Statement of Cash Flows (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 7,585,921	$ 16,712,518	$ 1,298,758
Realized gains on investments and other assets	(1,418,051)	(1,424,510)	(2,464,353)
Other than temporary impairments	336,226	1,207,632	840,735
Depreciation and amortization	4,160,760	2,877,743	2,814,585
Provision for losses on real estate accounts and loans receivable	(584,873)	(963,169)	1,644,171
Amortization of premiums and discounts	103,032	(762,301)	(539,896)
Provision for deferred and other income taxes	416,269	953,394	524,868
Policy and pre-need acquisition costs deferred	(9,666,040)	(7,885,882)	(6,806,486)
Policy and pre-need acquisition costs amortized	3,841,565	4,234,271	4,624,148
Value of business acquired amortized	1,340,272	1,215,158	1,145,200
Servicing asset at amortized cost, additions	(2,494,254)	(2,797,470)
Amortization of mortgage servicing right	447,623
Stock based compensation expense	88,369	251,031	253,934
Benefit plans funded with treasury stock	727,937	319,751	283,230
Land and improvements held for sale	(36,345)	26,054	(9,680)
Future life and other benefits	19,182,046	20,508,725	22,262,508
Receivables for mortgage loans sold	15,668,188	(18,807,956)	(15,144,933)
Other operating assets and liabilities	(3,046,791)	6,751,217	(3,860,964)
Net cash provided by operating activities	36,651,854	22,416,206	6,865,825
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase - fixed maturity securities	(22,849,622)	(11,365,269)	(50,566,004)
Calls and maturities - fixed maturity securities	8,518,848	9,601,320	21,631,908
Purchase - equity securities	(2,807,367)	(1,685,983)	(4,574,717)
Sales - equity securities	4,528,862	3,028,509	4,161,140
Purchases of short-term investments	(19,827,619)	(51,823,941)	(70,895,829)
Sales of short-term investments	48,617,290	17,830,574	66,582,155
Sales (purchases) of restricted assets	2,777,715	(4,436,547)	473,665
Change in assets for perpetual care trusts	(255,204)	(265,435)	(266,056)
Amount received for perpetual care trusts	113,130	169,924	129,350
Mortgage, policy, and other loans made	(160,737,841)	(117,135,836)	(127,867,064)
Payments received for mortgage, policy, and other loans	133,260,148	131,565,100	103,865,163
Purchases of property and equipment	(3,570,334)	(3,022,393)	(765,633)
Disposal of property and equipment	33,900	30,524	2,296,247
Purchases of real estate held for investment	(26,749,586)	(143,278)	(441,444)
Sale of real estate held for investment	3,352,446	6,886,821	2,605,454
Cash received from reinsurance	2,466,175	34,485,224	12,990,444
Cash paid for purchase of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired		(180,591)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(33,129,059)	13,538,723	(40,641,221)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Annuity contract receipts	9,385,168	8,939,017	7,967,701
Annuity contract withdrawals	(14,866,251)	(13,915,777)	(13,910,925)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	252,815	18,306
Repayment of bank loans and notes and contracts payable	(2,292,037)	(1,534,612)	(1,957,389)
Proceeds from bank borrowings	13,314,594	241,875	3,615,085
Change in line of credit borrowings	(4,608,204)	(11,791,796)	16,400,000
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,186,085	(18,042,987)	12,114,472
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	4,708,880	17,911,942	(21,660,924)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	33,494,284	15,582,342	37,243,266
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	38,203,164	33,494,284	15,582,342
Non Cash Investing and Financing Activities
Mortgage loans foreclosed into real estate	$ 3,930,297	$ 17,019,870	$ 9,228,249