Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Numerator:
Net income	$ 163,222	$ (14,129)	$ 52,623	$ (26,807)	$ 149,093	$ 25,816
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(105,145)		(34,606)		(99,176)	(27,194)
Net income (loss) attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. - basic and diluted	58,077		18,017		49,917	(1,378)
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	79,603		22,565		68,383
Net income (loss) attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. - diluted	$ 137,680		$ 40,582		$ 118,300	$ (1,378)
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic	37,635,000		37,239,000		37,585,000	37,217,000
Dilutive restricted stock units	434,000		17,000		359,000
Dilutive common units of CWGS, LLC that are convertible into Class A common stock	51,620,000		51,669,000		51,634,000
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted	89,689,000		88,925,000		89,578,000	37,217,000
Earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock - basic	$ 1.54		$ 0.48		$ 1.33	$ (0.04)
Earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock - diluted	$ 1.54		$ 0.46		$ 1.32	$ (0.04)
Stock Option
Denominator:
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share	715		804		726	831
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Denominator:
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share	620		1,351		658	1,427
Common Class A
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic	37,635,000		37,239,000		37,585,000	37,217,000
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted	89,689,000		88,925,000		89,578,000	37,217,000
Earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock - basic	$ 1.54		$ 0.48		$ 1.33	$ (0.04)
Earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock - diluted	$ 1.54		$ 0.46		$ 1.32	$ (0.04)
CWGS, LLC | Common Units
Denominator:
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share						51,671