Income Taxes - Federal Tax purpose (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 06, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
U.S. Federal income tax rate (as a percent)			35.00%
Deferred tax expense			$ 118,400
Decrease in valuation allowance for the outside basis in CWGS, LLC			13,200
Decrease in deferred tax asset due to remeasurement under the 2017 Tax Act			47,000
Uncertain tax positions			0	$ 0
Interest or penalties relating to income taxes			0	0	$ 0
Current portion of liabilities under tax receivable agreement			8,093	991
Decreased net income to a net loss			$ 18,600
Decreased basic and diluted earnings per share			$ 0.69
Forecast
U.S. Federal income tax rate (as a percent)		21.00%
CWGS, LLC
Interest (as a percent)			41.50%
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance			$ 6,400	$ 1,000
Tax receivable agreement
Expected future tax benefits retained by the Company (as a percent)	15.00%
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			137,700
Current portion of liabilities under tax receivable agreement			$ 8,100
Tax receivable agreement | Crestview Partners II GP LP | CWGS, LLC
Units issued in exchange			12,945,419
Tax receivable agreement | IPO | Crestview Partners II GP LP | CWGS, LLC
Units issued in exchange				1,698,763
CWH | CWGS, LLC
Ownership interest	22.60%		41.50%	22.60%
Units held			36,749,072	18,935,916
Americas Road and Travel Club, Inc., CW, and FreedomRoads RV, Inc. and their wholly owned subsidiaries
Net operating loss carryforwards			$ 60,700