Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Jan. 26, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Annual Report	true
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2023
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2023
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-36491
Entity Registrant Name	Century Communities, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	68-0521411
Entity Address, Address Line One	8390 East Crescent Parkway
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 650
Entity Address, City or Town	Greenwood Village
Entity Address, State or Province	CO
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	80111
City Area Code	303
Local Phone Number	770-8300
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Trading Symbol	CCS
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag]	false
Entity Public Float			$ 2.2
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		31,774,615
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporates by reference certain portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this report.
Entity Central Index Key	0001576940
Auditor Name	Ernst & Young LLP
Auditor Location	Denver, Colorado
Auditor Firm ID	42