The Company	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
The Company [Abstract]
The Company	1. The Company For many years, Ambassadors Group, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) provided educational travel programs for students and adults. 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 October 13, 2015, our stockholders approved the dissolution of the Company, and on October 23, 2015, the Company was dissolved and our stock was delisted from trading on NASDAQ. 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

For many years, Ambassadors Group, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) provided educational travel programs for students and adults. 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 October 13, 2015, our stockholders approved the dissolution of the Company, and on October 23, 2015, the Company was dissolved and our stock was delisted from trading on NASDAQ. 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.