Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2016	Jan. 17, 2017
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL VENTURES INC /DE/
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Nov. 30, 2016
Trading Symbol	aivn
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000005656
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		264,399,945
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	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2