Business Combinations (Summary Of Total Consideration) (Details) - UCP, Inc [Member] $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands	Aug. 04, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares
UCP Shares (including noncontrolling interest) | shares	18,085
Cash paid per share | $ / shares	$ 5.32
Cash consideration	$ 96,213,000
Cash consideration pertaining to stockholder exercising appraisal rights	3,937,000
Total cash consideration	$ 100,150.0000
Exchange ratio	0.2309%
Closing price of Century Communities stock | $ / shares	$ 25.80
Consideration attributable to common stock	$ 107,737,000
Total replacement award value	1,149,000
Total equity consideration	108,886,000
Total consideration in cash and equity	$ 209,036,000
Century Common Stock [Member]
Number of CCS shares issued | shares	4,176