Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock Common Class A	Common Stock Common Class B	Additional paid-in capital	Retained earnings	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Non-controlling interest	Common Class A	Common Class B	Total
Beginning balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 1		$ 242,435	$ 11,822	$ 886	$ (215,861)			$ 39,283
Beginning balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2014	11,768,041	1
Net income				16,412		34,363			50,775
Distributions to non-controlling unitholders						(42,827)			(42,827)
Equity-based compensation expense and related dividend equivalents, value			1,453						1,453
Dividends to Class A common stockholders				(24,003)			$ (24,000)		(24,003)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income					(991)	(298)			(1,289)
Excess tax benefit realized on exercise of stock options and delivery of vested restricted stock units			2,770						2,770
Payroll taxes related to net settled restricted stock units			(327)						(327)
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						$ 2,248
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		186,299			(186,300)
Issuance of Class A common stock, net of underwriters discount and expenses, shares	5,175,000								5,200,000
Equity effect of establishment of payable pursuant to tax receivable agreements			(33,018)						$ (33,018)
Equity effect of step-up in tax basis and share of RE/MAX Holdings' inside tax basis			43,774						43,774
Other			575						575
Ending balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 2		446,209	4,231	(105)	(410,923)			39,414
Ending balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2015	17,584,351	1
Net income				22,396		24,830			47,226
Distributions to non-controlling unitholders						(17,927)			(17,927)
Equity-based compensation expense and related dividend equivalents, value			2,330						2,330
Dividends to Class A common stockholders				(10,578)			(10,600)		(10,578)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income					77	88			165
Payroll taxes related to net settled restricted stock units			(516)						(516)
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						101
Issuance of Class A common stock, equity-based compensation plans, shares	81,836
Other			466						466
Ending balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 2		448,713	16,005	(28)	(403,983)			60,709
Ending balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2016	17,652,548	1
Cumulative effect adjustment from change in accounting principle			123	(44)		(51)			28
Net income				12,815		22,364			35,179
Distributions to non-controlling unitholders						(17,260)			(17,260)
Equity-based compensation expense and related dividend equivalents, value			2,900	(53)					2,847
Equity-based compensation expense and related dividend equivalents, shares	58,426
Dividends to Class A common stockholders				(12,740)			$ (12,700)		(12,740)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income					543	531			1,074
Payroll taxes related to net settled restricted stock units			(816)						(816)
Payroll taxes related to net settled restricted stock units (in shares)	(13,983)
Other			402						402
Ending balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 2		$ 451,199	$ 16,027	$ 515	$ (398,348)			$ 69,395
Ending balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2017	17,696,991	1						1