Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		Oct. 06, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Numerator:
Net income			$ 13,635	$ 68,416	$ 83,406	$ 37,780	$ 11,999	$ 57,650	$ 75,212	$ 33,669	$ 203,237	$ 178,530	$ 123,626
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests											(11,576)
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.			$ 2,059	$ 68,416	$ 83,406	$ 37,780	$ 11,999	$ 57,650	$ 75,212	$ 33,669	$ 191,661	$ 178,530	$ 123,626
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding (1):
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - basic			$ 0.11
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - diluted			$ 0.09
Effective tax rate											38.50%
Class A common stock
Numerator:
Net income											$ 13,635
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests											(11,576)
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.											2,059
Add: Reallocation of net income attributable to non-controlling interests from the assumed exchange of common units of CWGS, LLC for Class A common stock											5,169
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Diluted, Total											$ 7,228
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding (1):
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding ? basic	[1]										18,766,000
Dilutive common units of CWGS, LLC that are convertible into Class A common stock											64,836,000
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted	[1]										83,602,000
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - basic	[1]										$ 0.11
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - diluted	[1]										$ 0.09
Class A common stock | Stock Option
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share											1,100,000
Class A common stock | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share											100,000
Camping World Holdings, Inc
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.											$ 2,059
CWGS Enterprises, LLC and Subsidiaries
Preferred units outstanding (in units)		70,000	83,771,830								83,771,830
Quarterly preferred returns		$ 2,100

[1] Basic and diluted earnings per Class A common stock is applicable only for periods after the Company’s IPO. See Note 21 — Earnings Per Share.