Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 5,359,933	$ 54,445	$ 8,921,369	$ 54,445
Operating expenses:
Property operating expenses			4,652,792
Property operating expenses – affiliates	268,987	1,544	380,669	1,544
General and administrative	502,331	89,965	839,413	89,965
Depreciation	1,354,564	14,034	2,374,435	14,034
Intangible amortization expense	2,496,226	31,159	4,469,833	31,159
Acquisition expenses – affiliates	35,224	177,360	91,198	177,360
Other property acquisition expenses	104,954	1,248,681	269,881	1,248,681
Total operating expenses	7,757,186	1,577,389	13,078,221	1,577,389
Operating loss	(2,397,253)	(1,522,944)	(4,156,852)	(1,522,944)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(1,402,831)	(20,043)	(2,306,013)	(20,043)
Interest expense – debt issuance costs	(245,845)	(15,228)	(324,382)	(15,228)
Other	(40,547)	(6,599)	(32,849)	(6,599)
Net loss	(4,086,476)	(1,564,814)	(6,820,096)	(1,564,814)
Less: Distributions to preferred unitholders in our Operating Partnership	(3,669)	(4,238)	(3,669)	(4,238)
Less: Accretion of preferred equity costs	(637)	(1,883)	(637)	(1,883)
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests in our Operating Partnership	9,687	785,468	16,962	785,468
Net loss attributable to Strategic Student & Senior Housing Trust, Inc. common stockholders	(4,081,095)	(785,467)	(6,807,440)	(785,467)
Student Housing [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	2,280,576	54,445	4,574,290	54,445
Operating expenses:
Property operating expenses	964,634	$ 14,646	1,887,815	$ 14,646
Property operating expenses – affiliates			240,333
Depreciation			1,620,493
Intangible amortization expense			3,231,600
Other income (expense):
Interest expense			(1,070,700)
Interest expense – debt issuance costs			(34,063)
Net loss			(3,510,714)
Senior Housing [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	3,079,357		4,347,079
Operating expenses:
Property operating expenses	$ 2,030,266		2,764,977
Property operating expenses – affiliates			140,336
Depreciation			752,004
Intangible amortization expense			1,238,233
Acquisition expenses – affiliates			91,198
Other property acquisition expenses			269,881
Other income (expense):
Interest expense			(1,235,313)
Interest expense – debt issuance costs			(290,319)
Other			(27,089)
Net loss			$ (2,462,271)
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Other income (expense):
Net loss per share – basic and diluted	$ (0.38)	$ (7,076.28)	$ (0.66)	$ (7,076.28)
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted	10,828,562	111	10,269,918	111