Document and Entity Information Document	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 07, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
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-Q
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		36,677,663