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Summary of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity (Detail) (Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units, USD $)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
     
Number of Shares      
Beginning Balance 1,174,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abmd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Granted 674,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abmd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Vested (543,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abmd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Forfeited (145,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abmd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Ending Balance 1,160,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abmd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
1,174,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abmd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
 
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value      
Beginning Balance $ 21.37us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abmd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Granted $ 22.07us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abmd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
$ 23.34us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abmd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
$ 21.82us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abmd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
Vested $ 20.67us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abmd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Forfeited $ 22.95us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abmd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Ending Balance $ 21.90us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abmd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
$ 21.37us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abmd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember