CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (DEFICIT) (USD $) In Thousands	Total	Successor [Member]	Successor [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Successor [Member] Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Successor [Member] Accumulated Deficit and Distributions [Member]	Successor [Member] Retained Earnings [Member]	Successor [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Successor [Member] Campus Crest Communities Inc Stockholders Equity [Member]	Successor [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Successor [Member] Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]	Predecessor [Member]	Predecessor [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Predecessor [Member] Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Predecessor [Member] Accumulated Deficit and Distributions [Member]	Predecessor [Member] Retained Earnings [Member]	Predecessor [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Predecessor [Member] Campus Crest Communities Inc Stockholders Equity [Member]	Predecessor [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Predecessor [Member] Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2009												$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (50,090)	$ 0	$ (50,090)	$ 7,374	$ 0
Contributions											3,166	0	0	0	2,133	0	2,133	1,033	0
Distributions											(9,530)	0	0	0	(6,383)	0	(6,383)	(3,147)	0
Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives											0
Net Loss											(20,652)	0	0	0	(13,173)	0	(13,173)	(7,479)	0
Balance at Oct. 18, 2010											(69,732)	0	0	0	(67,513)	0	(67,513)	(2,219)	0
Buyout of owner's deficit of Predecessor		(28,515)	0	(101,817)	0	67,513	0	(34,304)	5,789	0
Net proceeds from sale of common stock		350,571	307	350,264	0	0	0	350,571	0	0
Dividends on common stock		(3,955)	0	0	(3,900)	0	0	(3,900)	(55)	0
Amortization of restricted stock awards and operating partnership units		198	0	68	0	0	0	68	130	0
Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives		(172)	0	0	0	0	(172)	(172)	0	0
Net Loss		(1,605)	0	0	(1,591)	0	0	(1,591)	(14)	0
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010		246,790	307	248,515	(5,491)	0	(172)	243,159	3,631	0
Net proceeds of sale of preferred stock		0
Dividends on common stock		(19,929)	0	0	(19,649)	0	0	(19,649)	(280)	0
Dividends to noncontrolling interests		265
Amortization of restricted stock awards and operating partnership units		842	0	218	0	0	0	218	624	0
Transaction costs		(134)	0	(134)	0	0	0	(134)	0	0
Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives		(215)	0	0	0	0	(215)	(215)	0	0
Net Loss		3,781	0	0	3,730	0	0	3,730	51	0
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011		231,135	307	248,599	(21,410)	0	(387)	227,109	4,026	0
Net proceeds from sale of common stock		72,162	75	72,087	0	0	0	72,162	0	0
Net proceeds of sale of preferred stock		57,500	0	54,870	0	0	0	54,893	0	23
Issuance of restricted stock		0	4	(4)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dividends on preferred stock		(4,114)	0	0	(4,114)	0	0	(4,114)	0	0
Dividends on common stock		(22,275)	0	0	(22,275)	0	0	(22,275)	0	0
Dividends to noncontrolling interests		281	0	0	0	0	0	0	(281)	0
Amortization of restricted stock awards and operating partnership units		2,252	0	1,628	0	0	0	1,628	624	0
Change in fair value of interest rate derivatives		332	0	0	0	0	329	329	3	0
Net Loss		10,798	0	0	10,752	0	0	10,752	46	0
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012		$ 344,902	$ 386	$ 377,180	$ (37,047)	$ 0	$ (58)	$ 340,484	$ 4,418	$ 23