Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Reconciliation of income tax (benefit) expense [Abstract]
Federal income tax provision at statutory rate of 35%	$ 110	$ 127	$ 717	$ 1,947
Dividends-received deduction	(25)	(21)	(71)	(75)
Small life insurance company deduction	0	51	0	(572)
Other permanent differences	12	9	45	29
Adjustment for prior years' estimates to actual	71	(39)	71	(39)
Income tax expense	168	127	$ 762	1,290
Federal statutory income tax rate			35.00%
Components of income tax expense [Abstract]
Current - Federal	11	(532)	$ 601	587
Deferred - Federal	157	659	161	703
Income tax expense	168	$ 127	$ 762	$ 1,290
SLD as percentage of life insurance company taxable income			60.00%
Percentage of reduction in SLD			15.00%
Tentative amount of LICTI to reduction of SLD	3,000		$ 3,000
Tentative amount of LICTI to phase out of SLD	$ 15,000		$ 15,000