Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Reconciliation of income tax expense (benefit) [Abstract]
Federal income tax provision at statutory rate of 35%	$ 221	$ 110	$ 864	$ 717
Dividends-received deduction	(23)	(25)	(71)	(71)
Small life insurance company deduction	(313)	0	(343)	0
Other permanent differences	18	12	52	45
Adjustment for prior years' estimates to actual	(19)	71	(19)	71
Income tax expense (benefit)	(116)	168	$ 483	762
Federal statutory income tax rate			35.00%
Components of income tax expense (benefit) [Abstract]
Current - Federal	(157)	11	$ 906	601
Deferred - Federal	41	157	(423)	161
Income tax expense (benefit)	(116)	$ 168	$ 483	$ 762
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