Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Numerator:
Net (loss) income	$ (65,263)	$ 52,623	$ (26,807)	$ 46,155	$ 77,132	$ 13,548	$ (39,447)	$ 136,835
Less: net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	34,571			(32,032)			7,377	(96,109)
Net income (loss) attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. - basic	(30,692)			14,123			(32,070)	40,726
Add: reallocation of net income attributable to non-controlling interests from the assumed dilutive effect of stock options and RSUs				8				56
Net income (loss) attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. - diluted	$ (30,692)			$ 14,131			$ (32,070)	$ 40,782
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic	37,361			37,018			37,266	36,933
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted	37,361			37,055			37,266	37,140
Earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock - basic	$ (0.82)			$ 0.38			$ (0.86)	$ 1.10
Earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock - diluted	$ (0.82)			$ 0.38			$ (0.86)	$ 1.10
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Denominator:
Dilutive				37				103
Stock Option
Denominator:
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share	767			903			809	611
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Denominator:
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share	1,266			1,639			1,373	851
Class A common stock
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic	37,361			37,018			37,266	36,933
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted	37,361			37,055			37,266	37,140
Earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock - basic	$ (0.82)			$ 0.38			$ (0.86)	$ 1.10
Earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock - diluted	$ (0.82)			$ 0.38			$ (0.86)	$ 1.10
Class A common stock | Stock Option
Denominator:
Dilutive								104
CWGS, LLC | Common Units
Denominator:
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share	51,669			51,708			51,671	51,751