Non-controlling Interest - Summary of Reconciliation of Provision for Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Provision For Income Taxes [Line Items]
Provision for income taxes	$ (2,148,000)		$ (1,885,000)
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.
Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Provision For Income Taxes [Line Items]
Provision for income taxes	(1,759,000)	[1]	(1,423,000)	[1]
Entities other than RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.
Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Provision For Income Taxes [Line Items]
Provision for income taxes	$ (389,000)	[2]	$ (462,000)	[2]

[1] The provision for income taxes attributable to RE/MAX Holdings includes all U.S. federal and state income taxes as well as RE/MAX Holdings’ approximate 40% share of the taxes imposed directly on RE/MAX, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RMCO, related to tax liabilities in certain foreign jurisdictions of approximately $262,000 and $303,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

[2] The provision for income taxes attributable to entities other than RE/MAX Holdings represents taxes imposed directly on RE/MAX, LLC related to tax liabilities in certain foreign jurisdictions that are allocated to the non-controlling interest