Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015 Product_Category Segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of operating reportable segments	2us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Number of product categories	3adtn_NumberOfProductCategories

Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

No definition available.

Name:	us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration