Debt (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 CAD	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Exchangeable Senior Notes [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Exchangeable Senior Notes [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2014 Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Minimum [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2014 Maximum [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio For Eurodollar Rate Based Borrowings											1.70%		2.45%				1.75%	2.50%
Leverage Ratio For Base Rate Based Borrowings								2.63%			0.70%		1.45%	2.68%			0.75%	1.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity														$ 50,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity														3,400,000	300,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity, Description														(a) the lesser of (i) 60.0% of the "as-is" appraised value of the Companys properties that form the borrowing base of the Amended Credit Facility and (ii) the amount that would create a debt service coverage ratio of not less than 1.5, and (b) 50% of the aggregate of the lesser of (i) the book value of each of the Companys development assets (as such term is defined in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) and (ii) the "as-is" appraised value of each of the Companys development assets, subject to certain limitations in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Future Commitment Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Capacity															600,000,000
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Terms, Leverage Ratio, Maximum										0.65		1.00
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Term, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Minimum										1.30		1.00
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Terms, Fixed Rate Debt and Debt, Subject To Hedge Agreements To Total Debt Minimum, Percentage			66.67%
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Terms, Secured Recourse Debt Ratio, Maximum, Percentage			20.00%
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Terms, Tangible Minimum			330,788,250
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Terms, Percentage Of Net Proceeds Of Additional Equity Issuances			75.00%
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Terms, Percentage Secured Debt Ratio Description			secured debt ratio of not greater than 47.5%
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Terms, Percentage Of Distributions Of Funds From Operations			95.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Increase, Additional Borrowings			124,000,000	267,274,000	59,400,000	2,600,000
Proceeds from Unsecured Notes Payable	33,400,000	35,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period			1.30%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date						Oct. 15, 2018
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			2.50%
Debt instrument Operating Partnership issued						100,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage						4.75%
Debt Instrument Shares Initial Exchange Rate						79.602
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						1,000
Debt Instrument, Common stock Percentage Of Exchange Price						$ 12.56
Amortization of Financing Costs			2,300,000	1,800,000	2,800,000	500,000	100,000
Description of revolving credit facility , average borrowings, interest rate														(i) 0.30% per annum if the Companys average borrowing is less than 50.0% of the total amount available or (ii) 0.25% per annum if the Companys average borrowing is greater than 50.0% of the total amount available.
Description On Exchangeable Senior Notes						i) during any calendar quarter beginning after December 31, 2013 (and only during such quarter) if the closing sale price of the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company is more than 130% of the then-current exchange price for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) in the period of the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the previous calendar quarter; ii) during the five consecutive business-day period following any five consecutive trading-day period in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of notes for each trading day during such five trading day period was less than 98% of the closing sale price of the common stock of Campus Crest, or Campus Crest common stock, for each trading day during such five trading-day period multiplied by the then current exchange rate; or iii) upon the occurrence of specified corporate transactions described in the indenture governing the Exchangeable Senior Notes. On or after July 15, 2018, and on or prior to the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders of the Exchangeable Senior Notes may exchange their notes without regard to the foregoing conditions
Long-Term Line Of Credit			$ 217,500,000	$ 108,500,000		$ 97,400,000			$ 50,000,000					$ 167,500,000	$ 50,000,000	$ 250,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage												105.00%