Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	American Independence Corp.
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
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	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | shares	8,118,551
Entity Public Float | $	$ 15,970,600
Trading Symbol	amic