Document and Entity Information - Jun. 30, 2015 - USD ($)	Total
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	American Independence Corp.
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000097196
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	8,079,215
Entity Public Float	$ 6,418,387
Trading Symbol	amic