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EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS AND SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION, Restricted Stock Units (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
FY2014 Performance RSUs [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Approved restricted stock unit awards (performance vesting) (in shares) 129,000abax_RestrictedStockUnitAwardsApproved
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Aggregate estimated grant date fair value $ 5.5abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsEstimatedTotalFairValue
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FY2015 Performance RSUs [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Unrecognized compensation expense 3.6us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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= abax_Fy2015PerformanceRsusMember
   
Weighted average service period for recognition of unrecognized compensation costs 2 years 7 months 6 days    
Approved restricted stock unit awards (performance vesting) (in shares) 172,000abax_RestrictedStockUnitAwardsApproved
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= abax_Fy2015PerformanceRsusMember
   
Aggregate estimated grant date fair value 7.0abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsEstimatedTotalFairValue
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FY2016 Performance RSUs [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Approved restricted stock unit awards (performance vesting) (in shares) 187,000abax_RestrictedStockUnitAwardsApproved
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= abax_Fy2016PerformanceRsusMember
   
Aggregate estimated grant date fair value 10.3abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsEstimatedTotalFairValue
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Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]      
Restricted Stock Units Activity, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]      
Total intrinsic value 11.7us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValueVested
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13.2us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValueVested
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9.1us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValueVested
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Total grant date fair value 7.4us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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7.2us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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6.0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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Time Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Unrecognized compensation expense 15.4us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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Weighted average service period for recognition of unrecognized compensation costs 1 year 6 months    
Restricted Stock Unit Activity, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]      
Unvested, beginning of period (in shares) 774,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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980,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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1,120,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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Granted (in shares) 189,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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175,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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192,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Vested (in shares) (272,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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[1] (295,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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= abax_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
[1] (257,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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= abax_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
[1]
Canceled or forfeited (in shares) (12,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
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= abax_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
(86,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
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= abax_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
(75,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
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= abax_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
Unvested, end of period (in shares) 679,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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774,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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980,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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Restricted Stock Units Activity, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]      
Unvested, beginning of period (in dollars per share) $ 30.98us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= abax_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
[2] $ 26.42us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= abax_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
[2] $ 24.06us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= abax_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
[2]
Granted (in dollars per share) $ 43.85us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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[2] $ 41.29us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= abax_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
[2] $ 36.30us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= abax_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
[2]
Vested (in dollars per share) $ 27.24us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= abax_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
[1],[2] $ 21.73us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= abax_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
[1],[2] $ 23.40us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= abax_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
[1],[2]
Canceled or forfeited (in dollars per share) $ 30.37us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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[2] $ 31.61us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= abax_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
[2] $ 26.78us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= abax_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
[2]
Unvested, end of period (in dollars per share) $ 36.08us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= abax_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
[2] $ 30.98us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= abax_TimeBasedRestrictedStockUnitsMember
[2] $ 26.42us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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[2]
Time Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Employees [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Time-based vesting schedules Four-year time-based vesting as follows: five percent vesting after the first year; additional ten percent after the second year; additional 15 percent after the third year; and the remaining 70 percent after the fourth year of continuous employment with the Company.    
Vesting percentage after first year (in hundredths) 5.00%abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPercentageAfterYearOne
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Additional vesting percentage after second year (in hundredths) 10.00%abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardAdditionalVestingPercentageAfterYearTwo
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= abax_EmployeesMember
   
Additional vesting percentage after third year (in hundredths) 15.00%abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardAdditionalVestingPercentageAfterYearThree
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= abax_EmployeesMember
   
Additional vesting percentage after fourth year (in hundredths) 70.00%abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardAdditionalVestingPercentageAfterYearFour
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Time Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Non-Employee Directors [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Time-based vesting schedules 100 percent vesting after one year of continuous service to the Company.    
Vesting percentage after first year (in hundredths) 100.00%abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPercentageAfterYearOne
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Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Approved restricted stock unit awards (performance vesting) (in shares)     84,000abax_RestrictedStockUnitAwardsApproved
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Number of performance period     4abax_NumberOfPerformancePeriod
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Aggregate estimated grant date fair value     $ 0.8abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsEstimatedTotalFairValue
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
Percentage of restricted stock unit awards deemed granted each year ( in hundredths)     25.00%abax_PercentageOfRestrictedStockUnitAwardsDeemedGrantedEachYear
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Percentage of restricted stock unit awards approved, but deemed not granted (in hundredths)     75.00%abax_PercentageOfRestrictedStockUnitAwardsApprovedButDeemedNotGranted
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Restricted Stock Unit Activity, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]      
Unvested, beginning of period (in shares) 113,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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[3] 21,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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[3] 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
[3]
Granted (in shares) 172,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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[3] 129,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
[3] 21,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
[3]
Vested (in shares) 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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[1],[3] (21,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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[1],[3] 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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[1],[3]
Canceled or forfeited (in shares) (137,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
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[3] (16,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
[3] 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
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[3]
Unvested, end of period (in shares) 148,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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[3] 113,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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[3] 21,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
[3]
Restricted Stock Units Activity, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]      
Unvested, beginning of period (in dollars per share) $ 42.43us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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[2] $ 35.62us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
[2] $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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[2]
Granted (in dollars per share) $ 40.82us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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[2] $ 42.43us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
[2] $ 35.62us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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[2]
Vested (in dollars per share) $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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[1],[2] $ 35.62us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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[1],[2] $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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[1],[2]
Canceled or forfeited (in dollars per share) $ 42.15us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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[2] $ 42.43us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
[2] $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
[2]
Unvested, end of period (in dollars per share) $ 40.82us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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[2] $ 42.43us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
[2] $ 35.62us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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[2]
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Target Condition One [Member] | FY2014 Performance RSUs [Member]      
Performance target of restricted stock units by vesting date [Abstract]      
Shares issuable upon settlement (in hundredths) 25.00%abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementPercentageOfSharesIssuableUponSettlement
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Consolidated income from operations > 90% of target    
Vesting date Third anniversary of the date of grant    
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Target Condition One [Member] | FY2015 Performance RSUs [Member]      
Performance target of restricted stock units by vesting date [Abstract]      
Shares issuable upon settlement (in hundredths) 25.00%abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementPercentageOfSharesIssuableUponSettlement
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Consolidated income from operations > 90% of target    
Vesting date Third anniversary of the date of grant    
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Target Condition One [Member] | FY2016 Performance RSUs [Member]      
Performance target of restricted stock units by vesting date [Abstract]      
Shares issuable upon settlement (in hundredths) 25.00%abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementPercentageOfSharesIssuableUponSettlement
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Consolidated income from operations > 90% of target    
Vesting date Third anniversary of the date of grant    
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Target Condition Two [Member] | FY2014 Performance RSUs [Member]      
Performance target of restricted stock units by vesting date [Abstract]      
Shares issuable upon settlement (in hundredths) 25.00%abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementPercentageOfSharesIssuableUponSettlement
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Consolidated income from operations > 90% of target    
Vesting date Fourth anniversary of the date of grant    
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Target Condition Two [Member] | FY2015 Performance RSUs [Member]      
Performance target of restricted stock units by vesting date [Abstract]      
Shares issuable upon settlement (in hundredths) 25.00%abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementPercentageOfSharesIssuableUponSettlement
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Consolidated income from operations > 90% of target    
Vesting date Fourth anniversary of the date of grant    
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Target Condition Two [Member] | FY2016 Performance RSUs [Member]      
Performance target of restricted stock units by vesting date [Abstract]      
Shares issuable upon settlement (in hundredths) 25.00%abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementPercentageOfSharesIssuableUponSettlement
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Consolidated income from operations > 90% of target    
Vesting date Fourth anniversary of the date of grant    
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Target Condition Three [Member] | FY2014 Performance RSUs [Member]      
Performance target of restricted stock units by vesting date [Abstract]      
Shares issuable upon settlement (in hundredths) 25.00%abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementPercentageOfSharesIssuableUponSettlement
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Consolidated income from operations >100% of target    
Vesting date Third anniversary of the date of grant    
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Target Condition Three [Member] | FY2015 Performance RSUs [Member]      
Performance target of restricted stock units by vesting date [Abstract]      
Shares issuable upon settlement (in hundredths) 25.00%abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementPercentageOfSharesIssuableUponSettlement
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Consolidated income from operations >100% of target    
Vesting date Third anniversary of the date of grant    
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Target Condition Three [Member] | FY2016 Performance RSUs [Member]      
Performance target of restricted stock units by vesting date [Abstract]      
Shares issuable upon settlement (in hundredths) 25.00%abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementPercentageOfSharesIssuableUponSettlement
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Consolidated income from operations >100% of target    
Vesting date Third anniversary of the date of grant    
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Target Condition Four [Member] | FY2014 Performance RSUs [Member]      
Performance target of restricted stock units by vesting date [Abstract]      
Shares issuable upon settlement (in hundredths) 25.00%abax_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementPercentageOfSharesIssuableUponSettlement
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[1] The number of restricted stock units vested includes shares that we withheld on behalf of our employees to satisfy the statutory tax withholding requirements.
[2] The weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock units is based on the number of shares and the closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant.
[3] The shares granted during fiscal 2013 and unvested at March 31, 2013 related to FY2013 Performance RSUs do not include the awards approved by the Compensation Committee during the fiscal year 2013 that were deemed not to have been granted in accordance with ASC 718 10 55 95.