Acquisitions and Dispositions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 RE/MAX Australia Franchising Pty Ltd	Dec. 31, 2012 RE/MAX New Zealand Ltd	Oct. 07, 2013 HBN	Oct. 07, 2013 Tails Inc.	Dec. 31, 2012 RE/MAX of Texas	Dec. 31, 2011 RE/MAX of Colorado, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase consideration				$ 7,130,000	$ 20,175,000	$ 45,500,000	$ 15,894,000
Business acquisition date				Oct. 07, 2013	Oct. 07, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011
Proceeds from the IPO to reacquire business				7,130,000	20,175,000	45,500,000	15,894,000
Sale of assets	217,000
Recognized loss on sale of assets		1,111,000	612,000
Goodwill derecognized	$ 1,149,000
Term of regional franchise agreements	20 years
Additional renewal period	20 years