Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Nov. 14, 2011
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	We are filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (the “Amended Filing”) to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2011 (the “Original Filing”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 14, 2011 to amend and restate our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as discussed in Note 2 to the accompanying restated unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	AXIH
Entity Registrant Name	AXION INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000753048
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		25,197,261