Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 282,293	$ 212,626	$ 193,714
Operating expenses:
Selling, operating and administrative expenses	118,890	120,179	106,946
Marketing Funds expenses	72,299	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	22,323	20,678	20,512
Loss on sale or disposition of assets, net	342	63	660
Gain on reduction in tax receivable agreement liability (note 4)	0	(6,145)	(32,736)
Total operating expenses	213,854	134,775	95,382
Operating income	68,439	77,851	98,332
Other expenses, net:
Interest expense	(12,229)	(12,051)	(9,996)
Interest income	1,446	676	352
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)	109	(312)	174
Total other expenses, net	(10,674)	(11,687)	(9,470)
Income before provision for income taxes	57,765	66,164	88,862
Provision for income taxes	(10,909)	(16,342)	(57,542)
Net income	46,856	49,822	31,320
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest (note 4)	21,816	22,939	21,221
Net income attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.	$ 25,040	$ 26,883	$ 10,099
Common Class A
Net income attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. per share of Class A common stock
Basic	$ 1.41	$ 1.52	$ 0.57
Diluted	$ 1.40	$ 1.51	$ 0.57
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding
Basic	17,812,065	17,737,649	17,688,533
Diluted	17,867,752	17,767,499	17,731,800
Cash dividends declared per share of Class A common stock	$ 0.84	$ 0.80	$ 0.72
Continuing franchise fees
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 99,928	$ 101,104	$ 93,694
Annual dues
Revenue:
Total revenue	35,409	35,894	33,767
Broker fees
Revenue:
Total revenue	45,990	46,871	43,801
Marketing Funds fees
Revenue:
Total revenue	72,299	0	0
Franchise sales and other revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 28,667	$ 28,757	$ 22,452