Segment Data (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments of company | segment			2
Net sales	$ 285,613	$ 218,795	$ 542,039	$ 413,814
Cost of sales	111,650	80,866	212,337	152,532
Gross margin	173,963	137,929	329,702	261,282
Research and development	57,547	53,952	105,963	100,970
TASER
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	135,586	112,528	249,946	211,527
Cost of sales	48,463	37,846	89,088	70,791
Gross margin	87,123	74,682	160,858	140,736
Research and development	13,316	12,313	23,212	21,556
Software and Sensors
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	150,027	106,267	292,093	202,287
Cost of sales	63,187	43,020	123,249	81,741
Gross margin	86,840	63,247	168,844	120,546
Research and development	44,231	41,639	82,751	79,414
Product
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	200,051	156,427	376,255	297,313
Cost of sales	87,502	65,301	166,854	123,917
Product | TASER
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	131,721	110,637	242,875	207,939
Cost of sales	48,463	37,701	89,088	70,646
Product | Software and Sensors
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	68,330	45,790	133,380	89,374
Cost of sales	39,039	27,600	77,766	53,271
Service
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	85,562	62,368	165,784	116,501
Cost of sales	24,148	15,565	45,483	28,615
Service | TASER
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	3,865	1,891	7,071	3,588
Cost of sales		145		145
Service | Software and Sensors
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	81,697	60,477	158,713	112,913
Cost of sales	$ 24,148	$ 15,420	$ 45,483	$ 28,470