The amount of increase in noncontrolling interests due to transfer of subsidiary with noncontrolling interests.

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Basis of Presentation (Details)		1 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Details)	Jan. 25, 2021 USD ($)	May 31, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) company	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) company	Dec. 31, 2019	May 31, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Number of equity method investments \| company					5	5
Investments, equity method					$ 8,277,000	$ 6,376,000
Transaction results in increase to redeemable noncontrolling interests					1,242,000
AXT-Tongmei, Inc \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Cash consideration					$ 1
ChaoYang XinMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co., Ltd
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Investment value, agreement amount		$ 1,800,000	$ 3,000,000.0
Investments, equity method			$ 1,800,000
Ownership (as a percent)		58.50%	58.50%
Initial funding		$ 1,500,000	$ 1,500,000
Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Investment in new facility						$ 48,100,000
Raised additional capital				$ 1,500,000
Beijing BoYu Semiconductor Vessel Craftwork Technology Co., Ltd Investment
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding shares						33.00%
Percentage of ownership						67.00%	63.00%
Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding shares	7.28%				14.50%
Private equity ownership percentage	7.28%				14.50%
Percentage of key managers and contributors purchased						0.40%
Investment in new facility	$ 49,000,000
Percentage of ownership					85.50%
Transaction results in increase to noncontrolling interests					$ 1,200,000
Transaction results in increase to redeemable noncontrolling interests					$ 1,200,000
Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology \| Beijing Boyu Semiconductor Vessel Craftwork Technology Co Ltd
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Private equity ownership percentage						7.59%
Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology \| Nanjing JinMei Gallium Co., Ltd
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Private equity ownership percentage						0.38%
Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology \| ChaoYang XinMei High Purity Semiconductor Materials Co., Ltd
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Investment amount		$ 900,000	$ 900,000
Nanjing JinMei Gallium Co., Ltd Investment
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding shares						8.50%
Percentage of ownership								100.00%	97.00%