Reinsurance (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Retention amount limit	$ 125,000	$ 125,000
Gross insurance in force	1,300,000,000	1,300,000,000	$ 1,300,000,000
Gross insurance ceded to reinsurers		266,000,000	272,000,000
Retention limit amount of reinsurers	100,000	100,000
Cession on retention limit	$ 25,000	$ 25,000
Percentage of reinsurers in force on accidental death benefits		100.00%
Percentage of future results sold	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage in terms of reinsurance reserve credit	63.00%	63.00%
Percentage of reserves and liabilities	25.00%	25.00%
Effect of long duration reinsurance contracts on premiums earned [Abstract]
Direct		$ 9,720,712	11,140,266
Assumed		22,137	24,591
Ceded		(2,853,741)	(3,090,503)
Net Premiums	$ 6,889,108		8,074,354
Independent Order of Vikings (IOV) [Member]
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Remaining balance from gross insurance in force	1,442,637	1,442,637	1,451,366
Gross insurance in force, Reserve	$ 349,149	$ 349,149	$ 349,675