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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Jul. 31, 2013
Jan. 31, 2012
Share Repurchase Program [Abstract]            
Repurchases of common stock     $ 2,981,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue      
Payments of Dividends [Abstract]            
Total dividend payout   9,006,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash 0us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash 22,023,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash    
Common Stock Warrants [Abstract]            
Compensation expense recognized on accelerated vesting of warrants 168,000abax_CompensationExpenseRecognizedOfWarrants 168,000abax_CompensationExpenseRecognizedOfWarrants        
Common Stock Warrants [Member]            
Common Stock Warrants [Abstract]            
Warrants outstanding (in shares) 4,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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4,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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30,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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30,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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Warrants vested (in shares) 4,000abax_WarrantsVested
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4,000abax_WarrantsVested
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20,000abax_WarrantsVested
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14,000abax_WarrantsVested
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Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) $ 3.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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$ 3.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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$ 3.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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$ 3.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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Intangible asset useful life     10 years      
Annual vesting percentage (in hundredths)     20.00%abax_WarrantsAnnualVestingPercentage
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Warrants term     5 years      
Share Repurchase Program [Member]            
Share Repurchase Program [Abstract]            
Authorized amount of stock repurchase         67,300,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
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55,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
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Increase to existing share repurchase program         12,300,000abax_StockRepurchaseProgramIncreaseDecreaseInAuthorizedAmount
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Share repurchases yet to be purchased under authorization 37,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1
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37,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1
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Stock repurchased and retired to date (in shares) 1,300,000abax_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredShares
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1,300,000abax_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredShares
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Stock repurchased and retired to date 30,300,000abax_StocksRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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30,300,000abax_StocksRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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Repurchase of common stock (in shares)   0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
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86,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
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0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
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Repurchases of common stock     $ 3,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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Average cost per share including commissions (in dollars per share)     $ 34.58us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare
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