Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited) - Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Interim Period Costs Not Allocable [Line Items]
Intercompany revenues		$ 40,234	$ 40,312	$ 39,241	$ 39,075	$ 35,080	$ 38,429	$ 35,167	$ 35,001	$ 158,862	$ 143,677	$ 138,302
Total operating expenses		30,565	25,758	25,744	29,715	25,092	23,400	22,565	27,074	111,782	98,131	99,831
Operating income		9,669	14,554	13,497	9,360	9,988	15,029	12,602	7,927	47,080	45,546	38,471
Total other expenses, net		(2,958)	(6,155)	(3,372)	(3,499)	(2,451)	(2,043)	(2,798)	(2,792)	(15,984)	(10,084)	(12,050)
Income before provision for income taxes		6,711	8,399	10,125	5,861	7,537	12,986	9,804	5,135	31,096	35,462	26,421
Provision for income taxes		(1,111)	(702)	(577)	(454)	(398)	(636)	(638)	(466)	(2,844)	(2,138)	(2,172)
Net income	4,976	5,600	7,697	9,548	5,407	7,139	12,350	9,166	4,669	28,252	33,324	24,249
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest		4,094	7,697	9,548	5,407	7,139	12,350	9,166	4,669	26,746	33,324	24,249
Net income attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.	$ 1,506	$ 1,506								$ 1,506
Net income attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. per share of Class A common stock
Basic	$ 0.13
Diluted	$ 0.12
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding
Basic	11,607,971
Diluted	12,234,905