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DEBT AND LINE OF CREDIT - Line of Credit with Imperium Commercial Finance, LLC ("Imperium") (Details Textual) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Remaining Discount Amortization Period 3 years    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period $ 1,076,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod    
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity 87,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity    
Warrant [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Debt Issuance Cost 144,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
131,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
 
Imperium Line Of Credit [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity, Description On March 6, 2014, Imperium amended the Borrowing Base of the Imperium Line of Credit. More specifically, the amount available under the Imperium Line of Credit was capped to the lower of (i) $1,000,000, or (ii) 100% of the eligible outstanding accounts receivable. As of the date of this report, the Borrowing Base of the Imperium Line of Credit is based solely on Eligible Receivables    
Line Of Credit Facility Termination Fee     25,000abmc_LineOfCreditFacilityTerminationFee
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= abmc_ImperiumLineOfCreditMember
Line Of Credit Facility Costs 435,000abmc_LineOfCreditFacilityCosts
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= abmc_ImperiumLineOfCreditMember
   
Supplemental Advance Line Of Credit Amount Outstanding 200,000abmc_SupplementalAdvanceLineOfCreditAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= abmc_ImperiumLineOfCreditMember
   
Total Loan Availability 1,163,000abmc_TotalLoanAvailability
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= abmc_ImperiumLineOfCreditMember
   
Debt Issuance Cost 138,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= abmc_ImperiumLineOfCreditMember
257,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= abmc_ImperiumLineOfCreditMember
 
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Remaining Discount Amortization Period 3 years    
Interest Expense, Debt 103,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= abmc_ImperiumLineOfCreditMember
122,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= abmc_ImperiumLineOfCreditMember
 
Long-term Line of Credit 876,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= abmc_ImperiumLineOfCreditMember
1,180,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= abmc_ImperiumLineOfCreditMember
 
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium) 97,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= abmc_ImperiumLineOfCreditMember
193,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= abmc_ImperiumLineOfCreditMember
 
Maximum Funding Amounts Subject To Discretionary Borrowing Description The EBITDA requirement for the three months ended December 31, 2014 was $300,000, and the Company did not comply with this requirement. The Company did receive a waiver from Imperium for the three months ended March 31, 2013 (for which the Company paid a fee of $10,000), but no further formal waivers have been issued    
Medallion Line of Credit [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Line Of Credit Facility Termination Fee 25,000abmc_LineOfCreditFacilityTerminationFee
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= abmc_MedallionLineOfCreditMember
0abmc_LineOfCreditFacilityTerminationFee
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= abmc_MedallionLineOfCreditMember
 
Interest Expense, Debt 8,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= abmc_MedallionLineOfCreditMember
   
Long-term Line of Credit $ 0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= abmc_MedallionLineOfCreditMember