Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans [Text Block]: Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Independence Holding Company Share Based Plans Total Member

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2017		2016
IHC’s Share-based Compensation Plan:
Stock options	$	35	$	170
Restricted stock units		31		23
SARs		(65)		258
Share-based compensation expense, pre-tax		1		451
Tax benefits		-		180
Share-based compensation expense, net	$	1	$	271