Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) revenue_stream	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 INR (₨) product_service_group	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) product_service_group
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Number of product service channels | product_service_group					3	3
Maximum limit per gift card					₨ 10,000	$ 140
Term of virtual gift card			15 months
Term of physical gift card			3 years
Subscription contract term			3 years
Subscription contract renewal term			1 year
Number of revenue streams | revenue_stream			2
Operating revenue	$ 246,322,000	$ 111,312,000	$ 536,375,000	$ 249,188,000
EbixCash Exchanges
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	189,947,000	53,240,000	131,095,000	422,499,000
Insurance Exchanges
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	41,916,000	42,959,000	86,960,000	85,151,000
Risk Compliance Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	14,459,000	15,113,000	31,133,000	28,725,000
India
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	188,612,000	52,635,000	420,153,000	126,550,000
United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	37,722,000	41,714,000	75,788,000	83,626,000
Australia
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	8,688,000	7,399,000	18,372,000	15,585,000
Latin America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	3,095,000	3,577,000	6,193,000	7,814,000
Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	4,064,000	3,249,000	8,168,000	6,530,000
Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	1,595,000	1,119,000	2,745,000	2,233,000
Singapore
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	1,125,000	795,000	2,194,000	2,048,000
Indonesia
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	459,000	179,000	864,000	2,321,000
United Arab Emirates
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	28,000	10,000	28,000	134,000
Philippines
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	383,000	253,000	827,000	1,529,000
New Zealand
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	551,000	382,000	1,043,000	818,000
Indian Led
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	$ 189,900,000	$ 53,200,000	$ 422,500,000	$ 131,100,000