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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Allocation of total income taxes [Abstract]    
Total tax expense on income $ 474us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 184us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Tax expense (benefit) on components of shareholders equity: [Abstract]    
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities 1,656aame_TaxEffectUnrealizedGainLossAvailableForSaleSecurities (7,247)aame_TaxEffectUnrealizedGainLossAvailableForSaleSecurities
Fair value adjustment to derivative financial instrument 0aame_TaxEffectDerivativeInstrumentsQualifyingAsCashFlowHedge 49aame_TaxEffectDerivativeInstrumentsQualifyingAsCashFlowHedge
Total tax expense (benefit) on shareholders equity 1,656us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxPortionAttributableToParent1 (7,198)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxPortionAttributableToParent1
Total tax expense (benefit) 2,130aame_TotalTaxExpense (7,014)aame_TotalTaxExpense
Reconciliation of income tax (benefit) expense [Abstract]    
Federal income tax provision at statutory rate of 35% 1,717us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 3,922us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Dividends-received deduction (115)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsDividends (149)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsDividends
Small life insurance company deduction (600)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsOther (586)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsOther
Other 53us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther 50us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther
Change in asset valuation allowance due to change in judgment relating to realizability of deferred tax assets (651)us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount (3,059)us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
Adjustment for prior years' estimates to actual 70us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes 6us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes
Income tax expense 474us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 184us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Federal statutory income tax rate (in hundredths) 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate  
SLD as percentage of life insurance company taxable income (in hundredths) 60.00%aame_SmallLifeInsuranceDeductionAsPercentageOfLifeInsuranceCompanyTaxableIncome  
Percentage of reduction in SLD (in hundredths) 15.00%aame_PercentageOfReductionInSmallLifeInsuranceDeduction  
Minimum tentative amount of LICTI 3,000aame_TentativeAmountOfTaxableIncomePhaseOutMinimum  
Maximum tentative amount of LICTI 15,000aame_TentativeAmountOfTaxableIncomePhaseOutMaximum  
Deferred tax liabilities [Abstract]    
Deferred acquisition costs (2,832)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseDeferredPolicyAcquisitionCost (3,766)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseDeferredPolicyAcquisitionCost
Deferred and uncollected premiums (704)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesRegulatoryAssets (734)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesRegulatoryAssets
Net unrealized investment gains (4,997)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherComprehensiveIncome (3,341)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherComprehensiveIncome
Other (37)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther (8)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther
Total deferred tax liabilities (8,570)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities (7,849)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities
Deferred tax assets [Abstract]    
Net operating loss carryforwards 20us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards 844us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
Insurance reserves 4,676aame_DeferredTaxAssetsInsuranceReserves 5,109aame_DeferredTaxAssetsInsuranceReserves
Capital loss carryforwards 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalLossCarryforwards 2,177us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalLossCarryforwards
Impaired assets 1,474us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsImpairmentLosses 1,406us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsImpairmentLosses
Alternative minimum tax credit 239us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsAlternativeMinimumTax 309us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsAlternativeMinimumTax
Bad debts and other 766aame_DeferredTaxAssetsBadDebtAndOther 576aame_DeferredTaxAssetsBadDebtAndOther
Total deferred tax assets 7,175us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 10,421us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Asset valuation allowance 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (2,209)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Net deferred tax asset (liability) (1,395)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet 363us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
Components of income tax expense [Abstract]    
Current - Federal 372us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit 513us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred - Federal 753us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 2,730us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Change in deferred tax asset valuation allowance (651)us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount (3,059)us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
Income tax expense 474us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 184us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Regular federal net operating loss carryforwards subject to expiration $ 58us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration  
Regular federal net operating loss carryforwards expiration date 2032