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, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Denominator for diluted net income per share of Class A common stock
Basic	11,817,605	11,607,971
Add dilutive effect of the following:
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding, diluted	12,293,505	12,254,474
Numerator
Net income attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.	$ 2,751	$ 2,408
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding
Basic	11,817,605	11,607,971
Net income attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. per share of Class A common stock
Basic	$ 0.23	$ 0.21
Diluted	$ 0.22	$ 0.20
Employee Stock Option
Add dilutive effect of the following:
Denominator for diluted net income per share of Class A common stock add dilutive effect	458,992	602,217
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Add dilutive effect of the following:
Denominator for diluted net income per share of Class A common stock add dilutive effect	16,908	44,286