Acquisitions and Dispositions - Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($)							3 Months Ended
		Dec. 15, 2016	Dec. 01, 2016	Sep. 12, 2016	Apr. 01, 2016	Feb. 22, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Purchase Price Allocation
Goodwill								$ 126,660,000	$ 126,633,000
Pro Forma Information
Total revenue							$ 45,983,000
Net income attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.	[1]						$ 3,907,000
Basic earnings per common share							$ 0.22
Diluted earnings per common share							$ 0.22
Professional fees and debt extinguishment costs related to amendment of credit facility							$ 1,000,000
RE/MAX Regional Services
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration		$ 50,400,000
Purchase Price Allocation
Franchise agreements		28,000,000
Goodwill		22,400,000
Total purchase price		$ 50,400,000
RE/MAX of New Jersey
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration			$ 45,000,000
Purchase Price Allocation
Cash and cash equivalents			335,000
Franchise agreements			28,200,000
Goodwill			16,465,000
Total purchase price			$ 45,000,000
Full House Mortgage Connection, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration				$ 8,000,000
Purchase Price Allocation
Non-compete agreement				2,500,000
Goodwill				11,800,000
Total purchase price				14,300,000
Contingent consideration liability				$ 6,300,000				$ 6,530,000
RE/MAX of Alaska, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration					$ 1,500,000
Purchase Price Allocation
Franchise agreements					529,000
Goodwill					971,000
Total purchase price					$ 1,500,000
Re/Max of New York, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration						$ 8,500,000
Purchase Price Allocation
Cash and cash equivalents						131,000
Franchise agreements						5,000,000
Other assets						340,000
Goodwill						3,029,000
Total purchase price						$ 8,500,000
Re/Max Of Georgia, Re/Max Of Kentucky And Tennessee, Re/Max Of Southern Ohio, Re/Max Of New Jersey, Full House, Re/Max Of New York And Re/Max Of Alaska
Purchase Price Allocation
Cash and cash equivalents									466,000
Franchise agreements									61,729,000
Non-compete agreement									2,500,000
Other assets									340,000
Goodwill									54,665,000
Total purchase price									$ 119,700,000

[1] Includes the net impact of $1.0 million in professional fees and debt extinguishment costs incurred related to the amendment of the Company’s credit facility. See Note 8, Debt, for a discussion of the credit facility