Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 23,372,722	$ 3,651,331
Operating expenses:
Property operating expenses	13,787,526
Property operating expenses – affiliates	1,547,821	135,163
General and administrative	1,822,190	579,034
Depreciation	5,898,283	1,254,849
Intangible amortization expense	8,027,531	2,532,360
Acquisition expenses – affiliates	154,136	2,310,020
Other property acquisition expenses	323,906	626,001
Total operating expenses	31,561,393	8,773,595
Operating loss	(8,188,671)	(5,122,264)
Other expense:
Interest expense	(6,685,130)	(1,106,924)
Interest expense – debt issuance costs	(773,355)	(824,877)
Other	(73,625)	(8,145)
Net loss	(15,720,781)	(7,062,210)
Less: Distributions to preferred unitholders in our Operating Partnership	(317,541)	(239,885)
Less: Accretion of preferred equity costs	(30,758)	(66,555)
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests in our Operating Partnership	39,347	1,134,705
Net loss attributable to Strategic Student & Senior Housing Trust, Inc. common stockholders	(16,029,733)	(6,233,945)
Student Housing [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	8,422,326	3,651,331
Operating expenses:
Property operating expenses	4,252,853	$ 1,336,168
Property operating expenses – affiliates	672,831
Depreciation	3,250,047
Intangible amortization expense	3,743,639
Other expense:
Interest expense	(2,141,400)
Interest expense – debt issuance costs	(68,126)
Other	1,598
Net loss	(5,704,972)
Senior Housing [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	14,950,396
Operating expenses:
Property operating expenses	9,534,673
Property operating expenses – affiliates	874,990
Depreciation	2,640,712
Intangible amortization expense	4,283,892
Acquisition expenses – affiliates	154,136
Other property acquisition expenses	323,906
Other expense:
Interest expense	(4,543,730)
Interest expense – debt issuance costs	(705,229)
Other	(67,459)
Net loss	$ (8,178,331)
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Other expense:
Net loss per share – basic and diluted	$ (1.51)	$ (2.78)
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted	10,626,983	2,239,834
Class T Common Stock [Member]
Other expense:
Net loss per share – basic and diluted	$ (1.51)
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted	4,424
Class W Common Stock [Member]
Other expense:
Net loss per share – basic and diluted	$ (1.51)
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted	12,219