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FOREIGN CURRENCY FORWARD CONTRACTS (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Foreign Currency Forward Contract [Member]      
Derivative [Line Items]      
Foreign currency forward contracts, average maturity (in days) 30 days    
Financial liabilities:      
Derivative, Notional Amount     $ 25,400,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Marketing and Selling Expense [Member]      
Financial liabilities:      
Foreign currency forward contracts and revaluation of hedged items, net 1,306,000us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_NondesignatedMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpenseMember
(908,000)us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_NondesignatedMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpenseMember
 
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities [Member]      
Financial liabilities:      
Foreign currency forward contracts, fair value 0us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= avid_AccruedExpensesAndOtherCurrentLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_NondesignatedMember
  518,000us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= avid_AccruedExpensesAndOtherCurrentLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_NondesignatedMember
Fair Value Hedging [Member]      
Financial liabilities:      
Derivative, Notional Amount $ 100,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueHedgingMember
  $ 2,800,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueHedgingMember