Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		24 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Oct. 06, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Numerator:
Net income		$ 83,752	$ 68,247	$ 238,468	$ 189,531
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests		(64,163)		(192,013)
Class A common stock
Numerator:
Net income		83,752		238,468
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests		(64,163)		(192,013)
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.		19,589		46,455
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				117,482
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. - diluted		$ 19,589		$ 163,937
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding -basic	[1]	29,522,000		23,854,000
Dilutive common units of CWGS, LLC that are convertible into Class A common stock				62,093,000
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted	[1]	29,522,000		85,947,000
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - basic	[1]	$ 0.66		$ 1.95
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - diluted	[1]	$ 0.66		$ 1.91
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		400,000		200,000
CWGS, LLC
Preferred units outstanding (in units)		88,536,365		88,536,365		70,000	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.