Document and Entity Information
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 |
Audit Information
Audit Information | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Audit Information [Abstract] | |
Auditor Name | Ernst & Young LLP |
Auditor Location | Des Moines, Iowa |
Auditor Firm ID | 42 |