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Income Taxes (Components of Income Tax Expense) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Abstract]      
Federal $ 1,335us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit $ 266us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit $ 342us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
State 270us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 167us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 320us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit
Foreign 4,847us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 4,532us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 3,660us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
Current income tax provision 6,452us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 4,965us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 4,322us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]      
Federal 1,118us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (632)us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 2,382us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
State 43us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (351)us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 31us-gaap_DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Foreign (263)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (760)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (1,557)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred income tax provision 898us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (1,743)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 856us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Provision for income taxes from ongoing operations at effective tax rate 7,350ebix_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitbeforediscreteitems 3,222ebix_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitbeforediscreteitems 5,178ebix_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitbeforediscreteitems
Provision for income taxes from discrete items 6,544us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit 7,656us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit 2,282us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
Total provision for income taxes 13,894us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 10,878us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 7,460us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Certain discrete tax impacts from foreign subsidiaries [Member]      
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]      
Provision for income taxes from discrete items (1,677)us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
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839us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
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837us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
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Net operating loss carryforwards (NOL) [Member]      
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]      
Provision for income taxes from discrete items (810)us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
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0us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
/ ebix_OtherTaxExpenseBenefitTypeAxis
= ebix_NetOperatingLossCarryforwardsNolMember
0us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
/ ebix_OtherTaxExpenseBenefitTypeAxis
= ebix_NetOperatingLossCarryforwardsNolMember
IRS Settlement – net of FIN 48 reserve reversals [Member]      
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]      
Provision for income taxes from discrete items 480us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
/ ebix_OtherTaxExpenseBenefitTypeAxis
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0us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
/ ebix_OtherTaxExpenseBenefitTypeAxis
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0us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
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2013 Income tax return amendment [Member]      
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]      
Provision for income taxes from discrete items 1,891us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
/ ebix_OtherTaxExpenseBenefitTypeAxis
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0us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
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0us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
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FIN 48 reserve additions [Member]      
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]      
Provision for income taxes from discrete items 9,798us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
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6,817us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
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2,745us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
/ ebix_OtherTaxExpenseBenefitTypeAxis
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Reconciliation of the tax payable liability accounts for our various subsidiaries to the income tax returns filed in those jurisdictions [Member]      
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]      
Provision for income taxes from discrete items $ (3,138)us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
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$ 0us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
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$ (1,300)us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
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