DEBT (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended						12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended						1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Nov. 30, 2010 senior secured credit facility	Mar. 02, 2013 Camping World Credit Facility	Mar. 02, 2010 Camping World Credit Facility Camping World, Inc.	Dec. 31, 2010 Amended line of credit Camping World, Inc.	Apr. 23, 2012 Amended line of credit Camping World, Inc.	Dec. 30, 2010 Amended line of credit Camping World, Inc.	Jul. 23, 2012 Amended line of credit Camping World, Inc. Minimum	Mar. 02, 2013 Senior Secured Notes	Feb. 29, 2012 Senior Secured Notes	Nov. 30, 2010 Senior Secured Notes	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior Secured Notes	Jul. 29, 2013 Senior Secured Notes item	Apr. 10, 2013 Senior Secured Notes item	Aug. 07, 2012 Senior Secured Notes	Jul. 31, 2012 Senior Secured Notes	Feb. 27, 2012 Senior Secured Notes	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Secured Notes Minimum	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior Secured Notes Minimum	Jun. 30, 2012 Senior Secured Notes Minimum	Nov. 30, 2010 GSE Senior Notes	Nov. 30, 2010 10 7/8% senior notes due 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Letter of credit Camping World, Inc.	Mar. 02, 2010 Letter of credit Camping World Credit Facility Camping World, Inc.	Dec. 30, 2010 Letter of credit Amended line of credit Camping World, Inc.	Sep. 30, 2013 Revolving loans or revolving credit facility Camping World, Inc.	Mar. 31, 2010 Revolving loans or revolving credit facility Camping World, Inc. Base rate	Mar. 02, 2010 Revolving loans or revolving credit facility Camping World, Inc. Base rate	Mar. 31, 2010 Revolving loans or revolving credit facility Camping World, Inc. Prime rate	Mar. 31, 2010 Revolving loans or revolving credit facility Camping World, Inc. Federal funds rate	Mar. 02, 2010 Revolving loans or revolving credit facility Camping World, Inc. Federal funds rate	Mar. 31, 2010 Revolving loans or revolving credit facility Camping World, Inc. One-month LIBOR	Mar. 31, 2010 Revolving loans or revolving credit facility Camping World, Inc. LIBOR	Mar. 02, 2010 Revolving loans or revolving credit facility Camping World, Inc. LIBOR	Mar. 02, 2010 Revolving loans or revolving credit facility Camping World Credit Facility Camping World, Inc.	Dec. 30, 2010 Revolving loans or revolving credit facility Amended line of credit Camping World, Inc.
Debt
Principal amount of debt issued												$ 333,000,000
Original issue discount												6,900,000						100,000
Original issue discount (as a percent)												2.10%
Stated interest rate (as a percent)												11.50%	11.50%									9.00%	10.875%
Net proceeds from issuance of debt	8,609,000	10,541,000										326,000,000
Amount of outstanding debt irrevocably redeemed or otherwise retired or repaid			153,400,000																			142,500,000
Distribution to the direct parent												19,600,000
Aggregate amount outstanding													325,600,000
Percentage of the principal amount at which the notes are redeemable subject to certain conditions													101.00%
Amount of excess cash flow																				7,500,000
Percentage of threshold excess cash flow under indenture for determination of excess cash flow amount																			75.00%	75.00%
Excess cash flow amount if the outstanding aggregate principal amount of debt exceeds threshold limit																					5,000,000
Threshold outstanding aggregate principal amount of debt for determining minimum excess cash flow amount													233,000,000
Excess cash flow amount if the outstanding aggregate principal amount of debt is equal or less than threshold limit																					1,000,000
Principal amount of notes offered to be repurchased																	4,950,000	7,400,000
Loss on debt extinguishment		440,000									400,000
Maximum borrowing capacity				35,000,000	22,000,000																				10,000,000	5,000,000										12,000,000	20,000,000
Period prior to the date of maturity of specified debt for determining period of credit facility				180 days
Description of variable rate basis																												base rate		prime rate	federal funds rate		one-month LIBOR	LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)				2.50%			3.25%	2.75%																					3.25%			0.50%			3.25%
Amendment fee paid to the current lender				300,000
Interest rate floor (as a percent)						1.00%
Line of credit sublimit																										5,000,000
Collateral availability block, before amendment							5,000,000
Collateral availability block							2,500,000
Capital expenditure allowed									5,000,000
Amount outstanding																								5,300,000			0
Excess cash flow offer to purchase notes														4,950,000	4,950,000
Debt instrument tendered and repurchased																4,000		7,400,000
Number of notes tendered														0	0
Maximum borrowing capacity prior to increase				25,000,000
Aggregate fee paid to the consenting noteholders										$ 300,000