Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Assets [Abstract]
Total assets measured at fair value	$ 845	[1]	$ 801	[1]
Liabilities [Abstract]
Total liabilities measured at fair value	14,767	[1]	15,265	[1]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Total assets measured at fair value	845	[1]	801	[1]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Liabilities [Abstract]
Total liabilities measured at fair value	391	[1]	845	[1]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities [Abstract]
Total liabilities measured at fair value	14,376	[1]	14,420	[1]
Common share-based put option [Member]
Liabilities [Abstract]
Derivative liabilities	391	[1],[2]	845	[1],[2]
Common share-based put option [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Liabilities [Abstract]
Derivative liabilities	391	[1],[2]	845	[1],[2]
Contingent accrued earn-out acquisition consideration [Member]
Liabilities [Abstract]
Derivative liabilities	14,376	[1],[3]	14,420	[1],[3]
Contingent accrued earn-out acquisition consideration [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities [Abstract]
Derivative liabilities	14,376	[1],[3]	14,420	[1],[3]
Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities	845	[1]	801	[1]
Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities	$ 845	[1]	$ 801	[1]

[1] During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013 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 $15.17 per share. 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 income valuation approach is applied and the valuation inputs include the contingent payment arrangement terms, projected cash flows, rate of return, and probability assessments.