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, 2018

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,
		2018		2017		2018		2017
IHC’s Share-based Compensation Plan:
Stock options	$	189	$	36	$	558	$	106
Restricted stock units		39		23		129		81
SARs		93		305		218		359
Share-based compensation expense, pre-tax		321		364		905		546
Tax benefits		86		145		281		218
Share-based compensation expense, net	$	235	$	219	$	624	$	328