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Merger Agreement with Builders FirstSource, Inc. (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Par value \| $ / shares	$ 0.01		$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Exchange ratio			1.3125
Merger related costs \| $	$ 8,488	$ 0	$ 9,150	$ 0
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Par value \| $ / shares	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Ownership percent	43.00%		43.00%
Termination fee \| $			$ 66,000
Builders FirstSource [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Par value \| $ / shares	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Ownership percent	57.00%		57.00%
Termination fee \| $			$ 100,000