Earnings Per Share and Dividends - Reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in basic and diluted EPS calculations (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Numerator
Net income attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.	$ 6,961	$ 4,970	$ 11,901	$ 7,688
Denominator for basic net income per share of Class A common stock
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic	17,636,590	12,225,678	17,610,470	12,022,769
Denominator for diluted net income per share of Class A common stock
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic	17,636,590	12,225,678	17,610,470	12,022,769
Add dilutive effect of the following:
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding, diluted	17,668,995	12,399,527	17,653,433	12,346,834
Net income attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. per share of Class A common stock
Basic	$ 0.39	$ 0.41	$ 0.68	$ 0.64
Diluted	$ 0.39	$ 0.40	$ 0.67	$ 0.62
Stock Options
Add dilutive effect of the following:
Dilutive effect	4,360,000	146,638,000	10,047,000	301,928,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Add dilutive effect of the following:
Dilutive effect	28,045,000	27,211,000	32,916,000	22,137,000