Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Aug. 14, 2014 Class A Common Stock	Aug. 14, 2014 Class C Common Stock
Entity Registrant Name	SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000318673
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,844,855	1,329,317