Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended								1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jul. 07, 2013	Oct. 07, 2013 Bonus Member	Sep. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	Sep. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) 2014	Sep. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) 2015	Sep. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) 2016	Oct. 07, 2013 IPO	Sep. 30, 2013 IPO	Sep. 30, 2013 IPO	Oct. 07, 2013 IPO Underwriters	Oct. 07, 2013 Subsequent Event	Oct. 01, 2013 Subsequent Event	Oct. 01, 2013 Subsequent Event Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	Oct. 01, 2013 Subsequent Event Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) Officers and employees	Oct. 01, 2013 Subsequent Event Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) Directors Fourth quarter of 2013	Oct. 07, 2013 Subsequent Event Franchise Agreements	Oct. 07, 2013 Subsequent Event IPO	Oct. 07, 2013 Common Class A Subsequent Event	Oct. 07, 2013 Common Class A Subsequent Event IPO	Sep. 30, 2013 RMCO	Oct. 07, 2013 RMCO Subsequent Event	Oct. 01, 2013 RMCO Subsequent Event	Oct. 07, 2013 RMCO Subsequent Event Franchise Agreements	Oct. 07, 2013 RMCO Subsequent Event IPO	Oct. 07, 2013 RMCO Common Class A Subsequent Event IPO
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock at public offering price per share																				$ 22.00	$ 22.00						$ 22.00
Common stock, shares issued		1																			11,500,000						11,500,000
Preferred equity holder's liquidation preference																						$ 49,850,000		$ 49,850,000
Stock split														25								25		25
Proceeds from Initial Public Offering																			253,000,000
Net proceeds from Initial Public Offering																			224,922,500
Offering expenses									632,500	76,000	216,000								17,077,500			4,816,000				11,000,000
Common Stock, share issued, price per share			$ 1.00									$ 22.00									$ 22.00
Reacquire regional franchise rights																		27,305,000							27,305,000
RMCO common units purchased in connection with contributed assets																							1,330,977
Proceeds from RE/MAX after acquisition																							208,617,500
Common stock, shares issued																							10,169,023
Amount of cash savings in taxes, noncontrolling interest percentage													85.00%										85.00%
Amount of cash savings in taxes, parent percentage													15.00%										15.00%
Restricted stock units granted															107,971	115,699	18,184
Restricted stock units granted, per share															$ 22.00	$ 22.00	$ 22.00
Non-cash compensation expense					691,000	264,000	1,029,000	754,000							2,051,000							(701,000)
Vesting period																3 years	1 year
Options to acquire shares granted	787,500													787,500										787,500
Net proceeds from RE/MAX after acquisition and offering costs																							197,617,500
Payments to redeem preferred units																							49,850,000
Payments to redeem common units																							147,767,500
Cash Bonus				$ 528,000