Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenue:
Continuing franchise fees	$ 81,197	$ 73,750	$ 72,706
Annual dues	32,653	31,758	30,726
Broker fees	37,209	32,334	28,685
Franchise sales and other franchise revenue	25,131	25,468	23,440
Brokerage revenue	112	13,558	15,427
Total revenue	176,302	176,868	170,984
Operating expenses:
Selling, operating and administrative expenses	87,629	90,986	91,847
Depreciation and amortization	16,094	15,124	15,316
Loss (gain) on sale or disposition of assets, net	178	(3,397)	(14)
Total operating expenses	103,901	102,713	107,149
Operating income	72,401	74,155	63,835
Other expenses, net:
Interest expense	(8,596)	(10,413)	(9,295)
Interest income	160	178	313
Foreign currency transaction losses	(86)	(1,661)	(1,348)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(796)	(94)	(178)
Equity in earnings of investees		1,215	600
Total other expenses, net	(9,318)	(10,775)	(9,908)
Income before provision for income taxes	63,083	63,380	53,927
Provision for income taxes	(15,273)	(12,030)	(9,948)
Net income	47,810	51,350	43,979
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest	25,073	34,695	30,543
Net income attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.	$ 22,737	$ 16,655	$ 13,436
Net income attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. per share of Class A common stock
Basic	$ 1.29	$ 1.31	$ 1.16
Diluted	$ 1.29	$ 1.30	$ 1.10
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding
Basic	17,628,741	12,671,051	11,611,164
Diluted	17,677,768	12,829,214	12,241,977
Cash dividends declared per share of Class A common stock	$ 0.60	$ 2.00	$ 0.25