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Statutory Reporting (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |
Dividends received from its subsidiaries | $ 6,468 us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompanyByConsolidatedSubsidiaries | $ 6,646 us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompanyByConsolidatedSubsidiaries
Maximum dividend payments by insurance subsidiaries without requiring prior approval | 7,640 us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryAmountAvailableForDividendPaymentsWithoutRegulatoryApproval |
Statutory accounting practices [Member] |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |
Statutory net income | 7,551 us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount / us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesByJurisdictionAxis = aame_StatutoryAccountingPracticesMember | 9,237 us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount / us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesByJurisdictionAxis = aame_StatutoryAccountingPracticesMember
Statutory surplus | 73,016 us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance / us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesByJurisdictionAxis = aame_StatutoryAccountingPracticesMember | 73,622 us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance / us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesByJurisdictionAxis = aame_StatutoryAccountingPracticesMember
Statutory accounting practices [Member] | Life and Health [Member] |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |
Statutory net income | 2,738 us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_LifeInsuranceSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesByJurisdictionAxis = aame_StatutoryAccountingPracticesMember | 3,013 us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_LifeInsuranceSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesByJurisdictionAxis = aame_StatutoryAccountingPracticesMember
Statutory surplus | 34,004 us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_LifeInsuranceSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesByJurisdictionAxis = aame_StatutoryAccountingPracticesMember | 34,530 us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_LifeInsuranceSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesByJurisdictionAxis = aame_StatutoryAccountingPracticesMember
Statutory accounting practices [Member] | Property and Casualty [Member] |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items] |  |
Statutory net income | 4,813 us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesByJurisdictionAxis = aame_StatutoryAccountingPracticesMember | 6,224 us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesByJurisdictionAxis = aame_StatutoryAccountingPracticesMember
Statutory surplus | $ 39,012 us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesByJurisdictionAxis = aame_StatutoryAccountingPracticesMember | $ 39,092 us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember / us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesByJurisdictionAxis = aame_StatutoryAccountingPracticesMember

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