Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Related Party Transactions The Company sponsors the Citizens, Inc. Stock Investment Plan (the "Plan"), which is administered by an independent third party. The Plan is a means for new and existing investors in our Class A Common Stock to purchase and sell shares at market prices. Each share purchased through the Plan is registered in the name of the investing shareholder. The Company offers the Plan to our policyholders for automatic investment of policy benefits, including policyholder dividends and annual endowment benefits. We do not have possession of, or control over, any amounts invested through the Plan. Citizens, Inc. purchased Class A common shares during 2013 and 2012 that were held by subsidiaries at market value as of the transaction dates, which approximated $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively. These transactions were eliminated for financial reporting purposes in accordance with consolidation accounting, but generated a tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 totaling approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million. In 2012, CICA made a return of capital of $5.4 million, to Citizens, Inc. and SPLIC paid a dividend to CICA in the amount of $2.3 million.

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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