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
U.S. Federal income tax rate (as a percent)		21.00%	35.00%
Deferred tax expense			$ 117,000
Decrease in deferred tax asset due to remeasurement under the 2017 Tax Act			(43,000)
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance for the outside basis in CWGS, LLC		$ 5,400	(9,200)
Uncertain tax positions			0
Current portion of liabilities under tax receivable agreement		9,446	8,906
Decreased net income to a net loss			$ 117,000
Decreased basic and diluted earnings per share			$ 0.62
CWGS, LLC
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance		43,200	$ (4,600)
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		134,200	139,700
Current portion of liabilities under tax receivable agreement		$ 9,400	$ 8,900
CWGS, LLC
Interest (as a percent)		41.90%
CWGS, LLC | Tax receivable agreement
Units issued in exchange		215,486	12,945,419
CWH | CWGS, LLC
Ownership interest	22.60%	41.90%	41.50%	22.60%
Units held		37,192,364	36,749,072
Americas Road and Travel Club, Inc., CW, and FreedomRoads RV, Inc. and their wholly owned subsidiaries
Net operating loss carryforward indefinitely		$ 128,700
Americas Road and Travel Club, Inc., CW, and FreedomRoads RV, Inc. and their wholly owned subsidiaries | Federal
Net operating loss carryforwards		188,600
Net operating loss will expire if not used		57,900
Americas Road and Travel Club, Inc., CW, and FreedomRoads RV, Inc. and their wholly owned subsidiaries | State
Net operating loss carryforwards		96,500
Net operating loss will expire if not used		$ 96,500