Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 15, 2012
Document Information
Entity Registrant Name	EBIX INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000814549
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K/A
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	The purpose of this fifth amendment to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2012, as first amended on July 6, 2012, secondly amended on November 15, 2012, thirdly amended on December 7, 2012, and fourthly amended on December 7, 2012 is only to correct an inadvertent error related to the filing of XBRL interactive data connected to the third and fourth amendments on December 7, 2012. The Company, when filing the third amendment to Form 10-K on December 7, 2012, unintentionally submitted the required XBRL interactive data as a separate filing on the same date (the fourth amendment). The sole purpose of this amendment is to provide the necessary items and signatures so that the fourth amendment comports with the full requirements of Form 10-K. This amendment should be read in conjunction with the Company’s full 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			36,444,178
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float		$ 564,509,202