Organization and Business - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016 Project
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of residential projects before merger	3
Percentage of ownership interest before merger	23.00%

Ownership interest in the Reis Services business prior to May 2007 Merger

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Namespace Prefix:	reis_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant