Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($)	Secondary Offering Common Stock Common Class A	Secondary Offering Additional paid-in capital	Secondary Offering Non-controlling interest	Secondary Offering	Accumulated other comprehensive income	Common Stock Common Class A	Common Stock Common Class B	Additional paid-in capital	(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	Non-controlling interest	Common Class A	Common Class B	Total
Beginning balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2013					$ 1,371,000	$ 1,000		$ 239,086,000	$ 1,506,000	$ (226,425,000)			$ 15,539,000
Beginning balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2013						11,607,971	1
Net income									13,436,000	30,543,000			43,979,000
Distributions paid to non-controlling unitholders										(19,645,000)			(19,645,000)
Equity-based compensation expense								2,002,000					2,002,000
Dividends paid to Class A common stockholders									(2,901,000)		$ (2,901,000)		(2,901,000)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)					(485,000)								(485,000)
Excess tax benefit realized on exercise of stock options and delivery of vested restricted stock units								736,000					736,000
Payroll taxes related to net settled restricted stock units								(1,781,000)					(1,781,000)
Payroll taxes related to net settled restricted stock units (in shares)						(30,519)
Issuance of Class A common stock, equity-based compensation plans, value								486,000					486,000
Issuance of Class A common stock, equity-based compensation plans, shares						190,589
Equity effect of establishment of payable pursuant to receivable agreements													(436,000)
Adjustment to payable pursuant to tax receivable agreements								436,000					436,000
Equity effect of step-up in tax basis and share of RE/MAX Holdings' inside tax basis								917,000					917,000
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
Net income									16,655,000	34,695,000			51,350,000
Distributions paid to non-controlling unitholders										(42,827,000)			(42,827,000)
Equity-based compensation expense								1,453,000					1,453,000
Dividends paid to Class A common stockholders									(24,003,000)		(24,003,000)		(24,003,000)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)					(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
Payroll taxes related to net settled restricted stock units								(327,000)					(327,000)
Payroll taxes related to net settled restricted stock units (in shares)						(8,873)
Issuance of Class A common stock, equity-based compensation plans, value								2,248,000					2,248,000
Issuance of Class A common stock, equity-based compensation plans, shares						650,183
Issuance of Class A common stock, net of underwriters discount and expenses, value	$ 1,000	$ 186,299,000	$ (186,300,000)
Issuance of Class A common stock, net of underwriters discount and expenses, shares	5,175,000
Equity effect of establishment of payable pursuant to receivable agreements		(33,018,000)		$ (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
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
Net income													10,396,000
Beginning balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2015					(105,000)	$ 2,000		445,081,000	4,693,000	(410,257,000)			39,414,000
Beginning balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2015						17,584,351	1
Net income									22,737,000	25,073,000			47,810,000
Distributions paid to non-controlling unitholders										(17,927,000)			(17,927,000)
Equity-based compensation expense								2,330,000					2,330,000
Dividends paid to Class A common stockholders									(10,578,000)		$ (10,578,000)		(10,578,000)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)					77,000					88,000			165,000
Payroll taxes related to net settled restricted stock units								(516,000)					(516,000)
Payroll taxes related to net settled restricted stock units (in shares)						(13,639)
Issuance of Class A common stock, equity-based compensation plans, value								(101,000)					(101,000)
Issuance of Class A common stock, equity-based compensation plans, shares						81,836
Income tax and other impacts of RMCO, LLC ownership changes								(118,000)					(118,000)
Ending balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2016					$ (28,000)	$ 2,000	$ 1	447,001,000	16,808,000	(403,074,000)			60,709,000
Ending balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2016						17,652,548	1					1
Cumulative effect adjustment from change in accounting principle								$ 123,000	$ (44,000)	$ (51,000)			$ 28,000