Non-controlling Interest - Summary of Reconciliation of Provision for Income Taxes (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Provision For Income Taxes [Line Items]
Controlling interest ownership percentage	40.00%
Provision for income taxes	$ 2,148,000		$ 1,885,000
RE/MAX Holdings outstanding Class A common stock (equal to RE/MAX Holdings Common Units in RMCO)
Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Provision For Income Taxes [Line Items]
Controlling interest ownership percentage	40.00%
Provision for income taxes	1,759,000	[1]	1,423,000	[1]
RE/MAX Holdings outstanding Class A common stock (equal to RE/MAX Holdings Common Units in RMCO) | Parent share of Subsidiary Tax Liability
Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Provision For Income Taxes [Line Items]
Provision for income taxes	$ 303,000		$ 262,000

[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.