Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Oct. 26, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Entity Registrant Name	Century Communities, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001576940
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Trading Symbol	ccs
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		21,042,312