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Segment Information (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Segment
Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Information [Abstract]    
Number of business units 2us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments  
Revenue and income before income taxes for each business unit [Abstract]    
Total revenue $ 40,949us-gaap_Revenues $ 41,160us-gaap_Revenues
Income before income taxes 1,010us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 993us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Corporate and Other [Member]    
Revenue and income before income taxes for each business unit [Abstract]    
Total revenue 107us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
121us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
Income before income taxes (2,029)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
(1,712)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
American Southern [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]    
Revenue and income before income taxes for each business unit [Abstract]    
Total revenue 14,772us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= aame_AmericanSouthernMember
14,201us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= aame_AmericanSouthernMember
Income before income taxes 1,849us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= aame_AmericanSouthernMember
1,057us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= aame_AmericanSouthernMember
Bankers Fidelity [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]    
Revenue and income before income taxes for each business unit [Abstract]    
Total revenue 26,070us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= aame_BankersFidelityMember
26,838us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= aame_BankersFidelityMember
Income before income taxes $ 1,190us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= aame_BankersFidelityMember
$ 1,648us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= aame_BankersFidelityMember