Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant - Balance Sheet Additional (Details) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016	Nov. 10, 2016	Oct. 06, 2016
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock par value	$ 0.01
Preferred stock authorized	20,000,000
Preferred stock, issued	0
Preferred stock, outstanding	0
Class A common stock
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Common stock, authorized	250,000,000		250,000,000
Common stock, issued	18,935,916
Common stock, outstanding	18,935,916	18,935,916
Class B common stock
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, par value	$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001
Common stock, authorized	75,000,000		75,000,000
Common stock, issued	69,066,445
Common stock, outstanding	62,002,729	62,002,729
Class C common stock
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, par value	$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001
Common stock, authorized	1		1
Common stock, issued	1
Common stock, outstanding	1	1
Camping World Holdings, Inc
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock par value	$ 0.01
Preferred stock authorized	20,000,000
Preferred stock, issued	0
Preferred stock, outstanding	0
Camping World Holdings, Inc | Class A common stock
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01
Common stock, authorized	250,000,000
Common stock, issued	18,935,916
Common stock, outstanding	18,935,916
Camping World Holdings, Inc | Class B common stock
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, par value	$ 0.0001
Common stock, authorized	75,000,000
Common stock, issued	69,066,445
Common stock, outstanding	62,002,729
Camping World Holdings, Inc | Class C common stock
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, par value	$ 0.0001
Common stock, authorized	1
Common stock, issued	1
Common stock, outstanding	1