Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Fair Value Reporting) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended																										0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 Put Option [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Contingent Accrued Earn-out Acquisition Consideration [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Contingent Accrued Earn-out Acquisition Consideration [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Certificates of Deposit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Certificates of Deposit [Member] Long-term Debt [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Certificates of Deposit [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Put Option [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Contingent Accrued Earn-out Acquisition Consideration [Member]		Jun. 02, 2012 Planetsoft [Member] Stockholders	Jun. 30, 2012 Planetsoft [Member]	May 31, 2012 Planetsoft [Member] Stockholders	Dec. 31, 2012 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Planetsoft [Member] Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	Jun. 02, 2012 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Planetsoft [Member] Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	May 31, 2012 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] Planetsoft [Member] Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities											$ 1,184	[1]	$ 213	[1]			$ 1,184	[1]
Total assets measured at fair value	1,184	[1]													1,184	[1]
Derivative liabilities				1,186	[1],[2]	0	[1],[3]	17,495	[1],[4]												1,186	[1],[2]			17,495	[1],[4]
Total liabilities measured at fair value	18,681	[1]																	1,186	[1]			17,495	[1]
Number of shareholders																											3		3
Put option, exercise period																												30 days
Put option, vesting period required prior to exercise																												2 years
Business acquisition, number of common shares issued																											296,560
Business acquisition, price per share																											$ 16.86
Put option, price to repurchase shares, discount																												10.00%
Put option liability	1,186		0																											1,200	1,400	1,400
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation:
Beginning balance	7,590							17,495		7,590
(Gains) or losses included in earnings	(699)	[5]
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(143)	[6]
Business acquisitions	16,258
Settlements	(5,511)
Ending balance	17,495							17,495		7,590
Fair value, measurement with unobservable inputs reconciliation, recurring basis, liability, gain (loss) included in earnings, unrealized still held at year end	(802)
Fair value inputs, discount rate	1.75%
Long-term Investments	$ 213

[1] During the year ended December 31, 2012 there were no transfers between fair value levels 1, 2, or 3.

[2] In connection with the acquisition of PlanetSoft effective June 1, 2012, Ebix issued a put option to the PlanetSoft's three shareholders. The put option, which expires in June 2014, is exercisable during the thirty-day period immediately following the two-year anniversary date of the business acquisition, which if exercised would enable them to sell the underlying 296,560 shares of Ebix common stock they received as part of the purchase consideration, back to the Company at a price of $16.86 per share, which represents a 10% discount off of the per-share value established on the effective date of the closing of Ebix's acquisition of PlanetSoft. In accordance with the relevant authoritative accounting literature a portion of the total purchase consideration was allocated to this put liability based on its initial fair value, which was determined to be $1.4 million using the Black-Scholes model. The inputs used in the valuation of the put option include term, stock price volatility, current stock price, exercise price, and the risk free rate of return.

[3] The market valuation approach is applied and the valuation inputs include foreign currency exchange spot rates, forward premiums, forward foreign currency exchange rates, terms, and maturity dates. As of September 30, 2012 all the companies derivative instruments in the form of foreign currency hedge instruments had been settled.

[4] The income valuation approach is applied and the valuation inputs include the contingent payment arrangement terms, projected cash flows, rate of return, and probability assessments.

[5] Recorded as an adjustment to reported general and administrative expenses

[6] Recorded as a component of other comprehensive income within stockholders' equity