Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 19, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001581091
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Type	10-K
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Trading Symbol	rmax
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 437.8
Class A common stock
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		17,584,351
Class B common stock
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1