Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
		Oct. 06, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Numerator:
Net income			$ 49,623	$ 37,176
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests			(42,101)
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.			$ 7,522	$ 37,176
Denominator:
Effective tax rate			10.20%	1.00%
Class A common stock
Numerator:
Net income			$ 49,623
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests			(42,101)
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.			7,522
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			23,963
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. - diluted			$ 31,485
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding -basic	[1]		18,946,000
Dilutive common units of CWGS, LLC that are convertible into Class A common stock			64,826,000
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted	[1]		83,772,000
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - basic	[1]		$ 0.40
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - diluted	[1]		$ 0.38
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
CWGS Enterprises, LLC and Subsidiaries
Preferred units outstanding (in units)		70,000	83,771,914		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 16 — Earnings Per Share.