Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: Organization, Ownership and Business (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Policies
Organization, Ownership and Business	Organization, Ownership and Business American International Industries, Inc. ("American"), a Nevada corporation, operates as a diversified holding company with a number of wholly-owned subsidiaries and some partially owned subsidiaries. American is a diversified corporation with interests in industrial/commercial companies and an oil and gas service business. American's business strategy is to acquire controlling equity interests in businesses that it considers undervalued. American's management takes an active role in providing its subsidiaries with access to capital, leveraging synergies and providing management expertise in order to improve its subsidiaries' growth.

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: Organization, Ownership and Business (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Organization, Ownership and Business

American International Industries, Inc. ("American"), a Nevada corporation, operates as a diversified holding company with a number of wholly-owned subsidiaries and some partially owned subsidiaries. American is a diversified corporation with interests in industrial/commercial companies and an oil and gas service business. American's business strategy is to acquire controlling equity interests in businesses that it considers undervalued. American's management takes an active role in providing its subsidiaries with access to capital, leveraging synergies and providing management expertise in order to improve its subsidiaries' growth.

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Disclosure of accounting policy for subsidiaries or other investments that are consolidated, including the accounting treatment for intercompany accounts or transactions and any noncontrolling interest.

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC 10-Q/A