Consolidated Statements of Redeemable Preferred Units and Stockholders' Equity/Members' Deficit - USD ($)	Secondary Offering Common Stock Class A common stock	Secondary Offering Additional paid-in capital Class A common stock	Secondary Offering Additional paid-in capital	Secondary Offering Non-controlling interest Class A common stock	Secondary Offering	RMCO, LLC Redeemable Class A Preferred Units	RMCO, LLC Class B Common Units	RMCO, LLC Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	Common Stock Class A common stock	Common Stock Class B common stock	Additional paid-in capital Class A common stock	Additional paid-in capital	Retained earnings	Non-controlling interest	Class A common stock	Total
Beginning balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2012						$ 78,400,000	$ (98,516,000)	$ 1,747,000									$ (96,769,000)
Distributions paid and payable to non-controlling unitholders						(13,672,000)	(13,662,000)										(13,662,000)
Equity-based compensation awards issued value							701,000										701,000
Net income attributable to and accretion of RMCO, LLC Class A preferred units to estimated redemption amounts						67,622,000
Net income related to RMCO, LLC Class B common unitholders							(44,346,000)										(44,346,000)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income								(184,000)									(184,000)
Ending balance, Value at Oct. 06, 2013						132,350,000	(155,823,000)	1,563,000									(154,260,000)
Beginning balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2012						$ 78,400,000	$ (98,516,000)	$ 1,747,000									(96,769,000)
Net income related to RMCO, LLC Class B common unitholders																	1,506,000
Change in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income																	(376,000)
Net income																	28,252,000
Ending balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2013									$ 1,371,000	$ 1,000			$ 239,086,000	$ 1,506,000	$ (226,425,000)		15,539,000
Ending balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2013										11,607,971	1
Net income related to RMCO, LLC Class B common unitholders																	13,436,000
Change in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income									(485,000)								(485,000)
Excess tax benefit realized on exercise of stock options and delivery of vested restricted stock units													736,000				736,000
Cancellation of vested restricted stock units to satisfy statutory tax withholding requirements													(1,781,000)				(1,781,000)
Cancellation of vested restricted stock units to satisfy statutory tax withholding requirements, Shares										(30,519)
Issuance of common stock, value												$ 486,000				$ 486,000
Issuance of common stock (in shares)										190,589
Equity effect of establishment of payable pursuant to tax receivable agreements													917,000				917,000
Equity effect of step-up in tax basis and share of RE/MAX Holdings' inside tax basis													436,000				436,000
Equity-based compensation expense													2,002,000				2,002,000
Net income														13,436,000	30,543,000		43,979,000
Distributions paid to non-controlling unitholders															(19,645,000)		(19,645,000)
Dividends payable to Class A common stockholders														(2,901,000)		$ (2,901,000)	(2,901,000)
Ending balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2014									886,000	$ 1,000			241,882,000	12,041,000	(215,527,000)		39,283,000
Ending balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2014										11,768,041	1					11,768,041
Net income related to RMCO, LLC Class B common unitholders																	16,655,000
Change in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income									(991,000)						(298,000)		(1,289,000)
Excess tax benefit realized on exercise of stock options and delivery of vested restricted stock units													2,770,000				2,770,000
Cancellation of vested restricted stock units to satisfy statutory tax withholding requirements													(327,000)				(327,000)
Cancellation of vested restricted stock units to satisfy statutory tax withholding requirements, Shares										(8,873)
Issuance of common stock, value	$ 1,000	$ 186,299,000		$ (186,300,000)								$ 2,248,000				$ 2,248,000
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	5,175,000									650,183
Equity effect of establishment of payable pursuant to tax receivable agreements			$ (33,018,000)		$ (33,018,000)
Equity effect of step-up in tax basis and share of RE/MAX Holdings' inside tax basis			$ 43,774,000		$ 43,774,000
Equity-based compensation expense													1,453,000				1,453,000
Equity-based compensation awards issued shares																2,001
Net income														16,655,000	34,695,000		51,350,000
Distributions paid to non-controlling unitholders															(42,827,000)		(42,827,000)
Dividends payable to Class A common stockholders														(24,003,000)		$ (24,003,000)	(24,003,000)
Ending balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2015									$ (105,000)	$ 2,000			$ 445,081,000	$ 4,693,000	$ (410,257,000)		$ 39,414,000
Ending balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2015										17,584,351	1					17,584,351