Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Numerator:
Net income	$ 17,276	$ 49,623
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(14,095)	(42,101)
Class A common stock
Numerator:
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. - basic	3,181	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	4,352	23,963
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. - diluted	$ 7,533	$ 31,485
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic	36,816	18,946
Dilutive common units of CWGS, LLC that are convertible into Class A common stock	51,830	64,826
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted	88,646	83,772
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - basic	$ 0.09	$ 0.40
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - diluted	$ 0.08	$ 0.38
Class A common stock | Stock Option
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share	900	1,100
Class A common stock | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share	1,200	100