REINSURANCE (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Retention amount limit	$ 125,000
Gross insurance in force	1,300,000,000	$ 1,400,000,000
Gross insurance ceded to reinsurers	272,000,000	$ 287,000,000
Retention limit amount of reinsurers	100,000
Cession on retention limit	$ 25,000
Percentage of reinsurers in force on accidental death benefits (in hundredths)	100.00%
Percentage of future results sold (in hundredths)	100.00%
Percentage in terms of reinsurance reserve credit (in hundredths)	63.00%	63.00%
Percentage of reserves and liabilities (in hundredths)	25.00%
Quota share of new issues percentage (in hundredths)		15.00%
Effect of long duration reinsurance contracts on premiums earned [Abstract]
Direct	$ 11,140,000	$ 11,642,000
Assumed	25,000	26,000
Ceded	(3,091,000)	(3,127,000)
Net Premiums	8,074,000	8,541,000
Remaining outstanding balance		300,000
Cash to purchaser	3,000,000
Approximate future policyholder benefits	3,600,000
Approximate cost of insurance acquired	600,000
Independent Order of Vikings (IOV) [Member]
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Remaining balance from gross insurance in force	1,451,000	1,503,000
Gross insurance in force, Reserve	350,000	346,000
Canada Life Assurance Company [Member]
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Gross insurance in force, Reserve	$ 0	0
Quota share of new issues percentage (in hundredths)	0.00%
Effect of long duration reinsurance contracts on premiums earned [Abstract]
Remaining outstanding balance	$ 0	$ 6,815,000