The Company	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
The Company [Abstract]
The Company	1. The Company Ambassadors Group, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is an educational company primarily engaged in organizing and promoting differentiated worldwide travel programs for students and professionals. On July 13, 2015, we announced our plan to cease operations and close our student and adult travel business by the end of 2015. On August 11, 2015, our board of directors reached the conclusion that it is in the best interests of the shareholders to dissolve and liquidate the Company, subject to shareholder approval. For additional information, see Note 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Ambassadors Group, Inc., and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Ambassador Programs, Inc., and Ambassadors Unlimited, LLC. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions, which are of a normal recurring nature, are eliminated in consolidation. Through September 2014, we operated an education oriented research website, BookRags.com, which provided study guides, lesson plans, and other educational resources to students and teachers. This business was operated by BookRags, Inc. (“BookRags”) our then wholly-owned subsidiary. In September 2014, we consummated the sale of the BookRags subsidiary. All activities related to BookRags have been reflected as discontinued operations for all periods presented. For additional information, see Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

1. The Company

Ambassadors Group, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is an educational company primarily engaged in organizing and promoting differentiated worldwide travel programs for students and professionals. On July 13, 2015, we announced our plan to cease operations and close our student and adult travel business by the end of 2015. On August 11, 2015, our board of directors reached the conclusion that it is in the best interests of the shareholders to dissolve and liquidate the Company, subject to shareholder approval. For additional information, see Note 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Ambassadors Group, Inc., and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Ambassador Programs, Inc., and Ambassadors Unlimited, LLC. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions, which are of a normal recurring nature, are eliminated in consolidation.

Through September 2014, we operated an education oriented research website, BookRags.com, which provided study guides, lesson plans, and other educational resources to students and teachers. This business was operated by BookRags, Inc. (“BookRags”) our then wholly-owned subsidiary. In September 2014, we consummated the sale of the BookRags subsidiary. All activities related to BookRags have been reflected as discontinued operations for all periods presented. For additional information, see Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.