Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Numerator:
Net income	$ 52,623	$ (26,807)	$ 77,132	$ 13,548	$ 25,816	$ 90,680
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(34,606)		(52,350)		(27,194)	(64,077)
Net (loss) attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. - basic	18,017		24,782		(1,378)	26,603
Add: reallocation of net income attributable to non-controlling interests from the assumed dilutive effect of stock options and RSUs			33			48
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	22,565
Net income (loss) attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. - diluted	$ 40,582		$ 24,815		$ (1,378)	$ 26,651
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic	37,239		36,964		37,217	36,890
Dilutive common units of CWGS, LLC that are convertible into Class A common stock	51,669
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted	88,925		37,047		37,217	37,183
Earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock - basic	$ 0.48		$ 0.67		$ (0.04)	$ 0.72
Earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock - diluted	$ 0.46		$ 0.67		$ (0.04)	$ 0.72
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Denominator:
Dilutive	17		83			136
Stock Option
Denominator:
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share	804		920		831	462
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Denominator:
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share	1,351		896		1,427	451
Class A common stock
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic	37,239		36,964		37,217	36,890
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted	88,925		37,047		37,217	37,183
Earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock - basic	$ 0.48		$ 0.67		$ (0.04)	$ 0.72
Earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock - diluted	$ 0.46		$ 0.67		$ (0.04)	$ 0.72
Class A common stock | Stock Option
Denominator:
Dilutive						157
CWGS, LLC | Common Units
Denominator:
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share			51,717		51,671	51,773