AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES - Balance Sheet (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,016,454	$ 869,246
Trading securities		155,600
Accounts receivable from related parties	2,494	0
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $36,805 and $24,290	2,185,839	1,211,000
Notes receivable - related party	181,000
Short-term notes receivable	0	62,500
Current portion of notes receivable	1,325,851	320,359
Inventories, net	1,832,304	1,905,015
Real estate held for sale	7,031,614	7,915,512
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	62,340	77,782
Assets held for sale - Current	0	3,577,340
Total current assets	13,637,896	16,094,354
Long-term receivables, less current portion	57,891	296,300
Oil and gas properties - not subject to amortization	8,400	8,400
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,971,766	2,028,532
Goodwill	674,539	674,539
Patents, trademarks and tooling, net of accumulated amortization	158,982	44,910
Marketable securities - available for sale	65,000	7,800
Other assets	4,005	4,005
Assets held for sale - Long-term	0	1,707,686
Total assets	16,578,479	20,866,526
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,303,761	1,933,212
Bank overdrafts	80,598	26,596
Short-term notes payable		145,719
Accounts and notes payable to related parties	12,026	6,497
Current installments of long-term debt	3,002,362	2,045,359
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale - Current	0	2,763,857
Total current liabilities	4,398,747	6,921,240
Accrued pension expense	48,708	56,277
Long-term debt, less current installments	1,303,000	1,374,955
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale - Long-term	0	49,843
Total liabilities	5,750,455	8,402,315
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 1,000 and 1,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	1	1
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 authorized; 1,619,714 and 1,601,714 shares issued, respectively; and 1,406,144 and 1,536,471 shares outstanding, respectively	1,620	1,602
Additional paid-in capital	38,088,576	36,952,561
Stock subscription receivable	(72,000)	(72,000)
Accumulated deficit	(25,196,480)	(23,066,214)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,340,000)	(1,397,200)
Less treasury stock, at cost; 213,570 and 65,243 shares, respectively	(851,807)	(628,694)
Total American International Industries, Inc. equity	10,629,910	11,790,056
Minority interest	198,114	674,155
Total equity	10,828,024	12,464,211
Total liabilities and equity	$ 16,578,479	$ 20,866,526