REINSURANCE (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Retention amount limit	$ 125,000
Gross insurance in force	1,500,000,000	1,600,000,000
Gross insurance ceded to reinsurers	313,000,000	335,000,000
Retention limit amount of reinsurers	100,000
Cession on retention limit	25,000
Percentage of reinsurers in force on accidental death benefits (in hundredths)	100.00%
Percentage of future results sold (in hundredths)	100.00%
Percentage in terms of reinsurance reserve credit (in hundredths)	62.00%	63.00%
Percentage of reserves and liabilities (in hundredths)	25.00%
Effect of long duration reinsurance contracts on premiums earned [Abstract]
Direct	12,361,000	13,242,000
Assumed	31,000	35,000
Ceded	(3,215,000)	(3,366,000)
Net Premiums	9,177,000	9,911,000
Independent Order of Vikings (IOV) [Member]
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Remaining balance from gross insurance in force	1,551,000	1,579,000
Gross insurance in force, Reserve	350,000	358,000
Canada Life Assurance Company [Member]
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Gross insurance in force, Reserve	0	0
Quota share of new issues percentage (in hundredths)	15.00%
Effect of long duration reinsurance contracts on premiums earned [Abstract]
Remaining outstanding balance	$ 6,815,000	$ 7,433,000