Bank and Other Loans Payable (Details Narrative)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing	$ 28,993,126
Investment	823,555,327	$ 773,945,298
Interest expense	7,127,516	8,578,810
Interest Paid, Including Capitalized Interest, Operating and Investing Activities	7,290,867	8,385,270
Mortgage Warehouse Line of Credit 1 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit	$ 100,000,000
Maturity date	Jun. 09, 2022
Debt instrument basis spread variable rate	210.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Description	The Company, through its subsidiary SecurityNational Mortgage, has a $100,000,000 line of credit with Wells Fargo Bank N.A. The agreement charges interest at the 1-Month LIBOR rate plus 2.1% and matures on June 9, 2022. SecurityNational Mortgage is required to comply with covenants for adjusted tangible net worth, unrestricted cash balance, the ratio of indebtedness to adjusted tangible net worth, and the liquidity overhead coverage ratio, and a quarterly gross profit of at least $1.00.
Line of credit, indebtedness	0.0100
Mortgage Warehouse Line of Credit Two [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maturity date	Aug. 09, 2022
Debt instrument basis spread variable rate	200.00%
Line of credit, indebtedness	0.0100
Mortgage Warehouse Line of Credit Three [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maturity date	May 27, 2022
Debt instrument basis spread variable rate	215.00%
Line of credit, indebtedness	0.0100
Mortgage Warehouse Line of Credit Four [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maturity date	Jun. 04, 2022
Debt instrument basis spread variable rate	200.00%
Line of credit, indebtedness	0.0100
Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Investment	$ 1,720,300	1,720,300
Maximum [Member] \| Mortgage Warehouse Line of Credit Three [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing	75,000,000
Maximum [Member] \| Mortgage Warehouse Line of Credit Four [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing	100,000,000
FHLB [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing	19,259,722	39,102,336
Mortage property, fair value	20,244,900	40,729,400
Line of credit	0	0
Investment	826,800	786,300
FHLB [Member] \| Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing	7,794,625	0
Mortage property, fair value	8,774,352	0
Line of credit	0	$ 0
FHLB [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Mortage property, fair value	443,758
Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing	2,000,000
Mortage property, fair value	941,711
Line of credit	$ 0
Maturity date	Dec. 31, 2022
Bank 1 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing	$ 2,500,000
Line of credit	$ 1,250,000
Maturity date	Dec. 31, 2022
Debt instrument basis spread variable rate	2.25%
Bank 1 [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Mortgage Warehouse Line of Credit Two [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing	$ 100,000,000

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