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Retirement and Share-based Compensation Plans (2014 Independent Insurance Agent Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Plan) (Details) (2014 Independent Insurance Agent Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Plan [Member], USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized	1,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
Commission expense	$ 1.9us-gaap_IssuanceOfStockAndWarrantsForServicesOrClaims
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage	20.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ael_A2014IndependentInsuranceAgentRestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitPlanMember / us-gaap_VestingAxis = us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheOneMember
Award vesting period	1 year
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage	80.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ael_A2014IndependentInsuranceAgentRestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitPlanMember / us-gaap_VestingAxis = us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheTwoMember
Maximum [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	5 years
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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- Definition

Fair value of share-based compensation granted to nonemployees as payment for services rendered or acknowledged claims.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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Net number of non-option equity instruments granted to participants.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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