Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Nov. 02, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	Century Communities, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001576940
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Trading Symbol	ccs
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		21,304,139