Subsequent Events (Notes)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	Note 13: Subsequent Events Derivative Legal Settlement On April 5, 2019, the Delaware Court of Chancery entered an Order and Final Judgment (the “Order”) approving the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement (the “Settlement”), dated January 23, 2019, among Ebix, Inc. (the “Company”), the other defendants and the plaintiffs in the litigation captionedIn re Ebix, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, Consol. C.A. No. 8526-VCS (the “Litigation”). The Order determined that the Settlement was fair, reasonable, adequate and in the best interest of the plaintiffs, the class members and the Company and awarded to plaintiffs’ counsel attorneys’ fees and expenses in the sum of $19.65 million, payable by the Company within 20 days. The Order also provides for full settlement, satisfaction, compromise and release of all claims that were asserted or could have been asserted in the Litigation, whether on behalf of the class or the Company. The Order is publicly available for inspection at the Office of the Register in Chancery, and on the Court's online electronic filing system, File & ServeXpress. The Settlement Agreement includes, among other things, the adoption and entry into an Amended Stock Appreciation Right Award Agreement with respect to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Robin Raina, and the implementation of certain governance measures, in each case, effective upon the later of (i) expiration of the period for taking an appeal of the Order, or (ii) final resolution of any such appeal (excluding any appeal from the Order that relates solely to the issue of plaintiffs’ counsels’ application for an award of attorneys' fees and expenses). The Settlement contains no admission of wrongdoing or liability, and may not be deemed to be a presumption as to the validity of any claims, causes of action or other issues. Acquisitions On March 11, 2019, the Company, announced that that it has sent a letter to the Board of Yatra Online, Inc. (NASDAQ:YTRA), outlining its offer to acquire 100% of the outstanding stock of Yatra Online for $7 per share on a debt-free basis. Yatra Online, Inc is the parent company of Yatra Online Pvt. Ltd. which is based in Gurugram, India and is India's leading Corporate Travel services provider with over 800 Corporate customers and one of India's leading online travel companies and operates the website Yatra.com. Ebix’s offer is subject to due diligence and customary regulatory and other closing conditions. The Ebix offer, based on approximately 48 million Yatra Online diluted shares outstanding, represents a 84% premium to Yatra Online’s closing share price of $3.80 as of March 8, 2019. Yatra Online stock has traded between $3.70 to $8.16 in the last 12 months. Ebix would pay for Yatra Online at its discretion either in cash or by issuing freely tradeable Ebix stock.

Note 13: Subsequent Events

Derivative Legal Settlement

On April 5, 2019, the Delaware Court of Chancery entered an Order and Final Judgment (the “Order”) approving the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement (the “Settlement”), dated January 23, 2019, among Ebix, Inc. (the “Company”), the other defendants and the plaintiffs in the litigation captionedIn re Ebix, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, Consol. C.A. No. 8526-VCS (the “Litigation”).

The Order determined that the Settlement was fair, reasonable, adequate and in the best interest of the plaintiffs, the class members and the Company and awarded to plaintiffs’ counsel attorneys’ fees and expenses in the sum of $19.65 million, payable by the Company within 20 days. The Order also provides for full settlement, satisfaction, compromise and release of all claims that were asserted or could have been asserted in the Litigation, whether on behalf of the class or the Company. The Order is publicly available for inspection at the Office of the Register in Chancery, and on the Court's online electronic filing system, File & ServeXpress.

The Settlement Agreement includes, among other things, the adoption and entry into an Amended Stock Appreciation Right Award Agreement with respect to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Robin Raina, and the implementation of certain governance measures, in each case, effective upon the later of (i) expiration of the period for taking an appeal of the Order, or (ii) final resolution of any such appeal (excluding any appeal from the Order that relates solely to the issue of plaintiffs’ counsels’ application for an award of attorneys' fees and expenses).

The Settlement contains no admission of wrongdoing or liability, and may not be deemed to be a presumption as to the validity of any claims, causes of action or other issues.

Acquisitions

On March 11, 2019, the Company, announced that that it has sent a letter to the Board of Yatra Online, Inc. (NASDAQ:YTRA), outlining its offer to acquire 100% of the outstanding stock of Yatra Online for $7 per share on a debt-free basis. Yatra Online, Inc is the parent company of Yatra Online Pvt. Ltd. which is based in Gurugram, India and is India's leading Corporate Travel services provider with over 800 Corporate customers and one of India's leading online travel companies and operates the website Yatra.com. Ebix’s offer is subject to due diligence and customary regulatory and other closing conditions. The Ebix offer, based on approximately 48 million Yatra Online diluted shares outstanding, represents a 84% premium to Yatra Online’s closing share price of $3.80 as of March 8, 2019. Yatra Online stock has traded between $3.70 to $8.16 in the last 12 months. Ebix would pay for Yatra Online at its discretion either in cash or by issuing freely tradeable Ebix stock.