Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events Dividends The Company plans to continue with its quarterly cash dividend to the holders of its common stock, whereby a dividend in the amount of $0.075 per common share will be paid on March 15, 2019 to shareholders of record on February 28, 2019. Acquisitions and Joint Ventures On January 2, 2019 Ebix, exercised an irrevocable option to reacquire the 10% equity interest previously owned by Paul Merchants in the international remittance business in India for cash consideration of $5.0 million. On January 4, 2019 Ebix entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of India based Essel Forex Limited, for approximately $8.0 million plus possible future contingent earn-out payments of up to $720 thousand based on earned revenues. Ebix will be funding the entire transaction in cash, using its internal cash reserves. Essel Forex has been one of the five largest Foreign exchange providers in India with a wide spectrum of related products including sales of all major Currencies, travelers’ checks, demand drafts, remittances, money transfers and prepaid cards primarily for the Corporate clients. Besides being a foreign exchange business partner to leading banks such as ICICI, Axis, Indus Ind, Yes and HDFC Bank, Essel Forex has been associated with Western Union and MoneyGram for inward money transfers. On February 13, 2019 Ebix announced it had acquired an 80% controlling stake in India based Zillious Solutions Private Limited for $7.0 million plus possible future contingent earn-out payments of up to $2.0 million based on earned revenues. Zillious is an on-demand SaaS travel technology solution, with market leadership in the corporate travel segment in India. Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers On January 7, 2019, after reviewing the Chief Executive Officer’s performance under his compensation plan, the Compensation Committee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Ebix, Inc. approved the grant of $600 thousand in shares of restricted common stock to the Chief Executive Officer of Ebix, Inc. based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on January 7, 2019. As a result, the Chief Executive Officer was granted 13,541 shares of restricted common stock. One third of the shares vest after one year, and the remaining in eight equal quarterly installments.

Subsequent Events

Dividends

The Company plans to continue with its quarterly cash dividend to the holders of its common stock, whereby a dividend in the amount of $0.075 per common share will be paid on March 15, 2019 to shareholders of record on February 28, 2019.

Acquisitions and Joint Ventures

On January 2, 2019 Ebix, exercised an irrevocable option to reacquire the 10% equity interest previously owned by Paul Merchants in the international remittance business in India for cash consideration of $5.0 million.

On January 4, 2019 Ebix entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of India based Essel Forex Limited, for approximately $8.0 million plus possible future contingent earn-out payments of up to $720 thousand based on earned revenues. Ebix will be funding the entire transaction in cash, using its internal cash reserves. Essel Forex has been one of the five largest Foreign exchange providers in India with a wide spectrum of related products including sales of all major Currencies, travelers’ checks, demand drafts, remittances, money transfers and prepaid cards primarily for the Corporate clients. Besides being a foreign exchange business partner to leading banks such as ICICI, Axis, Indus Ind, Yes and HDFC Bank, Essel Forex has been associated with Western Union and MoneyGram for inward money transfers.

On February 13, 2019 Ebix announced it had acquired an 80% controlling stake in India based Zillious Solutions Private Limited for $7.0 million plus possible future contingent earn-out payments of up to $2.0 million based on earned revenues. Zillious is an on-demand SaaS travel technology solution, with market leadership in the corporate travel segment in India.

Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On January 7, 2019, after reviewing the Chief Executive Officer’s performance under his compensation plan, the Compensation Committee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Ebix, Inc. approved the grant of $600 thousand in shares of restricted common stock to the Chief Executive Officer of Ebix, Inc. based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on January 7, 2019. As a result, the Chief Executive Officer was granted 13,541 shares of restricted common stock. One third of the shares vest after one year, and the remaining in eight equal quarterly installments.