Condensed Consolidated And Combined Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 Campus Crest Communities Inc [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Campus Crest Communities Inc [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Campus Crest Communities Predecessor [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Campus Crest Communities Predecessor [Member]
Revenues:
Student housing rental	$ 13,019	$ 26,171	$ 12,308	$ 24,443
Student housing services	538	976	584	1,146
Development construction and management services revenues	11,333	21,617	15,081	30,864
Total revenues	24,890	48,764	27,973	56,453
Operating expenses:
Development construction and management services revenues operating expenses	10,611	19,836	14,029	28,644
Student housing operations	6,356	12,824	6,907	13,301
General and administrative	1,722	3,670	1,234	2,618
Ground leases	52	104	47	94
Depreciation and amortization	5,209	10,366	4,667	9,429
Total operating expenses	23,950	46,800	26,884	54,086
Equity in loss of unconsolidated entities	(340)	(635)	(114)	(194)
Operating income	600	1,329	975	2,173
Nonoperating income (expense):
Interest expense	(1,360)	(2,735)	(6,217)	(10,686)
Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives	141	337	155	178
Other income	55	154	12	45
Total nonoperating expenses	(1,164)	(2,244)	(6,050)	(10,463)
Loss before income taxes	(564)	(915)	(5,075)	(8,290)
Income tax expense	(77)	(200)
Net loss	(641)	(1,115)	(5,075)	(8,290)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3)	(5)	(2,913)	(5,025)
Net loss attributable to Campus Crest Communities, Inc. and Predecessor	$ (638)	$ (1,110)	$ (2,162)	$ (3,265)
Net loss per share attributable to Campus Crest Communities, Inc.:
Basic and diluted	$ (0.02)	$ (0.04)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted	30,721	30,712
Distributions per common share	$ (0.16)	$ (0.32)