Earnings Per Share and Dividends - Reconciliation of Numerator and Denominator used in Basic and Diluted EPS Calculations (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Numerator
Net income attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.	$ 2,408	$ 0
Denominator for basic net income per share of Class A common stock
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding	11,607,971
Denominator for diluted net income per share of Class A common stock
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding, diluted	12,254,474
Earnings per share of Class A common stock
Net income attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. per share of Class A common stock, basic	$ 0.21
Net income attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. per share of Class A common stock, diluted	$ 0.20
Stock options
Denominator for diluted net income per share of Class A common stock
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding, diluted	602,217
Restricted stock units
Denominator for diluted net income per share of Class A common stock
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding, diluted	44,286