Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Nov. 13, 2013 Common Class A	Nov. 13, 2013 Common Class B
Document - Document and Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	RMAX
Entity Registrant Name	RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001581091
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,607,971	1