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Benefit Plans, Share-based Compensation Stock Option by Exercise Price Range (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
401(k) Plan [Abstract] |  |
Maximum percentage of compensation employees may defer (in hundredths) | 50.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent |
Total matching contribution | $ 186 us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount | $ 173 us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount
Employer maximum contribution to plan (in hundredths) | 50.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercentOfMatch |
Percentage of participants contribution (in hundredths) | 4.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent |
Safe harbor non-elective contribution (in hundredths) | 3.00%aame_SafeHarborNonElectiveContribution |
Safe harbor non-elective contribution | $ 391 aame_SafeHarborNonElectiveContributionExpense | $ 369 aame_SafeHarborNonElectiveContributionExpense

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- Definition Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan. + References No definition available. + Details
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