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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $)	Jan. 31, 2009	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Contractual Obligations for Operating Lease Obligations for Succeeding Years [Abstract]
Total		$ 12,059,000
2016		1,984,000
2017		1,944,000
2018		1,830,000
2019		1,810,000
2020		1,832,000
Thereafter		2,659,000
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Rent expense from discontinued operations under operating leases		200,000	100,000	100,000
Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Total purchase commitments		4,900,000us-gaap_PurchaseObligation
Patent Licensing Agreement [Abstract]
Payments for up-front license fee	5,000,000abax_PaymentsForUpFrontLicenseFee
Outstanding liabilities related to license agreement		$ 0.0
Minimum [Member]
Patent Licensing Agreement [Abstract]
Annual license fee		between $500,000 to $1.0 million