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Document and Entity Information - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Apr. 01, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Entity Information [Line Items]      
Document Type 10-K/A    
Document Annual Report true    
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2023    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31    
Document Transition Report false    
Entity File Number 001-31911    
Entity Registrant Name American Equity Investment Life Holding Co    
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code IA    
Entity Tax Identification Number 42-1447959    
Entity Address, Address Line One 6000 Westown Parkway    
Entity Address, City or Town West Des Moines    
Entity Address, State or Province IA    
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 50266    
City Area Code 515    
Local Phone Number 221-0002    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Yes    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer    
Entity Small Business false    
Entity Emerging Growth Company false    
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag true    
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag] false    
Entity Shell Company false    
Entity Public Float     $ 4,028,960,860
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   79,572,172  
Entity Central Index Key 0001039828    
Amendment Flag true    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2023    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Amendment Description This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment”) amends the Annual Report on Form 10-K of American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2023 that was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 29, 2024 (the “Original Filing”). This Amendment is being filed primarily for the purpose of including the information required by Items 10 through 14 of Part III of Form 10-K.This information was previously omitted from the Original Filing in reliance on SEC general instructions to Form 10-K, which permits the information in the above referenced items to be incorporated in a Form 10-K by reference from a definitive proxy statement if such statement is filed no later than 120 days after a company’s fiscal year end. We are filing this Amendment to include Part III information in the Original Filing because our definitive proxy statement containing this information will not be filed before that date. As such, this Amendment hereby amends and restates in their entirety Items 10 through 14 of Part III of the Original Filing as well as the Form 10-K cover page (solely to update the number of Common Shares outstanding to April 1, 2024 and to remove the statement that information is being incorporated by reference from subsequent disclosure to be filed within 120 days after December 31, 2023).In accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, Item 15 of Part IV has been supplemented to include currently dated certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.We have made no substantive changes to the Original Filing other than those noted above. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given to them in the Original Filing.Furthermore, this Amendment does not change any previously reported financial results, nor does it reflect events occurring after the filing date of the Original Filing unless noted otherwise in this Amendment. Information not affected by this Amendment remains unchanged and reflects the disclosures made at the time the Original Filing was filed. This Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing and the Company’s other filings with the SEC.    
Common Stock      
Entity Information [Line Items]      
Title of 12(b) Security Common stock, par value $1    
Trading Symbol AEL    
Security Exchange Name NYSE    
Series A Preferred Stock      
Entity Information [Line Items]      
Title of 12(b) Security Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.95% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A    
Trading Symbol AELPRA    
Security Exchange Name NYSE    
Series B Preferred Stock      
Entity Information [Line Items]      
Title of 12(b) Security Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 6.625% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B    
Trading Symbol AELPRB    
Security Exchange Name NYSE