,157
Restricted cash	4,368	4,445
Accounts receivable	1,808	2,448
Inventory	478,369	410,297
Investment in unconsolidated entity	15,771	0
Property and equipment, net	681	892
Earnest money deposits	25,389	18,143
Deferred income tax assets, net	55,827	67,598
Other assets, net	3,575	2,004
Total assets	606,508	540,984
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Accounts payable	16,221	15,113
Accrued expenses	16,555	14,290
Customer and builder deposits	22,756	14,088
Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	7,527	10,060
Borrowings on lines of credit	95,000	75,000
Notes payable	10,204	10,948
Total liabilities	168,263	139,499
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)	0	0
Stockholders’ equity
Common shares, $0.01 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized; 50,584,501 and 48,955,909 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	506	490
Additional paid-in capital	289,610	273,149
Retained earnings	134,098	110,933
Total Green Brick Partners, Inc. stockholders’ equity	424,214	384,572
Noncontrolling interests	14,031	16,913
Total stockholders’ equity	438,245	401,485
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 606,508	$ 540,984