Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 15, 2012
Document Information
Entity Registrant Name	EBIX INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000814549
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K/A
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	The purpose of this third amendment to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2012 (the “Original Report”), as first amended on July 6, 2012 (the “First Amendment”), then and again amended on November 15, 2012 (the “Second Amendment”), is solely to provide the entire context of Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” to the changes made in the First Amendment. This amendment should be read in conjunction with the Company's full 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K. A brief summary of the additional disclosure provided in third amended filing is as follows: • Part II Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” as previously amended, has now been expanded to include the auditor's report, audited financial statements, and the notes to the financial statements from the Original Report with the changes made in the First Amendment.
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			36,444,178
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float		$ 564,509,202