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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of American International Industries, Inc. ("American") have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in American's latest Annual Report filed with the SEC on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements that would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year as reported in the Form 10-K have been omitted.

Organization, Ownership and Business

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.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of American International Industries, Inc. ("American") and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Northeastern Plastics, Inc. ("NPI") and American International Texas Properties, Inc. ("AITP"), Delta Seaboard International, Inc. ("Delta"), in which American holds a 44.0% shareholder interest, and Brenham Oil & Gas Corp. ("BOG"), in which American holds a 53.2% interest.  All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
American owns 32,859,935 shares of common stock, representing 44.0% of Delta's total outstanding shares and Messrs. Derrick and Burleigh, the owners of the noncontrolling interest in Delta Seaboard, own 31,925,832 shares of common stock, representing 42.8% of Delta's total outstanding shares. All other stockholders of Delta own 9,862,609 shares of common stock, representing 13.2% of Delta's total 74,648,376 outstanding shares.
 
On April 3, 2012, Delta entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Delta Seaboard, LLC (the "Purchaser"), a Texas limited liability company that is owned and controlled by Robert W. Derrick, Jr. and Ronald D. Burleigh, Delta's president and director and vice-president and director, respectively, Delta Seaboard Well Service, Inc. ("DSWSI"), a Texas corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta, and American.
 
The agreement provided, among other things, that: (i) Delta sell, transfer and assign the assets of DSWSI to the Purchaser; (ii) Messrs. Derrick and Burleigh resign as executive officers and as members of Delta's board of directors; and (iii) Messrs. Derrick and Burleigh transfer and assign all of their 31,925,832 Delta shares to American. In consideration for the sale, transfer and assignment of the DSWSI assets to Purchaser, Purchaser paid $1,600,000 in cash at the closing and executed a 5 year note bearing interest at 5% per annum in the face amount of $1,400,000.  The note is personally guaranteed by Messrs. Derrick and Burleigh and is secured by the 3.2 acre parcel on which the business of DSWSI is located (the "DSWSI Property"). Notwithstanding its 5 year term, the Note expressly provides that the principal and interest shall be prepaid in full upon the sale of the DSWSI Property. Delta will receive additional consideration equal to the amount that Delta LLC receives from the planned sale of the 3.2 acre property in excess of $3 million. This property is currently being offered for sale for $4.25 million, which both Delta and American believe is the fair market value of the property.
 
The assets of DSWSI are classified as assets held for sale and associated liabilities of assets held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 in accordance with Presentation of Financial Statements - Discontinued Operations (ASC 205-20). DSWSI's net loss of $922,517 for the three months ended March 31, 2012, and net income of $144,200 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 are included in discontinued operations.
 
Currently, corporate overhead includes BOG, a division that owns an oil, gas and mineral royalty interest in Washington County, Texas and an oil field in Abilene, Texas.  Through BOG, the Company is engaged in negotiations with financial institutions for the purpose of financing potential acquisitions of existing oil and gas properties and reserves.  The Company is seeking to acquire a portfolio of oil and gas assets in North America and West Africa and large oil concessions in West Africa. In April 2010, American entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement to spin off Brenham Oil & Gas, Inc., which was 100% owned by American. In conjunction with this transaction, American formed Brenham Oil & Gas, Corp. with authorized common stock of 200,000,000 shares and authorized preferred stock of 10,000,000 shares. BOG issued 64,977,093 shares of common stock to American for all shares of Brenham Oil & Gas, Inc., of which American issued as a dividend 10,297,019 shares to the existing stockholders of American. For the year ended December 31, 2010, Brenham issued 13,000,000 shares of common stock for cash consideration of $22,100 and 22,000,000 shares for services valued at $45,466. American maintains control of Brenham through ownership of 58,680,074 shares of Brenham's common stock, representing about 53.2% of the outstanding shares as of December 31, 2011.?The resale registration statement of Brenham was declared effective by the SEC on May 16, 2011. This registration statement registered 10,279,019 shares of Brenham common stock issued to American shareholders as a dividend on July 21, 2010. BOG is a separate reporting company, and BOG's common stock is quoted on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board beginning in August 2011.
 
Reclassifications
 
Certain reclassifications have been made to amounts in prior periods to conform with the current period presentation.  All reclassifications have been applied consistently to the periods presented.

Net Income (Loss) Per Share

The basic net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during a period. Diluted net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the net income (loss), adjusted on an as if converted basis, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus potential dilutive securities.  For the three months ended March 31, 2012, potential dilutive securities that had an anti-dilutive effect were not included in the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per common share. These securities include 100,000 options to purchase shares of common stock that were not "in the money".  No dilutive securities were outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
 
Management's Estimates and Assumptions

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Effective January 1, 2008, American adopted the framework for measuring fair value that establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
 
Basis of Fair Value Measurement
 
Level 1    Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
 
Level 2    Inputs reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or the liability; or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
 
Level 3   Unobservable inputs reflecting American's own assumptions incorporated in valuation techniques used to determine fair value. These assumptions are required to be consistent with market participant assumptions that are reasonably available.
 
American believes that the fair value of its financial instruments comprising cash, accounts receivable, notes receivable, accounts payable, and notes payable approximate their carrying amounts.  The interest rates payable by American on its notes payable approximate market rates.  The fair values of American's Level 1 financial assets, trading securities and marketable securities - available for sale that primarily include shares of common stock in various companies, are based on quoted market prices of the identical underlying security. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, American did not have any significant Level 2 or 3 financial assets or liabilities.
 
The following tables provide fair value measurement information for American's trading securities and marketable securities - available for sale:
 
  
As of March 31, 2012
 
               
 Fair Value Measurements Using:
 
   
Carrying
Amount
   
Total
Fair Value
   
Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
(Level 1)
   
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Financial Assets:
                             
  Trading Securities
 
$
225,746   
$
225,746
   
$
225,746
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
  Marketable Securities - available for sale $5,460  $ 5,460  $5,460   -   - 
 
  
As of December 31, 2011
 
               
 Fair Value Measurements Using:
 
   
Carrying
Amount
   
Total
Fair Value
   
Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
(Level 1)
   
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Financial Assets:
                             
  Trading Securities
 
$
155,600
   
$
155,600
   
$
155,600
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
  Marketable Securities - available for sale $7,800  $7,800  $7,800   -   - 
 
Subsequent Events
 
American has evaluated all transactions from March 31, 2012 through the financial statement issuance date for subsequent event disclosure consideration.
 
New Accounting Pronouncements
 
There were various accounting standards and interpretations issued recently, none of which are expected to a have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, operations or cash flows.