Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2012	Oct. 15, 2012
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL VENTURES INC /DE/
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Aug. 31, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000005656
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		196,970,044
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1