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Preferred Stock (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |
Series D Preferred Stock, outstanding (in shares) | 55,000 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding | 65,000 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 1 us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare | $ 1 us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Redemption of preferred stock | $ 1,000 us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue | $ 500 us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue
Dividends paid for Series D Preferred Stock | 468 us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock | 482 us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock
Series D Preferred Stock [Member] |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |
Series D Preferred Stock, outstanding (in shares) | 55,000 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember | 65,000 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 100 us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember | $ 100 us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
Accrued annual dividends rate (in dollars per share) | $ 7.25 us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePerDollarAmount / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember | $ 7.25 us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePerDollarAmount / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
Number of preferred stock shares convertible to common shares (in shares) | 1,378,000 aame_ConvertiblePreferredStockAggregateSharesIssuedUponConversion / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember |
Maximum number of common stock issuable from conversion of preference shares, without obtaining prior shareholder approval (in shares) | 2,703,000 aame_CommonStockSharesAuthorizedWithoutShareholderApproval / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember |
Company redeemed shares (in shares) | 10,000 us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember | 5,000 us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
Redemption of preferred stock | 1,000 us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember | 500 us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
Dividends accrued but unpaid | 18 us-gaap_PreferredStockAmountOfPreferredDividendsInArrears / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember | 21 us-gaap_PreferredStockAmountOfPreferredDividendsInArrears / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember
Dividends paid for Series D Preferred Stock | $ 471 us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember | $ 483 us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_SeriesDPreferredStockMember

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- Definition Amount of paid and unpaid preferred stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash, stock and payment-in-kind (PIK). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Article 3 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 405 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6957935&loc=d3e64057-112817 + Details
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