Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Total
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018	45,814,925
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 5	$ 41,539	$ 75,171	$ (671)	$ 116,044
Stock-based compensation	$ 0	3,573	0	0	3,573
Issuance of stock for equity compensation plans, net (in shares)	6,241
Issuance of stock for equity compensation plans, net	$ 0	(1,786)	0	0	(1,786)
Repurchase of shares and warrants (in shares)	(1,895)
Repurchase of shares and warrants	$ 0	(23)	0	0	(23)
Warrants (in shares)	3,898,251
Warrants	$ 0	2,968	(2,654)	0	314
Other comprehensive income (loss), net	0	0	0	(4,010)	(4,010)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0	(7,215)	0	(7,215)
Net income (loss) attributable to Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc	$ 0	0	16,353	0	16,353
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019	49,717,522
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 5	46,271	81,655	(4,681)	123,250
Stock-based compensation	$ 0	2,388	0	0	2,388
Issuance of stock for equity compensation plans, net (in shares)	196,507
Issuance of stock for equity compensation plans, net	$ 0	(405)	0	0	(405)
Repurchase of shares and warrants (in shares)	(8,517)
Repurchase of shares and warrants	$ 0	(127)	0	0	(127)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net	0	0	0	3,079	3,079
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0	7,215	0	7,215
Net income (loss) attributable to Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc	0	0	(98,737)	0	(98,737)
Series A preferred stock dividend	$ 0	0	(1,705)	0	(1,705)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020	49,905,512
Balance at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 5	48,127	(11,572)	(1,602)	34,958
Stock-based compensation	$ 0	5,429	0	0	5,429
Issuance of stock for equity compensation plans, net (in shares)	246,608
Issuance of stock for equity compensation plans, net	$ 0	(2,221)	0	0	(2,221)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net	0	0	0	968	968
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0	(202)	0	(202)
Net income (loss) attributable to Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc	0	0	(119,206)	0	(119,206)
Series A preferred stock dividend	$ 0	0	(5,289)	0	(5,289)
Issuance of stock for acquisition (in shares)	82,302
Issuance of stock for acquisition	$ 0	1,770	0	0	1,770
Issuance of stock for conversion of preferred stock (in shares)	566,364
Issuance of stock for conversion of preferred stock	$ 0	5,380	0	0	5,380
Non-cash deemed dividend to preferred share holders	$ 0	0	(170)	0	(170)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021	50,800,786
Balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 5	$ 58,485	$ (136,439)	$ (634)	$ (78,583)