Statement of Cash Flows - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ (27,786,532)	$ 20,042,049
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of fixed maturity securities	(11,414,568)	(14,739,655)
Calls and maturities of fixed maturity securities	10,740,357	5,780,429
Purchases of equity securities	(2,124,482)	(4,662,660)
Sales of equity securities	1,852,049	8,728,231
Purchases of short-term investments		(10,545,721)
Sales of short-term investments		14,657,281
Net changes in restricted assets	165,631	(172,770)
Net changes in perpetual care trusts	1,670,976	(162,966)
Mortgage loans, other investments and policy loans made	(251,952,076)	(225,709,097)
Payments received for mortgage loans, other investments and policy loans	266,703,802	243,249,202
Purchase of property and equipment	(662,579)	(396,225)
Sale of property and equipment	2,011,700	9,973
Purchase of real estate	(21,152,074)	(9,792,553)
Sale of real estate	59,629,788	6,955,785
Cash paid for purchase of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired	(3,405,783)
Net cash provided by investing activities	52,062,741	13,199,254
Cash flows from financing activities:
Investment contract receipts	5,727,714	6,619,919
Investment contract withdrawals	(7,755,515)	$ (8,281,872)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	41,853
Purchase of treasury stock		(185,470)
Repayment of bank loans	(27,614,318)	$ (1,450,283)
Proceeds from borrowing on bank loans	11,049,325	13,785,915
Net change in warehouse line borrowings	21,633,787	(891,035)
Net change in line of credit borrowings	46,250,000
Net cash provided by financing activities	49,332,846	9,597,174
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	73,609,055	42,838,477
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period	54,501,923	46,942,293
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at end of period	128,110,978	89,780,770
Cash paid (received) during the year for:
Interest (net of amount capitalized)	3,401,874	2,617,241
Income taxes (net of refunds)	147,327	(804,859)
Non Cash Operating, Investing and Financing Activities:
Receivable for maturities of fixed maturity securities	10,000,000
Benefit plans funded with treasury stock	697,129	724,542
Accrued real estate construction costs and retainage	681,167	3,013,225
Mortgage loans foreclosed into real estate	565,341	1,345,213
Transfer of loans held for sale to mortgage loans held for investment	$ 139,464	$ 5,032,147