Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 27, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001035983
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		37,383,008
Treasury Stock, Shares	3,705,506	3,740,357	3,714,506
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1