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Acquisitions (Details) (Direct Life Insurance Company [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 18, 2013
Direct Life Insurance Company [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquired percentage of outstanding stock (in hundredths)	100.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = aame_DirectLifeInsuranceCompanyMember
Purchase price	$ 3,857aame_AcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntity / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = aame_DirectLifeInsuranceCompanyMember
Assets and liabilities acquired [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	1,317us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = aame_DirectLifeInsuranceCompanyMember
Investments	2,123aame_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationCurrentAssetsInvestments / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = aame_DirectLifeInsuranceCompanyMember
Receivables	7us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivables / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = aame_DirectLifeInsuranceCompanyMember
Intangibles	416us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = aame_DirectLifeInsuranceCompanyMember
Total assets	3,863us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = aame_DirectLifeInsuranceCompanyMember
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	6aame_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayableAndAccruedExpenses / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = aame_DirectLifeInsuranceCompanyMember
Total liabilities	$ 6us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = aame_DirectLifeInsuranceCompanyMember

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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