Income Taxes Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Deferred Tax Assets, Future Policy Benefit Reserves	$ 123,101,000	$ 116,246,000
Deferred Tax Asset from Net Operating Loss and Capital Loss Carryforwards	0	583,000
Deferred Tax Asset, Due and Accrued Dividends and Expenses	104,000	121,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Investments	6,803,000	3,848,000
Deferred Tax Assets, State Income Tax Credits	119,000	123,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Other	56,000	165,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross	130,183,000	121,086,000
Deferred Tax Liabilty from Deferred Acquisition Cost, Value of Business Acquired and Other Intangibles	(44,709,000)	(45,417,000)
Deferred Tax Liability from Unrealized Gains on Investments Available for Sale	(7,556,000)	(7,428,000)
Deferred Tax Liability from Policyholder Dividends	(815,000)	(984,000)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Other	(234,000)	(112,000)
Gross deferred federal income taxes	(53,314,000)	(53,941,000)
Deferred tax assets, net	76,869,000	$ 67,145,000	$ 64,122,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 0