Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011 Campus Crest Communities, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Campus Crest Communities Predecessor [Member]
Operating activities:
Net loss	$ (701)	$ (701)	$ (14,593)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		15,239	13,935
Amortization of deferred financing costs		898	637
Loss on disposal of assets		58
Accretion of interest expense			3,481
Bad debt expense		832	260
Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives		(337)	(4,437)
Equity in loss of unconsolidated entities		944	243
Compensation expense related to share based payments		195
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash and investments		953	(638)
Student receivables		(1,456)	(1,001)
Construction billings		(1,810)	(371)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		3,322	8,330
Other		3,667	(3,325)
Net cash provided by operating activities		21,804	2,521
Investing activities:
Investments in development in process		(85,917)	(761)
Investments in student housing properties		(2,945)	(1,821)
Investments in unconsolidated entities		(3,263)	(251)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities		6,175
Purchase of corporate fixed assets		(176)
Net cash used in investing activities		(86,126)	(2,833)
Financing activities:
Payment of offering costs		(134)
Proceeds from mortgage loans		48,518
Proceeds from construction loans		39,820	498
Proceeds from lines of credit and other debt		44,500	5,560
Principal payments on construction loans			(338)
Payments on lines of credit and other debt		(46,000)	(128)
Debt issuance costs		(1,338)
Contributions from owner of Predecessor			443
Contributions from noncontrolling interests of Predecessor			673
Distributions to owner of Predecessor			(1,714)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests of Predecessor			(2,775)
Distributions to stockholders		(13,719)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(195)
Net cash provided by financing activities		71,452	2,219
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		7,130	1,907
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	2,327	2,327	2,902
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	9,457	9,457	4,809
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid		4,707	11,370
Income taxes paid		2
Non-cash investing and financing activity:
Change in payables related to distributions to stockholders		1,017
Change in payables related to distributions to noncontrolling interest		15
Change in payables related to capital expenditures		12,624	627
Accrued costs related to investments in uncombined entities			225
Contribution of development in process to unconsolidated entity		7,666
Assumption of bonds related to land purchase	$ 2,552