INDEPENDENCE HOLDING COMPANY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (September 30, 2015 Unaudited) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
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	18,555,683	18,531,158
Common Stock, shares outstanding	17,257,630	17,371,040
Treasury Stock, shares	1,298,053	1,160,118