Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

Information relative to our reportable segments was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2019						Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
	TASER		Software and Sensors 1		Total		TASER		Software and Sensors		Total
Net sales from products	$	71,424	$	25,073	$	96,497	$	63,666	$	17,257	$	80,923
Net sales from services	319		34,021		34,340		—		23,913		23,913
Net sales	71,743		59,094		130,837		63,666		41,170		104,836
Cost of product sales	26,504		15,941		42,445		19,256		13,697		32,953
Cost of service sales	—		8,223		8,223		—		6,250		6,250
Cost of sales	26,504		24,164		50,668		19,256		19,947		39,203
Gross margin	$	45,239	$	34,930	$	80,169	$	44,410	$	21,223	$	65,633
Research and development	$	3,485	$	21,644	$	25,129	$	4,837	$	17,145	$	21,982

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
	TASER		Software and Sensors 1		Total		TASER		Software and Sensors		Total
Net sales from products	$	197,148	$	67,829	$	264,977	$	187,814	$	50,804	$	238,618
Net sales from services	558		93,474		94,032		—		66,659		66,659
Net sales	197,706		161,303		359,009		187,814		117,463		305,277
Cost of product sales	74,044		46,221		120,265		57,480		38,994		96,474
Cost of service sales	—		24,098		24,098		—		15,566		15,566
Cost of sales	74,044		70,319		144,363		57,480		54,560		112,040
Gross margin	$	123,662	$	90,984	$	214,646	$	130,334	$	62,903	$	193,237
Research and development	$	10,284	$	61,692	$	71,976	$	11,816	$	43,786	$	55,602

¹ Cost of service sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes approximately $0.7 million and $1.6 million, respectively, of third party installation costs.