Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	May 01, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
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	Accelerated Filer
Common Class A
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		12,233,041
Common Class B
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1