Schedule II - Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash dividends paid to parent by wholly owned subsidiaries	$ 9,252,919		$ 5,609,489		$ 223,331
Investors Title Insurance Company, net
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash dividends paid (received) to (from) Parent Company	9,102,919	[1]	5,169,489	[1]	(81,669)	[1]
Cash dividends paid to parent by wholly owned subsidiaries	9,196,255		5,254,075		0
Dividend received from parent company	93,336		84,586		81,669
Investors Title Exchange Corporation
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash dividends paid to parent by wholly owned subsidiaries	50,000		10,000		175,000
Investors Title Accommodation Corporation
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash dividends paid to parent by wholly owned subsidiaries	0		30,000		0
Investors Title Management Services, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash dividends paid to parent by wholly owned subsidiaries	0		0		0
Investors Title Capital Management Corporation
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash dividends paid to parent by wholly owned subsidiaries	0		50,000		30,000
Investors Trust Company
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash dividends paid to parent by wholly owned subsidiaries	100,000		350,000		100,000
Investors Title Commercial Agency
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash dividends paid to parent by wholly owned subsidiaries	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0

[1] Total dividends of $9,196,255, $5,254,075 and $0 paid to the Parent Company in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, netted with dividends of $93,336, $84,586 and $81,669 received from the Parent Company in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.