Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 481,518	$ 1,471,362
Certificates of deposit	781,736	777,119
Trading securities	1,238,053	1,790,444
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $63,479 and $78,187, respectively	3,333,320	4,060,621
Receivable from related parties	568,876	0
Short-term notes receivable	421,300	421,300
Current portion of notes receivable	40,145	38,892
Inventories, net	5,874,551	5,433,493
Real estate held for sale	5,600,321	5,600,321
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	468,775	253,534
Assets held for sale	0	237,997
Total current assets	18,808,595	20,085,083
Long-term notes receivable, less current portion	929,205	1,004,564
Real estate held for sale	225,000	225,000
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	3,704,669	3,673,289
Goodwill	674,539	674,539
Marketable securities - available for sale	19,500	130,000
Other assets	42,479	97,003
Assets held for sale	0	1,383
Total assets	24,403,987	25,890,861
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	2,775,183	3,571,269
Bank overdrafts	155,109	0
Margin loans	156,328	0
Accrued lawsuit settlement	0	1,650,000
Short-term notes payable	542,700	91,183
Accounts and notes payable to related parties	20,956	20,552
Current installments of long-term debt	5,254,375	4,794,723
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale	0	228,554
Total current liabilities	8,904,651	10,356,281
Long-term debt, less current installments	1,672,203	1,807,931
Total liabilities	10,576,854	12,164,212
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000 authorized; 1,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	1	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 authorized; 15,057,926 and 10,971,325 shares issued, respectively; 14,670,269 and 10,604,868 shares outstanding, respectively	15,058	10,972
Additional paid-in capital	36,406,807	34,271,654
Accumulated deficit	(21,731,784)	(19,806,883)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,385,500)	(1,275,000)
Less treasury stock, at cost; 387,657 and 366,457 shares, respectively	(568,195)	(554,428)
Total American International Industries, Inc. equity	12,736,387	12,646,315
Noncontrolling interest	1,090,746	1,080,334
Total equity	13,827,133	13,726,649
Total liabilities and equity	$ 24,403,987	$ 25,890,861