Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 223,453	$ 76,588
Restricted cash	22,708	16,682
Receivables	9,955	5,288
Inventory	1,462,264	1,422,680
Investments in unconsolidated entities	80,210	74,224
Right-of-use assets - operating leases	7,877	3,458
Property and equipment, net	5,402	2,919
Earnest money deposits	18,212	23,910
Deferred income tax assets, net	16,448	16,448
Intangible assets, net	388	452
Goodwill	680	680
Other assets	19,049	12,346
Total assets	1,866,646	1,655,675
Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts payable	56,565	51,804
Accrued expenses	110,909	91,281
Customer and builder deposits	47,239	29,112
Lease liabilities - operating leases	7,923	3,582
Line of Credit, Current, After Adjustments	1,983
Borrowings on lines of credit, net		(17,395)
Senior unsecured notes, net	336,112	335,825
Notes payable	12,998	14,622
Total liabilities	569,763	543,621
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest in equity of consolidated subsidiary	35,236	29,239
Green Brick Partners, Inc. stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 5,000,000 shares authorized; 2,000 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively	$ 47,603	$ 47,696
Shares, Outstanding	45,378,364	46,032,930
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized; 45,378,364 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and 46,032,930 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022, respectively	$ 454	$ 460
Additional paid-in capital	256,759	259,410
Retained earnings	940,400	754,341
Total Green Brick Partners, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,245,216	1,061,907
Noncontrolling interests	16,431	20,908
Total equity	1,261,647	1,082,815
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,866,646	$ 1,655,675