Note 11. Reinsurance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Due from reinsurers		$ 478,845		$ 478,845		$ 483,073
Premiums earned		67,335	$ 119,038	195,524	$ 361,595
Insurance benefits, claims and reserves		38,277	74,218	109,497	233,218
Medical Stop-Loss Segment Member
Premiums earned		2,668	52,040	10,671	157,029
Insurance benefits, claims and reserves		3,508	$ 37,369	9,875	$ 115,032
Ceded Credit Risk, Reinsurer Westport Insurance Corporation
Due from reinsurers		$ 52,235		$ 52,235
Stop-Loss Coinsurance Transaction With Westport Insurance Corporation Member
Material Nonrecurring Reinsurance Transactions	Effective January 1, 2016, all of the in-force stop-loss business of Standard Security Life and Independence American produced by Risk Solutions was co-insured in connection with the Risk Solutions Sale and Coinsurance Transaction (see Note 3). As a result of this transaction, amounts due from reinsurers includes $52,235,000 due from Westport at September 30, 2016; premiums earned from the Medical Stop-Loss segment was $2,668,000 and $10,671,000 for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, compared to $52,040,000 and $157,029,000 for the comparable periods in 2015; and, insurance benefits, claims and reserves for the Medical Stop-Loss segment were $3,508,000 and $9,875,000 for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, compared to $37,369,000 and $115,032,000 for the comparable periods in 2015.