INDEPENDENCE HOLDING COMPANY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (September 30, 2014 Unaudited) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Preferred Stock, shares issued	0	0
Common Stock, par value	$ 1	$ 1
Common Stock, shares authorized	23,000,000	23,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued	18,531,158	18,523,733
Common Stock, shares outstanding	17,371,040	17,660,390
Treasury Stock, shares	1,160,118	863,343