Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Apr. 17, 2018
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	AMARILLO BIOSCIENCES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001014763
Trading Symbol	amar
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 (in shares)		24,243,561
Entity Public Float	$ 2,150,008
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false