Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans [Text Block]: Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Independence Holding Company Share Based Plans Total Member

Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding

		March 31, 2017
		Outstanding		Exercisable
Number of options		697,180		540,180
Weighted average exercise price per share	$	11.75	$	9.37
Aggregate intrinsic value for all options (in thousands)	$	4,988	$	4,988
Weighted average contractual term remaining		2.2 years		1.5 years