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DEBT AND LINE OF CREDIT - Debenture Financing (Details Textual) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2008
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2013
Feb. 07, 2014
Oct. 07, 2013
Schedule of Capitalization, Long-term Debt [Line Items]            
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt $ 631,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt          
Amortization Of Debt Issuance Costs   251,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts 267,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts      
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities, Total   1,837,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 2,213,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent      
Percentage of Forbearing Principal Amount   2.00%abmc_PercentageOfForbearingPrincipalAmount        
Remaining Period for Payment Towards Expenses   0 years 0 years      
Bridge Loan 2013 [Member]            
Schedule of Capitalization, Long-term Debt [Line Items]            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period   3 years        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value   $ 0.14us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Percentage Of Simple Interest In Advance Of Bridge Loan   15.00%abmc_PercentageOfSimpleInterestInAdvanceOfBridgeLoan
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Warrants Issued to Purchase Common Stock   250,000abmc_WarrantsIssuedToPurchaseCommonStock
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Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross   300,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardGross
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New Placement Agreement 2013 [Member] | Bridge Loan [Member]            
Schedule of Capitalization, Long-term Debt [Line Items]            
Proceeds from Issuance of Other Long-term Debt       6,250us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfOtherLongTermDebt
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Series A Debentures [Member]            
Schedule of Capitalization, Long-term Debt [Line Items]            
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt 750,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
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Placement Agent Fees 54,000abmc_PlacementAgentFees
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State Filing Fees 2,000abmc_StateFilingFees
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Professional Fees 63,000us-gaap_ProfessionalFees
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Payments To Debentures Holders   543,000abmc_PaymentsToDebenturesHolders
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    91,000abmc_PaymentsToDebenturesHolders
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period           2 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value           $ 0.14us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Amortization Of Debt Issuance Costs   44,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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32,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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Warrants and Rights Outstanding           76,000us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding
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Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount   0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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Unrecognized Expense   0abmc_UnrecognizedExpense
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Warrants Issued to Purchase Common Stock           543,500abmc_WarrantsIssuedToPurchaseCommonStock
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Series A Debenture Extension Costs   87,000abmc_SeriesDebentureExtensionCosts
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Series A Debentures [Member] | Agreement with Twenty Seven Holders [Member]            
Schedule of Capitalization, Long-term Debt [Line Items]            
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities, Total           543,500us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
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Series A Debentures [Member] | Agreement with Thirty Holders [Member]            
Schedule of Capitalization, Long-term Debt [Line Items]            
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities, Total           634,500us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
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Series A Debentures [Member] | Agreement with One Holder [Member]            
Schedule of Capitalization, Long-term Debt [Line Items]            
Repayments of Long-term Debt           10,500us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
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Series A Debentures [Member] | Agreement with Three Holders [Member]            
Schedule of Capitalization, Long-term Debt [Line Items]            
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities, Total           91,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
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Bridge Loan With Cantone Asset Management, LLC [Member]            
Schedule of Capitalization, Long-term Debt [Line Items]            
Placement Agent Fees           50,000abmc_PlacementAgentFees
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Bridge Loan           200,000us-gaap_BridgeLoan
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period   15.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod
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Amortization Of Debt Issuance Costs   65,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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22,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures   225,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures
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New Bridge Loan Agreement 2013 [Member] | Bridge Loan 2013 [Member]            
Schedule of Capitalization, Long-term Debt [Line Items]            
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross   153,486us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardGross
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
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New Bridge Loan Agreement 2013 [Member] | Warrant [Member] | Bridge Loan 2013 [Member]            
Schedule of Capitalization, Long-term Debt [Line Items]            
Percentage of Warrants Expenses Recognized During Period           100.00%abmc_PercentageOfWarrantsExpensesRecognizedDuringPeriod
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Existing Bridge Loan Agreement [Member]            
Schedule of Capitalization, Long-term Debt [Line Items]            
Bridge Loan       150,000us-gaap_BridgeLoan
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CRI [Member]            
Schedule of Capitalization, Long-term Debt [Line Items]            
Reimbursed In Legal Fees   1,000abmc_ReimbursedInLegalFees
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Restricted Stock Award Issued Price Per Share   $ 0.12abmc_RestrictedStockAwardIssuedPricePerShare
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Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures   58,575us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures
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Percentage of Forbearing Principal Amount   1.00%abmc_PercentageOfForbearingPrincipalAmount
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Forbearing Principal Amount   7,000abmc_ForbearingPrincipalAmount
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Forbearance [Member]            
Schedule of Capitalization, Long-term Debt [Line Items]            
Payments To Debentures Holders   523,000abmc_PaymentsToDebenturesHolders
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Amortization Of Debt Issuance Costs   13,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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0us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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Interest Expense, Debt   107,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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122,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount   42,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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60,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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Unrecognized Expense   2,000abmc_UnrecognizedExpense
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Debentures Carrying Amount   $ 20,000abmc_DebenturesCarryingAmount
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