Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Numerator:
Net income	$ 81,815	$ 105,093	$ 99,091	$ 154,716
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(53,784)	(85,749)	(67,879)	(127,850)
Class A common stock
Numerator:
Net income	81,815	105,093	99,091	154,716
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(53,784)	(85,749)	(67,879)	(127,850)
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. - basic	28,031	19,344	31,212	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	36,156		40,508	78,160
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. - diluted	$ 64,187	$ 19,344	$ 71,720	$ 105,026
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic	36,964,000	22,977,000	36,890,000	20,973,000
Dilutive common units of CWGS, LLC that are convertible into Class A common stock	51,717,000		51,773,000	63,700,000
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted	88,764,000	22,977,000	88,956,000	84,673,000
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - basic	$ 0.76	$ 0.84	$ 0.85	$ 1.28
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - diluted	$ 0.72	$ 0.84	$ 0.81	$ 1.24
Class A common stock | Stock Option
Denominator:
Dilutive - share based payment arrangements			157,000
Class A common stock | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Denominator:
Dilutive - share based payment arrangements	83,000		136,000
Class A common stock | Stock Option
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share	920	1,083	462	1,097
Class A common stock | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share	896	226	450	187
CWGS, LLC | Class A common stock | Common Units
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share		62,586