Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenue	$ 290,053	$ 137,876
Operating expenses:
Cost of services provided	220,358	57,457
Product development	9,545	9,417
Sales and marketing	3,827	3,804
General and administrative, net	21,337	29,244
Amortization and depreciation	3,800	3,641
Total operating expenses	258,867	103,563
Operating income	31,186	34,313
Interest income	8	54
Interest expense	(8,079)	(9,237)
Non-operating loss	(1)	(19)
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain	(625)	618
Income before income taxes	22,489	25,729
Income tax expense	(1,202)	(1,284)
Net income including noncontrolling interest	21,287	24,445
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(304)	(278)
Net income attributable to Ebix, Inc.	$ 21,591	$ 24,723
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Ebix, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 0.71	$ 0.81
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Ebix, Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 0.70	$ 0.81
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	30,558	30,476
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	30,731	30,683