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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 24 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2011
Future minimum lease commitments under non-cancelable leases [Abstract]          
2015 $ 14,964,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent        
2016 13,353,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears        
2017 11,796,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears        
2018 9,723,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears        
2019 9,702,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears        
Thereafter 10,128,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter        
Total 69,666,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue        
Operating Lease Commitments [Abstract]          
Restructuring Reserve 2,343,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve 8,501,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve 15,731,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve 8,501,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve 10,896,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
Rent expense under operating leases, net of operating subleases 15,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet 16,300,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet 18,100,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet    
Operating Leases, Income Statement, Sublease Revenue 700,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementSubleaseRevenue     0us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementSubleaseRevenue  
Contingencies [Abstract]          
Income Tax Examination, Liability (Refund) Adjustment from Settlement with Taxing Authority 2,500,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesSubjectToCompromiseProvisionForExpectedAndAllowedClaims        
Purchase Commitments [Abstract]          
Maximum purchase commitment period (in years) 1avid_MaximumPurchaseCommitmentPeriodInYears        
Aggregate total of non-cancelable purchase commitments 22,500,000us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted        
Product warranty accrual [Roll Forward]          
Accrual balance at beginning of year 3,501,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual 4,476,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual 5,100,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual    
Accruals for product warranties 3,985,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued 5,346,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued 7,737,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued    
Cost of warranty claims (4,694,000)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments (6,321,000)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments (7,854,000)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments    
Allocation to divested consumer business     (507,000)avid_Productwarrantyaccrualallocationtodivestitures    
Accrual balance at end of period 2,792,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual 3,501,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual 4,476,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual 3,501,000us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual  
Operating Leases on Vacated Facilities [Member]          
Operating Lease Commitments [Abstract]          
Aggregate obligation of vacated facilies (8,200,000)us-gaap_EffectOnFutureCashFlowsAmount
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= avid_OperatingLeasesOnVacatedFacilitiesMember
       
Restructuring Reserve 2,300,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= avid_OperatingLeasesOnVacatedFacilitiesMember
       
Early termination penalties if options exercised 600,000avid_EarlyTerminationPenaltiesIfOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= avid_OperatingLeasesOnVacatedFacilitiesMember
       
Standby Letters of Credit [Member]          
Operating Lease Commitments [Abstract]          
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount 1,300,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember
       
Standby Letters of Credit [Member] | Office Space - Burlington, Massachusetts [Member]          
Operating Lease Commitments [Abstract]          
Number of renewal options on corporate office space in Burlington, Massachusetts 2avid_RenewalOptionsToExtendTermsOfLease
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avid_OfficeSpaceBurlingtonMassachusettsMember
       
Maximum exposure 2,600,000us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avid_OfficeSpaceBurlingtonMassachusettsMember
       
Minimum exposure 1,200,000us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMinimum
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= avid_OfficeSpaceBurlingtonMassachusettsMember
       
Opengate Litigation [Member]          
Contingencies [Abstract]          
Amount assessed and paid related to social taxes on stock-based compensation $ 2,600,000us-gaap_LossContingencyReceivableCurrent
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= avid_MinistryOfRevenueQuebecMember