Organization and Description of the Business (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 item	Dec. 31, 2013	Jul. 30, 2013 IPO
Organization and Description of the Business
Number of operating segments	3
Ownership percentage in WCI Communities, LLC and WCI Communities Management, LLC	100.00%
Organization and Description of the Business
Issuance of common stock (in shares)			6,819,091
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Share price (in dollars per share)			$ 15.00
Net proceeds from the sale of common stock in IPO			$ 90.3