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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2011
Mar. 31, 2015
Segment
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]        
Number of reportable segments   2us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments    
Investments [Abstract]        
Impairment losses   $ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments $ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments $ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]        
Equity ownership interest purchased (in hundredths) 15.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage      
Payment to acquire equity ownership interest in unconsolidated affiliate 2,800,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates      
Valuation of Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]        
Impairment of long-lived assets   1,900,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Sales Incentive Programs [Abstract]        
Promotional period   5 years    
Advertising Expense [Abstract]        
Advertising expense   900,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 800,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 1,500,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense
Income Taxes [Abstract]        
Percentage to measure tax benefit (in hundredths)   50.00%abax_PercentageToMeasureTaxBenefit    
Income tax penalties and interest expense on unrecognized tax benefits   0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Income tax penalties and interest accrued on uncertain tax positions   0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Foreign currency [Abstract]        
Foreign exchange (gain) loss   $ (1,794,000)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax $ 477,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax $ (401,000)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax
Minimum [Member]        
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]        
Life of extended maintenance contract   1 year    
Minimum [Member] | Intangible Assets [Member]        
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life   2 years    
Maximum [Member]        
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]        
Life of extended maintenance contract   3 years    
Maximum [Member] | Intangible Assets [Member]        
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life   10 years    
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life   2 years    
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life   15 years    
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life   3 years    
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life   8 years    
Computer Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life   2 years    
Computer Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life   7 years    
Building [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life   25 years    
Building and Leasehold Improvements [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Estimated Useful Life   Shorter of estimated useful life or remaining lease term    
Units Held for Loan, Evaluation or Demonstration Purposes [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life   3 years    
Units Held for Loan, Evaluation or Demonstration Purposes [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life   5 years    
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]        
Concentration Risk [Line Items]        
Accounts receivable by major customer (in hundredths)   26.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
26.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
 
Number of major customers   1abax_ConcentrationRiskNumberOfMajorCustomers
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
1abax_ConcentrationRiskNumberOfMajorCustomers
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember