INDEPENDENCE HOLDING COMPANY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
REVENUES:
Premiums earned	$ 62,562	$ 122,114
Net investment income	4,436	5,422
Fee income	5,079	2,577
Other income	3,258	992
Net realized investment gains	560	2,000
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings	0	0
TOTAL REVENUES	75,895	133,105
EXPENSES:
Insurance benefits, claims and reserves	30,743	79,620
Selling, general and administrative expenses	35,227	45,484
Interest expense on debt	453	432
TOTAL EXPENSES	66,423	125,536
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	9,472	7,569
Income taxes (benefits)	3,576	2,868
Income from continuing operations	5,896	4,701
Discontinued operations: (Note 3)
Income from discontinued operations, before income taxes	117,636	1,031
Income taxes on discontinued operations	7,866	401
Income from discontinued operations	109,770	630
Net income (loss)	115,666	5,331
(Income) loss from noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(9,656)	(112)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO IHC	$ 106,010	$ 5,219
Basic income per common share: (Note 2)
Basic income (loss) per common share from continuing operations	$ 0.34	$ 0.27
Basic income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations	5.81	0.03
Basic income (loss) per common share	$ 6.15	$ 0.30
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING	17,243	17,364
Diluted income per common share: (Note 2)
Diluted income (loss) per common share from continuing operations	$ 0.33	$ 0.27
Diluted income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations	5.75	0.03
Diluted income (loss) per common share	$ 6.08	$ 0.30
WEIGHTED AVERAGE DILUTED SHARES OUTSTANDING	17,449	17,531