Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 29, 2016
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	AMARILLO BIOSCIENCES INC
Trading Symbol	amar
Document Type	10-K
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,144,810
Entity Public Float	$ 804,917
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001014763
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY