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Business Combinations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 02, 2015
Companies
Dec. 02, 2014
Nov. 03, 2014
May 21, 2014
Jan. 27, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Mar. 01, 2015
Dec. 01, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2015                    
Reduction of acquisition earnout accruals $ 0ebix_BusinessAcquisitionEarnoutAccrualAdjustment $ (1,762)ebix_BusinessAcquisitionEarnoutAccrualAdjustment                  
Derivative Liability 5,330us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities             5,367us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities 14,420us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities    
Business acquisition, contingent consideration, at fair value, noncurrent 4,443us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityNoncurrent             4,480us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityNoncurrent      
Business acquisition, contingent consideration, at fair value, current 887us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityCurrent             887us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityCurrent      
Goodwill 399,408us-gaap_Goodwill             402,220us-gaap_Goodwill 337,068us-gaap_Goodwill    
Via Media Health [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Number of businesses acquired     1us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_ViaMediaHealthMember
               
Purchase Price of Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity                   1,000ebix_PurchasePriceofBusinessAcquisitionCostofAcquiredEntity
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_ViaMediaHealthMember
 
Derivative, Term of Contract     24 months 0 days                
Oakstone [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Payments to Acquire Business, Net       23,720ebix_PaymentstoAcquireBusinessNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_OakstoneMember
             
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross       31,370us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_OakstoneMember
             
Net working capital adjustment       7,650ebix_Networkingcapitaladjustment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_OakstoneMember
             
Goodwill       28,769us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_OakstoneMember
             
Deferred Revenue       6,500us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_OakstoneMember
             
Oakstone [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)       1,691us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_OakstoneMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
             
Oakstone [Member] | Developed technology [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)       501us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_OakstoneMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
             
i3 [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross       2,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_I3Member
             
Goodwill                     3,700us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_I3Member
i3 [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)                     225us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_I3Member
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
i3 [Member] | Developed technology [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)                     75us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_I3Member
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
Vertex [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Derivative, Term of Contract         24 months            
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross         27,250us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_VertexMember
           
Goodwill         27,728us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_VertexMember
           
Vertex [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)         2,502us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_VertexMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
           
Vertex [Member] | Developed technology [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)         235us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_VertexMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
           
Healthcare Magic [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Derivative Liability 596us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_HealthcareMagicMember
                   
Derivative, Term of Contract           24 months          
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross           6,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_HealthcareMagicMember
         
Goodwill           5,619us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_HealthcareMagicMember
         
Healthcare Magic [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)           452us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_HealthcareMagicMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
         
Healthcare Magic [Member] | Developed technology [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)           100us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_HealthcareMagicMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
         
Healthcare Magic [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)           59us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_HealthcareMagicMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksAndTradeNamesMember
         
Healthcare Magic [Member] | Non-compete agreements [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)           226us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_HealthcareMagicMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
         
Curepet, Inc. [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Purchase Price of Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity             6,350ebix_PurchasePriceofBusinessAcquisitionCostofAcquiredEntity
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_CurepetIncMember
       
Derivative Liability 0us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_CurepetIncMember
          5,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_CurepetIncMember
       
Purchase Price of Business acquisition, Non-Cash portion of Acquired Entity             1,350ebix_PurchasePriceofBusinessacquisitionNonCashportionofAcquiredEntity
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_CurepetIncMember
       
Derivative, Term of Contract             36 months 0 days        
Contingent Accrued Earn-out Acquisition Consideration [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Derivative Liability 5,330us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= ebix_ContingentAccruedEarnOutAcquisitionConsiderationMember
            5,367us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= ebix_ContingentAccruedEarnOutAcquisitionConsiderationMember
     
Business acquisition, contingent consideration, at fair value, noncurrent 4,400us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= ebix_ContingentAccruedEarnOutAcquisitionConsiderationMember
            4,500us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= ebix_ContingentAccruedEarnOutAcquisitionConsiderationMember
     
Business acquisition, contingent consideration, at fair value, current 900us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityCurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= ebix_ContingentAccruedEarnOutAcquisitionConsiderationMember
            900us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityCurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= ebix_ContingentAccruedEarnOutAcquisitionConsiderationMember
     
Maximum [Member] | Via Media Health [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Derivative Liability                   372us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_ViaMediaHealthMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
 
Maximum [Member] | i3 [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Derivative Liability                     4,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_I3Member
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Maximum [Member] | Vertex [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Derivative Liability                     2,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_VertexMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Maximum [Member] | Healthcare Magic [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Derivative Liability           12,360us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_HealthcareMagicMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
         
Maximum [Member] | Curepet, Inc. [Member]                      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Derivative Liability             $ 5,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ebix_CurepetIncMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember