Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Apr. 16, 2012
Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	AMARILLO BIOSCIENCES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001014763
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		73,554,897
Entity Public Float	$ 2,428,383
Document Information
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY