Financing Receivables (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Financing Receivables (Textual) [Abstract]
Total financing receivables		$ 581,027,000	$ 603,631,000
Loans past due, Days		90 days
Impairment on foreclosure of loan	200,000
Amount of loan restructured		400,000
Various agent commission advances and other commission receivables [Member]
Financing Receivables (Textual) [Abstract]
Total financing receivables		2,700,000	3,100,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts/ credit losses		2,000,000	2,000,000
Agent specific loans [Member]
Financing Receivables (Textual) [Abstract]
Financing receivables		1,000,000	800,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts/ credit losses		200,000	200,000
Agent receivables, net [Member]
Financing Receivables (Textual) [Abstract]
Total financing receivables		1,527,000	1,708,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts/ credit losses		2,230,000	2,226,000
Mortgage loans, net [Member]
Financing Receivables (Textual) [Abstract]
Total financing receivables		579,500,000	601,923,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts/ credit losses		$ 2,517,000	$ 2,849,000
Loans past due, Days		30 days
Number of mortgage loans past due		3