Commercial Bank Financing Facility	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Commercial Bank Financing Facility	Commercial Bank Financing Facility On June 17, 2016, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into the Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Regions Secured Credit Facility (as defined below), dated August 5, 2014, among the Company, Regions Bank as Administrative and Collateral Agent ("Regions"), Regions Capital Markets, PNC Capital Markets, LLC, and TD Securities (USA) as joint Lead Arrangers for the syndicate of lenders. The Second Amendment increases the total credit facility to $400 million from the prior amount of $240 million, and expands the syndicated bank group to eleven participants by adding seven new participants which include PNC Bank, National Association BMO Harris Bank N.A., Key Bank National Association, HSBC Bank National, Cadence Bank, the Toronto-Dominion Bank (New York Branch), and Trustmark National Bank. The Credit Agreement (as defined below) now consists of a 5-year revolving credit component in the amount of $275 million, and a 5-year term loan component in the amount of $125 million, with repayments due in the amount $3.13 million due each quarter, starting September 30, 2016. The Credit Agreement also contains an accordion feature, which if exercised and approved by all credit parties, would expand the total borrowing capacity under the syndicated credit facility to $500 million. The credit facility carries a leverage-based LIBOR related interest rate, which currently stands at approximately 2.875%. Effective October 14, 2015 the Company, in coordination with Regions Financial Corporation ("Regions") as administrative agent and a joint lender, exercised the $50 million accordion feature in the existing Regions Secured Syndicated Credit Facility thereby expanding the total credit facility to $240 million. As part of this credit facility expansion, TD Bank, NA ("TD") was added to the syndication group along with five other bank participants, which include Regions, MUFG Union Bank N.A., Fifth Third Bank, and Silicon Valley Bank as joint lenders. TD commitment level is $25 million. The expanded credit facility will continue to be used to fund the Company's future growth and share repurchase initiatives. On February 3, 2015, Ebix, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries entered into the First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Regions, dated August 5, 2014, among the Company, Regions, MUFG Union Bank N.A., and Silicon Valley Bank as joint lenders. The First Amendment amends the Regions Credit Facility by increasing the maximum amount by which the Aggregate Revolving Commitments may be increased by $90 million from the pre-existing limit of $50 million, increased the amount of base facility to $190 million from the pre-existing amount of $150 million, which together with the $50 million accordion feature increased the total Credit Agreement capacity amount to $240 million from the prior amount of $200 million, and expanded the syndicated bank group to four participants by adding Fifth Third Bank. At December 31, 2016, the outstanding balance on the revolving line of credit with Regions was $154.03 million and the facility carried an interest rate of 2.875%. This balance is included in the long-term liabilities section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. During 2016, the average and maximum outstanding balances on the revolving line of credit were $168.0 million and $226.46 million, respectively, and the weighted average interest rate was 2.72%. At December 31, 2015 the outstanding balance on the revolving line of credit was $206.5 million and the facility carried an interest rate of 2.25%. At December 31, 2016, the outstanding balance on the term loan was $118.8 million of which $12.5 million is due within the next twelve months. This term loan also carried an interest rate of 2.875%. The current and long-term portions of the term loan are included in the respective current and long-term sections of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, the amounts of which were $12.5 million and $106.3 million respectively at December 31, 2016.

Commercial Bank Financing Facility

On June 17, 2016, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into the Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Regions Secured Credit Facility (as defined below), dated August 5, 2014, among the Company, Regions Bank as Administrative and Collateral Agent ("Regions"), Regions Capital Markets, PNC Capital Markets, LLC, and TD Securities (USA) as joint Lead Arrangers for the syndicate of lenders. The Second Amendment increases the total credit facility to $400 million from the prior amount of $240 million, and expands the syndicated bank group to eleven participants by adding seven new participants which include PNC Bank, National Association BMO Harris Bank N.A., Key Bank National Association, HSBC Bank National, Cadence Bank, the Toronto-Dominion Bank (New York Branch), and Trustmark National Bank. The Credit Agreement (as defined below) now consists of a 5-year revolving credit component in the amount of $275 million, and a 5-year term loan component in the amount of $125 million, with repayments due in the amount $3.13 million due each quarter, starting September 30, 2016. The Credit Agreement also contains an accordion feature, which if exercised and approved by all credit parties, would expand the total borrowing capacity under the syndicated credit facility to $500 million. The credit facility carries a leverage-based LIBOR related interest rate, which currently stands at approximately 2.875%.

Effective October 14, 2015 the Company, in coordination with Regions Financial Corporation ("Regions") as administrative agent and a joint lender, exercised the $50 million accordion feature in the existing Regions Secured Syndicated Credit Facility thereby expanding the total credit facility to $240 million. As part of this credit facility expansion, TD Bank, NA

("TD") was added to the syndication group along with five other bank participants, which include Regions, MUFG Union Bank

N.A., Fifth Third Bank, and Silicon Valley Bank as joint lenders. TD commitment level is $25 million. The expanded credit facility will continue to be used to fund the Company's future growth and share repurchase initiatives.

On February 3, 2015, Ebix, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries entered into the First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Regions, dated August 5, 2014, among the Company, Regions, MUFG Union Bank N.A., and Silicon Valley Bank as joint lenders. The First Amendment amends the Regions Credit Facility by increasing the maximum amount by which the Aggregate Revolving Commitments may be increased by $90 million from the pre-existing limit of $50 million, increased the amount of base facility to $190 million from the pre-existing amount of $150 million, which together with the $50 million accordion feature increased the total Credit Agreement capacity amount to $240 million from the prior amount of $200 million, and expanded the syndicated bank group to four participants by adding Fifth Third Bank.

At December 31, 2016, the outstanding balance on the revolving line of credit with Regions was $154.03 million and the facility carried an interest rate of 2.875%. This balance is included in the long-term liabilities section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. During 2016, the average and maximum outstanding balances on the revolving line of credit were $168.0 million and $226.46 million, respectively, and the weighted average interest rate was 2.72%. At December 31, 2015 the outstanding balance on the revolving line of credit was $206.5 million and the facility carried an interest rate of 2.25%.

At December 31, 2016, the outstanding balance on the term loan was $118.8 million of which $12.5 million is due within the next twelve months. This term loan also carried an interest rate of 2.875%. The current and long-term portions of the term loan are included in the respective current and long-term sections of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, the amounts of which were $12.5 million and $106.3 million respectively at December 31, 2016.