Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Oct. 06, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Numerator:
Net income			$ 105,093	$ 84,108	$ 154,716	$ 121,284
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests			(85,749)		(127,850)
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.			19,344	$ 84,108	26,866	$ 121,284
Class A common stock
Numerator:
Net income			105,093		154,716
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests			(85,749)		(127,850)
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.			19,344		26,866
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					78,160
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. - diluted			$ 19,344		$ 105,026
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding -basic	[1]		22,977,000		20,973,000
Dilutive common units of CWGS, LLC that are convertible into Class A common stock					63,700,000
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted	[1]		22,977,000		84,673,000
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - basic	[1]		$ 0.84		$ 1.28
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - diluted	[1]		$ 0.84		$ 1.24
Class A common stock | Stock Option
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share			1,100,000		1,100,000
Class A common stock | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share			200,000		200,000
CWGS Enterprises, LLC and Subsidiaries
Preferred units outstanding (in units)		70,000	88,371,972		88,371,972		83,771,830
Quarterly preferred returns		$ 2,100
CWGS Enterprises, LLC and Subsidiaries | Class A common stock
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share			62,600,000

[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.