Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Tour revenues	$ 53,871	$ 49,531	$ 115,445	$ 104,952
Cost of tours	29,390	21,486	54,665	45,887
Gross profit	24,481	28,045	60,780	59,065
Operating expenses:
General and administrative	12,637	9,053	23,825	17,911
Selling and marketing	9,512	8,190	19,130	17,352
Merger-related expenses		5,503		7,771
Depreciation and amortization	4,869	2,895	9,443	5,647
Total operating expenses	27,018	25,641	52,398	48,681
Operating (loss) income	(2,537)	2,404	8,382	10,384
Other (expense) income:
Loss on foreign currency	(357)	(78)	(286)	(194)
Gain on transfer of assets		7,502		7,502
Other income, net		4,789		5,024
Interest expense, net	(2,690)	(3,889)	(5,438)	(5,078)
Total other (expense) income	(3,047)	8,324	(5,724)	7,254
(Loss) income before income taxes	(5,584)	10,728	2,658	17,638
Income tax (benefit) expense	(1,090)	1,893	(3,315)	1,870
Net (loss) income	(4,494)	8,835	5,973	15,768
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(148)		(148)
Net (loss) income attributable to Lindblad	$ (4,346)	$ 8,835	$ 6,121	$ 15,768
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic	45,670,721	44,717,759	45,570,438	44,717,759
Diluted	45,670,721	44,717,759	46,299,189	44,717,759
(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Lindblad
Basic	$ (0.10)	$ 0.20	$ 0.13	$ 0.35
Diluted	$ (0.10)	$ 0.20	$ 0.13	$ 0.35