Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Operational Information Relative to the Company's Reportable Segments

Information relative to the Company’s reportable segments is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2016							Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
	TASER Weapons		Axon			Total		TASER Weapons		Axon			Total
Product sales	$	52,938	$	10,266		$	63,204	$	39,520	$	7,745		$	47,265
Service revenue	—		8,678			8,678		—		3,111			3,111
Net sales	52,938		18,944			71,882		39,520		10,856			50,376
Cost of products sold	14,973		8,691			23,664		12,445		5,829			18,274
Cost of services delivered	—		1,653			1,653		—		1,034			1,034
Gross margin	37,965		8,600			46,565		27,075		3,993			31,068
Sales, general and administrative	16,439		11,682			28,121		11,941		5,893			17,834
Research and development	1,408		5,950			7,358		1,151		5,377			6,528
Income (loss) from operations	$	20,118	$	(9,032	)	$	11,086	$	13,983	$	(7,277	)	$	6,706
Purchase of property and equipment	$	1,064	$	307		$	1,371	$	1,900	$	169		$	2,069
Purchase of intangible assets	77		77			154		114		87			201
Purchase of property and equipment and intangible assets in connection with business acquisition	—		—			—		1,453		1,452			3,005
Depreciation and amortization	537		364			901		603		345			948

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016							Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
	TASER Weapons		Axon			Total		TASER Weapons		Axon			Total
Product sales	$	144,307	$	23,438		$	167,745	$	115,686	$	18,177		$	133,863
Service revenue	—		18,423			18,423		—		7,988			7,988
Net sales	144,307		41,861			186,168		115,686		26,165			141,851
Cost of products sold	43,998		17,174			61,172		34,805		12,692			47,497
Cost of services delivered	—		4,230			4,230		—		2,695			2,695
Gross margin	100,309		20,457			120,766		80,881		10,778			91,659
Sales, general and administrative	46,395		30,938			77,333		33,469		14,373			47,842
Research and development	3,773		17,222			20,995		3,418		13,574			16,992
Income (loss) from operations	$	50,141	$	(27,703	)	$	22,438	$	43,994	$	(17,169	)	$	26,825
Purchase of property and equipment	$	2,729	$	606		$	3,335	$	2,345	$	1,404		$	3,839
Purchase of intangible assets	190		149			339		195		207			402
Purchase of property and equipment and intangible assets in connection with business acquisition	—		—			—		1,453		11,146			12,599
Depreciation and amortization	1,669		1,075			2,744		1,689		621			2,310