Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Fair Value Reporting) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Jun. 02, 2012 Stockholders	Jun. 30, 2012	May 31, 2012 Stockholders
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Total assets measured at fair value	$ 281,000	[1]	$ 801,000	[1]
Total liabilities measured at fair value	5,367,000	[1]	15,265,000	[1]
Long-term Investments			213,000
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation:
Beginning balance	14,420,000		17,495,000
(Gains) or losses included in earnings	(10,237,000)	[2]	(10,253,000)	[2]
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(314,000)	[3]	730,000	[3]
Business acquisitions	4,312,000		9,425,000
Settlements	(2,814,000)		(2,977,000)
Ending balance	5,367,000		14,420,000
Fair value, measurement with unobservable inputs reconciliation, recurring basis, liability, gain (loss) included in earnings, unrealized still held at year end	(8,911,000)		(9,954,000)
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	1.75%
Put Option
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Derivative liabilities	0	[1],[4]	845,000	[1],[4]
Contingent Accrued Earn-out Acquisition Consideration
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Derivative liabilities	5,367,000	[1],[5]	14,420,000	[1],[5]
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation:
Ending balance	5,400,000		14,400,000
Certificates of Deposit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities	281,000	[1]	801,000	[1]
Certificates of Deposit | Other Assets
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Deposits, Fair Value Disclosure			213,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Total assets measured at fair value	281,000	[1]	801,000	[1]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Certificates of Deposit
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities	281,000	[1]	801,000	[1]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Total liabilities measured at fair value	0	[1]	845,000	[1]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Put Option
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Derivative liabilities	0	[1],[4]	845,000	[1],[4]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Total liabilities measured at fair value	5,367,000	[1]	14,420,000	[1]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Contingent Accrued Earn-out Acquisition Consideration
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Derivative liabilities	5,367,000	[1],[5]	14,420,000	[1],[5]
Planetsoft
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Number of shareholders					3		3
Put option, exercise period						30 days
Put option, vesting period required prior to exercise						2 years
Business acquisition, number of common shares issued					296,560
Business acquisition, price per share					$ 16.86
Put option, price to repurchase shares, discount						10.00%
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Planetsoft | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Put option liability					$ 1,400,000		1,400,000

[1] During the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, there were no transfers between fair value levels 1, 2, or 3.

[2] Recorded as an adjustment to reported general and administrative expenses

[3] Recorded as a component of other comprehensive income within stockholders' equity

[4] In connection with the acquisition of PlanetSoft effective June 1, 2012, Ebix issued a put option to the PlanetSoft's three shareholders. The put option, which expired in June 2014, was exercisable during the thirty-day period immediately following the two-year anniversary date of the business acquisition, which if exercised would enable them to sell the underlying 296,560 shares of Ebix common stock they received as part of the purchase consideration, back to the Company at a price of $16.86 per share, which represents the per-share value established on the effective date of the closing of Ebix's acquisition of PlanetSoft.The inputs used in the valuation of the put option include term, stock price volatility, current stock price, exercise price, and the risk free rate of return. During the months of July and August 2014 the former shareholders of PlanetSoft elected to exercise their put option rights with respect to the remaining 209,656 shares of Ebix common stock they still held. Accordingly the shareholders put those shares back to the Company at $16.86 per share plus interest at the rate of 20% as per the PlanetSoft acquisition agreement. The total consideration paid by the Company in connection with the exercise of these put options was $3.6 million.

[5] The income valuation approach is applied and the valuation inputs include the contingent payment arrangement terms, projected cash flows, rate of return, and probability assessments.