Fair Value Measurements, Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments not Recorded at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Carrying Amount [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Mortgage loans on real estate	$ 20,802,365	$ 8,223,286
Investment real estate	38,086,391	44,344,236
Notes receivable	17,682,296	19,487,458
Policy loans	8,590,524	8,803,876
Carrying Amount [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Equity securities, at cost	5,860,000	7,875,145
Carrying Amount [Member] \| Preferred Stock [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Equity securities, at cost	8,529,189	3,044,102
Estimated Fair Value [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Mortgage loans on real estate	20,802,365	7,531,094
Investment real estate	82,689,332	88,483,424
Notes receivable	17,709,894	19,332,472
Policy loans	8,590,524	8,803,876
Estimated Fair Value [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Equity securities, at cost	5,860,000	7,875,145
Estimated Fair Value [Member] \| Preferred Stock [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Equity securities, at cost	8,529,189	3,044,102
Equity securities, at cost	14,389,189	10,919,247
Liabilities [Abstract]
Trading securities	$ 12,219	0
Minimum [Member]
Liabilities [Abstract]
Policy loan interest rate	4.00%
Maximum [Member]
Liabilities [Abstract]
Policy loan interest rate	8.00%
Level 1 [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Mortgage loans on real estate	$ 0	0
Investment real estate	0	0
Notes receivable	0	0
Policy loans	0	0
Level 1 [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Equity securities, at cost	0	0
Level 1 [Member] \| Preferred Stock [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Equity securities, at cost	0	0
Level 2 [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Mortgage loans on real estate	0	0
Investment real estate	0	0
Notes receivable	0	0
Policy loans	0	0
Level 2 [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Equity securities, at cost	0	0
Level 2 [Member] \| Preferred Stock [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Equity securities, at cost	0	0
Level 3 [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Mortgage loans on real estate	20,802,365	7,531,094
Investment real estate	82,689,332	88,483,424
Notes receivable	17,709,894	19,332,472
Policy loans	8,590,524	8,803,876
Level 3 [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Equity securities, at cost	5,860,000	7,875,145
Level 3 [Member] \| Preferred Stock [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Equity securities, at cost	$ 8,529,189	$ 3,044,102

Amount of investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 321
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)
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Fair value portion of an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the holder a definite sum of money at a future date.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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Fair value portion of real estate investments.

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