Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenue:
Continuing franchise fees	$ 73,750	$ 72,706	$ 64,465
Annual dues	31,758	30,726	29,524
Broker fees	32,334	28,685	24,811
Franchise sales and other franchise revenue	25,468	23,440	23,574
Brokerage revenue	13,558	15,427	16,488
Total revenue	176,868	170,984	158,862
Operating expenses:
Selling, operating and administrative expenses	90,986	91,847	96,243
Depreciation and amortization	15,124	15,316	15,166
Loss (gain) on sale or disposition of assets, net	(3,397)	(14)	373
Total operating expenses	102,713	107,149	111,782
Operating income	74,155	63,835	47,080
Other expenses, net:
Interest expense	(10,413)	(9,295)	(14,647)
Interest income	178	313	321
Foreign currency transaction (losses)	(1,661)	(1,348)	(764)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(94)	(178)	(1,798)
Equity in earnings of investees	1,215	600	904
Total other expenses, net	(10,775)	(9,908)	(15,984)
Income before provision for income taxes	63,380	53,927	31,096
Provision for income taxes	(12,030)	(9,948)	(2,844)
Net income (loss)	51,350	43,979	28,252
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest	34,695	30,543	26,746
Net income attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.	$ 16,655	$ 13,436	$ 1,506
Net income attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. per share
Basic	$ 1.31	$ 1.16	$ 0.13
Diluted	$ 1.30	$ 1.10	$ 0.12
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic	12,671,051	11,611,164	11,607,971
Diluted	12,829,214	12,241,977	12,234,905
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 2.00	$ 0.25