CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Jul. 09, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Lines of Credit [Line Items]
Repayments		$ 0
Frequency of Payments		quarterly
Scheduled principal reductions on notes payable for the next five years [Abstract]
2013		$ 0
2014		0
2015		0
2016		0
2017		$ 0
Subsequent Event [Member]
Lines of Credit [Line Items]
Repayments	$ 0
HPG Acquisition 2007-02-07 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issue Date		Dec. 29, 2014
Maturity Date		Apr. 01, 2018
Outstanding Principal Balance		$ 0	$ 4,400,000
UTG 2012-11-20 [Member]
Lines of Credit [Line Items]
Issue Date		Nov. 20, 2013
Maturity Date		Nov. 20, 2015
Revolving Credit Limit		$ 8,000,000
Outstanding Balance		0	0
Borrowings		0
Repayments		$ 0
Interest Rate		3.75%
Assets Pledged		100% of the common voting stock of its wholly owned subsidiary, Universal Guaranty Life Insurance Company (“UG”).
UTG Avalon 2013-03-28 [Member]
Lines of Credit [Line Items]
Issue Date		Jun. 02, 2015
Maturity Date		May 19, 2016
Revolving Credit Limit		$ 10,000,000
Outstanding Balance		0	$ 0
Borrowings		0
Repayments		$ 0
Interest Rate		3.50%