Note 2(B) American Independence Corp. [Text Block] (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended					0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended					0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Nov. 30, 2012 Contractual Rights	Jul. 31, 2012 Contractual Rights	Mar. 05, 2010 AMIC Acquiree Member	Dec. 31, 2010 AMIC Acquiree Member	Mar. 05, 2010 AMIC Acquiree Member Insurance Licenses Member	Mar. 05, 2010 AMIC Acquiree Member Contractual Rights	Mar. 05, 2010 AMIC Acquiree Member Domain Name Member	Mar. 05, 2010 AMIC Acquiree Member Customer Relationships	Mar. 05, 2010 AMIC Affiliated Entity Member
Equity Method Investment Additional Shares Acquired																				27,668
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments																				$ 141
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired														0.33%
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain														2,201
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value														22,013
BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmount											27,830			25,629
Gain on bargain purchase of AMIC											27,830			27,830
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Intangible Assets Other than Goodwill												1,100	1,825	12,200
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount																	1,700	1,000	2,000
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Intangible Assets Not Amortizable																7,500
TOTAL REVENUES	112,960	111,502	101,443	102,156	104,493	103,659	105,525	104,319	428,061	417,996	435,368				74,187
Income (loss) from continuing operations									22,611	14,766	23,669				2,711
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue															421,139
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)															$ 7,193