| Six Months Ended | ||
| June 30, | ||
| 2016 | 2015 | |
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||
| Net income attributable to Ebix, Inc. | $45,151 | $37,372 |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 243 | - |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | 5,350 | 5,167 |
| Benefit for deferred taxes | (6,635) | (6,014 ) |
| Share based compensation | 1,332 | 839 |
| Provision for doubtful accounts | 457 | 301 |
| Debt discount amortization on promissory note payable | - | 8 |
| Unrealized foreign exchange gain | (187) | (920) |
| Amortization of capitalized software development costs | 654 | |
| Reduction of acquisition earnout accruals | (511) | - |
| Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions: | ||
| Accounts receivable | (6,065) | (3,662) |
| Other assets | (2,417) | (2,606) |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (4,189) | (18,802) |
| Accrued payroll and related benefits | (931) | 1,104 |
| Deferred revenue | (1,136) | (2,036) |
| Deferred rent | (83) | (125) |
| Reserve for potential uncertain income tax return positions | 50 | 108 |
| Liability - securities litigation settlement payment | - | (690) |
| Other liabilities | (106) | 111 |
| Net cash provided (used) by operating activities | 30,977 | 10,155 |
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||
| Acquisition of Via Media Health, net of cash acquired | - | (1,000) |
| Acquisition of P.B. Systems, net of cash acquired | - | (11,480) |
| Capitalized software development costs | (694) | - |
| Purchases of marketable securities | (994) | (704) |
| Capital expenditures | (2,190) | (10,312) |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (3,878) | (23,496) |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||
| Proceeds (repayments) from revolving line of credit, net | (87,427) | 30,000 |
| Proceeds from term loan | 125,000 | - |
| Repurchases of common stock | (37,657) | (34,481) |
| Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation | - | 63 |
| Proceeds from the exercise of stock options | 29 | 1,117 |
| Forfeiture of certain shares to satisfy exercise costs and the recipients income tax obligations related to stock options exercised and restricted stock vested | (76) | (1,141) |
| Dividend payments | (4,911) | (5,389) |
| Principal payments of debt obligations | (600) | (623) |
| Payments of capital lease obligations | - | (1) |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (5,642) | (10,455) |
| Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash | (622) | (1,081) |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 20,835 | (24,877) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | 57,179 | 52,300 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | $78,014 | $27,423 |
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | ||
| Interest paid | $3,115 | $2,964 |
| Income taxes paid | $10,869 | $20,926 |