CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - Entity [Domain] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Investment in real estate, net:
Student housing properties ($32,875 related to VIE as of December 31, 2014)	$ 1,506,297	$ 935,962
Accumulated depreciation (($318) related to VIE as of December 31, 2014)	(138,830)	(128,121)
Land and property held for sale	13,588	37,163
Land held for investment	7,413	7,413
Investment in real estate, net	1,388,468	852,417
Investment in unconsolidated entities	93,783	259,740
Cash and cash equivalents ($670 related to VIE as of December 31, 2014)	35,260	15,240
Restricted cash	8,045	5,429
Student receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,191 and $459, respectively ($36, net of allowance of $9 related to VIE as of December 31, 2014)	2,857	1,587
Cost and earnings in excess of construction billings	618	3,887
Intangible assets, net	21,030	0
Other assets ($236 related to VIE as of December 31, 2014)	34,150	35,742
Total assets	1,584,211	1,174,042
Liabilities:
Mortgage and construction loans ($21,170 related to VIE as of December 31, 2014)	566,495	300,673
Line of credit and other debt	367,976	317,746
Accounts payable and accrued expenses ($534 related to VIE as of December 31, 2014)	36,562	53,816
Construction billings in excess of cost and earnings	0	481
Other liabilities ($607 related to VIE as of December 31, 2014)	47,071	22,092
Total liabilities	$ 1,018,104	$ 694,808
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized: 8.00% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (liquidation preference $25.00 per share), 6,100,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014	$ 61	$ 61
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 and 500,000,000 shares authorized, 64,720,361 and 64,742,713 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	648	648
Additional common and preferred paid-in capital	780,665	773,998
Accumulated deficit and distributions	(288,726)	(301,566)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,174)	(2,616)
Total Campus Crest Communities, Inc. stockholders' equity	489,474	470,525
Noncontrolling interests	76,633	8,709
Total equity	566,107	479,234
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,584,211	$ 1,174,042