Condensed Consolidated And Combined Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 Campus Crest Communities Inc [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Campus Crest Communities Predecessor [Member]
Operating activities:
Net loss	$ (1,115)	$ (8,290)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	10,366	9,429
Amortization of deferred financing costs	558	318
Accretion of interest expense		1,376
Bad debt expense	555	304
Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives	(337)	(2,893)
Equity in loss of unconsolidated entities	635	194
Compensation expense related to share based payments	125
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash and investments	1,479	(393)
Student receivables	(264)	(60)
Construction billings	(4,737)	527
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	4,220	6,586
Other	(86)	(4,359)
Net cash provided by operating activities	11,399	2,739
Investing activities:
Investments in development in process	(40,259)	(694)
Investments in student housing properties	(756)	(1,766)
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(3,115)	(202)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	5,082
Purchase of corporate fixed assets	(28)
Net cash used in investing activities	(39,076)	(2,662)
Financing activities:
Payment of offering costs	(134)
Proceeds from construction loans	11,724	497
Proceeds from lines of credit and other debt	32,000	2,290
Principal payments on construction loans		(225)
Payments on lines of credit and other debt		(47)
Debt issuance costs	(553)
Contributions from owner of Predecessor		241
Contributions from noncontrolling interests of Predecessor		405
Distributions to owner of Predecessor		(1,131)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests of Predecessor		(1,955)
Distributions to stockholders	(8,808)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(125)
Net cash provided by financing activities	34,104	75
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	6,427	152
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	2,327	2,902
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	8,754	3,054
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid	2,928	7,604
Income taxes paid	0	0
Non-cash investing and financing activity:
Change in payables related to distributions to stockholders	1,012
Change in payables related to distributions to noncontrolling interest	15
Change in payables related to capital expenditures	16,387	661
Accrued costs related to investments in uncombined entities		225
Contribution of development in process to unconsolidated entity	$ 7,666