Earnings Per Share - Proforma (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		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
Class A common stock
Numerator:
Net income										13,635
Net Income pro forma										203,237
Less: pro forma net income attributable to non-controlling interests										(158,296)
Less: pro forma income tax expense										(15,692)
Pro forma net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. - basic										29,249
Add: Reallocation of pro forma net income attributable to non-controlling interests from the assumed exchange of common units of CWGS, LLC for Class A common stock										98,175
Pro forma net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. - diluted										$ 127,424
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic										18,936
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted										83,778
Pro Forma Earnings per unit - basic	[1]									$ 1.54
Pro Forma Earnings per unit - diluted	[1]									$ 1.52
Stock Option | Class A common stock
Denominator:
Dilutive common units of CWGS, LLC that are convertible into Class A common stock										64,836
Excluded from the weighted-average shares pro forma (in shares)										300
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Class A common stock
Denominator:
Dilutive restricted stock units										6

[1] The pro forma financial information presented has been computed to reflect income attributable to non-controlling interests and income tax expense assuming the Company’s initial public offering and related reorganization transactions occurred on January 1, 2016. See Note 21 — Earnings Per Share.