Non-controlling Interest - Provision for income taxes reconciliation (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Minority Interest [Line Items]
Provision for income taxes attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.	$ (2,994,000)		$ (2,595,000)		$ (4,752,000)	$ (4,017,000)
Provision for income taxes attributable to noncontrolling interest	(463,000)		(534,000)		(853,000)	(997,000)
Provision for income tax expense	$ (3,457,000)		$ (3,129,000)		(5,605,000)	(5,014,000)
Certain foreign jurisdictions
Minority Interest [Line Items]
Provision for income tax expense		$ (316,000)		$ (351,000)	$ (578,000)	$ (654,000)
RE/MAX, LLC
Minority Interest [Line Items]
Controlling interest ownership percentage					40.00%