Revenue - ASC 606 - Statement of Operation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Operating and income tax expenses
Selling, general, and administrative	$ 245,114	$ 175,490
Income tax expense	7,219	5,592
Net income
Net income	17,276	49,623
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(14,095)	(42,101)
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.	3,181	7,522
Class A common stock
Net income
Net income	17,276	49,623
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests	$ (14,095)	$ (42,101)
Basic	$ 0.09	$ 0.40
Consumer services and plans
Impact of the adoption of ASC 606 on the consolidated statement of operations
Revenue	$ 53,808
Costs applicable to revenue	22,725
Balances Without Adoption of ASC 606
Operating and income tax expenses
Selling, general, and administrative	245,405
Income tax expense	7,191
Net income
Net income	17,040
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(13,941)
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.	$ 3,099
Balances Without Adoption of ASC 606 | Class A common stock
Net income
Basic	$ 0.08
Balances Without Adoption of ASC 606 | Consumer services and plans
Impact of the adoption of ASC 606 on the consolidated statement of operations
Revenue	$ 53,822
Costs applicable to revenue	22,712
Adjustment/Effect due to ASU 2014-09
Operating and income tax expenses
Selling, general, and administrative	(291)
Income tax expense	28
Net income
Net income	236
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(154)
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.	82
Adjustment/Effect due to ASU 2014-09 | Consumer services and plans
Impact of the adoption of ASC 606 on the consolidated statement of operations
Revenue	(14)
Costs applicable to revenue	$ 13