Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets
Cash	$ 36,684	$ 35,157
Restricted cash	3,605	4,445
Accounts receivable	1,605	2,448
Inventory	495,655	410,297
Equity Method Investments	16,878	0
Property and equipment, net	804	892
Earnest money deposits	22,038	18,143
Deferred income tax assets, net	31,211	67,598
Other assets, net	3,750	2,004
Total assets	612,230	540,984
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Accounts payable	22,354	15,113
Accrued expenses	18,465	14,290
Customer and builder deposits	21,447	14,088
Obligations related to land not owned under option contracts	0	10,060
Borrowings on lines of credit	107,000	75,000
Notes payable	9,926	10,948
Total liabilities	179,192	139,499
Commitments and contingencies	0	0
Stockholders’ equity
Common shares, $0.01 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized; 50,598,901 and 48,955,909 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively	506	490
Additional paid-in capital	289,938	273,149
Retained earnings	125,903	110,933
Total Green Brick Partners, Inc. stockholders’ equity	416,347	384,572
Noncontrolling interests	16,691	16,913
Total stockholders’ equity	433,038	401,485
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 612,230	$ 540,984