Non-controlling Interest - Summary of Ownership of the Common Units (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 07, 2013
Minority Interest [Line Items]
Total number of common stock units	29,327,052	29,342,571
Total percentage of common stock units	39.53%	39.56%	39.56%
Total percentage of common stock units	100.00%	100.00%
Noncontrolling interest
Minority Interest [Line Items]
Total number of common stock units	17,734,600	17,734,600
Total percentage of common stock units	60.47%	60.44%
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. outstanding Class A common stock (equal to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. common units in RMCO)
Minority Interest [Line Items]
Total number of common stock units	11,592,452	11,607,971
Total percentage of common stock units	39.53%	39.56%