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The Company and Basis of Presentation (Details)
$ / shares in Units, netsurfer_stockholder in Thousands, $ in Thousands
 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 02, 2015
shares
Apr. 27, 2011
USD ($)
Apr. 12, 2011
shares
Oct. 31, 2013
state
shares
Jan. 31, 2009
Apr. 30, 2002
shares
Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
shares
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2014
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Subscriber
shares
Jun. 30, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2001
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 1998
netsurfer_stockholder
shares
Apr. 25, 2004
shares
Apr. 24, 2004
shares
The Company and Basis of Presentation (Additional Textual) [Abstract]                                    
Number of subscribers (over) | Subscriber                     27,000,000              
Shares Issued via Internet                               5,155,874    
Number of Netsurfer Stockholders | netsurfer_stockholder                               700    
Outstanding shares of Silicon Channels Corporation to Travelzoo Inc. exchanged                             8,129,273      
Additional shares acquired                             2,158,349      
Price per share of additional shares acquired (in dollars per share) | $ / shares                             $ 1.00      
Time of option exercised                                    
Shares of Parent company outstanding           11,295,874                        
Shares of Parent company exchanged for shares of Subsidiary company                                 7,180,342  
Number of shares outstanding             14,730,454       14,730,454   14,730,454       15,309,615 19,425,147
Shares identified as demandable (up to)     3,000,000.0                              
Cash payment to receive a complete release of claims | $   $ 20,000                                
Unexchanged promotional shares | $             $ 0   $ (3,500)   $ 0 $ (3,500)   $ 22,000        
Release of reserve related to anticipated settlement agreements | $                         $ 7,600          
Charge in general and administrative expenses | $             $ 1                      
Pending Litigation | Unclaimed Property Review                                    
The Company and Basis of Presentation (Additional Textual) [Abstract]                                    
Payments for Legal Settlements | $               $ 1,400         $ 3,700 $ 12,300        
Travel zoo.com corporation                                    
The Company and Basis of Presentation (Additional Textual) [Abstract]                                    
Period for receiving shares under merger (in years)           2 years                        
Number of Shares Under Merger           1                        
Liability For Unexchanged Promotional Shares                                    
The Company and Basis of Presentation (Additional Textual) [Abstract]                                    
Charge related to unexchanged merger shares contingency | $                   $ 3,000                
Total number of states that have raised claims | state       35                            
Approximate number of shares of the Company claimed in the multi-state settlement       700,000                            
Additional number of shares of the Company that may be claimed       400,000                            
Majority Shareholder                                    
The Company and Basis of Presentation (Additional Textual) [Abstract]                                    
Percent of outstanding shares held by related party             49.10%       49.10%              
Voting Rights, Percentage             50.40%       50.40%              
Subsequent Event | Majority Shareholder                                    
The Company and Basis of Presentation (Additional Textual) [Abstract]                                    
Percent of outstanding shares held by related party 50.40%                                  
Number of shares sold in third party exchange 200,000