Income Taxes Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Deferred Tax Assets, Future Policy Benefit Reserves	$ 118,697,000	$ 123,058,000
Deferred Tax Asset from Net Operating Loss and Capital Loss Carryforwards	583,000	16,000
Deferred Tax Asset, Due and Accrued Dividends and Expenses	71,000	1,349,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Investments	3,848,000	1,047,000
Deferred Tax Assets, State Income Tax Credits	123,000	125,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Other	22,000	389,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross	123,344,000	125,984,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance	0	0	$ 0	$ 0
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance	123,344,000	125,984,000
Deferred Tax Liabilty from Deferred Acquisition Cost, Value of Business Acquired and Other Intangibles	(46,001,000)	(45,398,000)
Deferred Tax Liability from Unrealized Gains on Investments Available for Sale	(7,428,000)	(14,123,000)
Deferred Tax Liability from Policyholder Dividends	(984,000)	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Other	(167,000)	(194,000)
Gross deferred federal income taxes	(54,580,000)	(59,715,000)
Deferred Tax Assets, Net	68,764,000.000	$ 66,269,000.000
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 0