Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2014	Jan. 15, 2015
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL VENTURES INC /DE/
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Nov. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000005656
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		208,549,945
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	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2