Income Taxes - Federal Tax purpose (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 06, 2016	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
U.S. Federal income tax rate (as a percent)		21.00%	35.00%
Deferred income taxes due to transfer of assets		$ 12,200
Income tax benefit associated with transferred assets		14,200
Deferred tax expense				$ 117,000
Income tax expense		29,582	$ 30,790	154,910
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance for the outside basis in CWGS, LLC		(6,200)	(5,400)
Current portion of liabilities under tax receivable agreement		6,563	9,446
Tax Receivable Agreement liability adjustment		10,005	(1,324)	$ 100,758
CWGS, LLC
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance		(79,700)	(43,200)
Tax receivable agreement
Reduction in tax receivable agreement liability due to reduction of future expected tax amortization		7,500
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		114,800	134,200
Current portion of liabilities under tax receivable agreement		$ 6,600	$ 9,400
CWGS, LLC | Tax receivable agreement
Units issued in exchange		5,725	215,486
CWH | CWGS, LLC
Ownership interest		42.00%	41.90%	41.50%
Interest (as a percent)		42.00%
Units held		37,488,989	37,192,364
Americas Road and Travel Club, Inc., CW, and FreedomRoads RV, Inc. and their wholly owned subsidiaries
Net operating loss carryforward indefinitely		$ 371,900
Americas Road and Travel Club, Inc., CW, and FreedomRoads RV, Inc. and their wholly owned subsidiaries | Federal
Net operating loss carryforwards		427,400
Net operating loss will expire if not used		55,400
Americas Road and Travel Club, Inc., CW, and FreedomRoads RV, Inc. and their wholly owned subsidiaries | State
Net operating loss carryforwards		390,700
Net operating loss will expire if not used		$ 390,700