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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
	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	$ 186us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount	$ 173us-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	$ 391aame_SafeHarborNonElectiveContributionExpense	$ 369aame_SafeHarborNonElectiveContributionExpense

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The percentage safe harbor non-elective contribution.

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The safe harbor non-elective contribution during the period.

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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched.

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Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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