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)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2017		2016		2017		2016
IHC’s Share-based Compensation Plan:
Stock options	$	36	$	-	$	106	$	170
Restricted stock units		23		16		81		60
SARs		305		(57)		359		410
Share-based compensation expense, pre-tax		364		(41)		546		640
Tax benefits		145		16		218		255
Share-based compensation expense, net	$	219	$	(25)	$	328	$	385