Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001581091
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Type	10-K
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 708.6
Common Class A
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		17,652,548
Common Class B
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1