Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Numerator:
Net income (loss)	$ 642,075	$ 344,215	$ (120,301)
Less: net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(363,614)	(221,870)	59,710
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. - basic	278,461	122,345	(60,591)
Add: reallocation of net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests from the assumed dilutive effect of stock options and RSUs	0	1,304	(71)
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	266,381	0	0
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. - diluted	$ 544,842	$ 123,649	$ (60,662)
Stock Option
Denominator:
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share	0	361	795
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Denominator:
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share	6	1,349	1,179
Class A common stock
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic	45,009	39,383	37,310
Dilutive options to purchase Class A common stock	150	79	0
Dilutive restricted stock units	1,165	547	40
Dilutive common units of CWGS, LLC that are convertible into Class A common stock	43,438	0	0
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted	89,762	40,009	37,350
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - basic	$ 6.19	$ 3.11	$ (1.62)
Earnings per share of Class A common stock - diluted	$ 6.07	$ 3.09	$ (1.62)
CWGS, LLC | Common Units
Denominator:
Antidilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share	0	49,916	51,670