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Income Taxes - Federal Tax purpose (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 06, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Oct. 10, 2016
Uncertain tax positions		$ 0	$ 0
Interest or penalties relating to income taxes		0	0	$ 0
Current portion of liabilities under tax receivable agreement		991
Tax receivable agreement
Expected future tax benefits retained by the Company (as a percent)	15.00%
Liability under tax receivable agreement		19,200
Tax receivable agreement \| Continuing Equity Owners and Crestview partners II GP LP
Payment, as percent of tax benefits (as a percent)	85.00%
Tax receivable agreement \| Crestview Partners II GP LP
Liability under tax receivable agreement		19,200
Current portion of liabilities under tax receivable agreement		1,000
Camping World Holdings, Inc
Payment, as percent of tax benefits (as a percent)	85.00%
Current portion of liabilities under tax receivable agreement		$ 991
CWGS Enterprises, LLC and Subsidiaries
Ownership interest	22.60%	22.60%			22.60%
Units held		18,935,916
CWGS Enterprises, LLC and Subsidiaries \| Tax receivable agreement \| IPO
Units issued in exchange	1,698,763
Americas Road and Travel Club, Inc., CW, and FreedomRoads RV, Inc. and their wholly owned subsidiaries
Net operating loss carryforwards		$ 21,800
CWGS, LLC
Ownership interest		22.60%
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance		$ 1,000	$ 700