Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Total revenues	$ 234,479	$ 213,267
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	175,490	164,298
Gross Profit	(58,989)	(48,969)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	29,488	26,869
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability	0
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	3,891	2,565
Other income (loss), net	1,870	(1,909)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	35,262	22,756
Income tax expense	7,501	6,040
Net income	27,761	16,716
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,792	799
Net income attributable to Green Brick Partners, Inc.	$ 25,969	$ 15,917
Net income attributable to Green Brick Partners, Inc. per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.51	$ 0.32
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.51	$ 0.31
Weighted average common shares used in the calculation of net income attributable to Green Brick Partners, Inc. per common share:
Basic (in shares)	50,633	50,454
Diluted (in shares)	50,993	50,646
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Total revenues	$ 217,236	$ 191,187
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	162,072	147,187
Real Estate, Other [Member]
Total revenues	17,243	22,080
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	$ 13,418	$ 17,111