Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	May 08, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Green Bancorp, Inc.
Trading Symbol	gnbc
Entity Central Index Key	0001606363
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		37,192,749