Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	May 31, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 club	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) club	Dec. 31, 2016 club reporting_unit	Dec. 31, 2016 club segment	Dec. 31, 2016 club trade_name	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items]
Number of trade names | trade_name									4
Number of reporting units							1	1		2
Number of clubs					150	150	150	150	150
Impairment of goodwill | $				$ 31,558		$ 0				$ 31,558	$ 137
Period of financial forecast (in years)					3 years					3 years
Terminal Growth Rate (as a percentage)	2.00%
Switzerland Clubs [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Number of clubs					3	3	3	3	3
Discount Rate (as a percent)	11.20%	11.20%	13.90%
New York and Boston Sports Clubs [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Impairment of goodwill | $		$ 31,558
New York Sports Clubs [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Number of clubs					102	102	102	102	102
Discount Rate (as a percent)		9.20%	13.30%
Minimum [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Discount Rate (as a percent)		8.20%	13.20%
Terminal Growth Rate (as a percentage)		1.00%	0.50%
Maximum [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Discount Rate (as a percent)		11.20%	13.90%
Terminal Growth Rate (as a percentage)		3.00%	3.00%