Segment Data (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments of company | segment			2
Net sales	$ 311,754	$ 231,989	$ 853,793	$ 645,803
Cost of sales	118,497	87,422	330,834	239,954
Gross margin	193,257	144,567	522,959	405,849
Research and development	59,127	42,382	165,090	143,352
TASER
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	144,883	121,491	394,829	333,018
Cost of sales	53,422	41,554	142,510	112,345
Gross margin	91,461	79,937	252,319	220,673
Research and development	13,864	10,476	37,076	32,032
Software and Sensors
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	166,871	110,498	458,964	312,785
Cost of sales	65,075	45,868	188,324	127,609
Gross margin	101,796	64,630	270,640	185,176
Research and development	45,263	31,906	128,014	111,320
Product
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	210,398	165,803	586,653	463,116
Cost of sales	93,724	71,336	260,578	195,253
Product | TASER
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	139,267	118,569	382,142	326,508
Cost of sales	53,422	41,554	142,510	112,200
Product | Software and Sensors
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	71,131	47,234	204,511	136,608
Cost of sales	40,302	29,782	118,068	83,053
Service
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	101,356	66,186	267,140	182,687
Cost of sales	24,773	16,086	70,256	44,701
Service | TASER
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	5,616	2,922	12,687	6,510
Cost of sales		0		145
Service | Software and Sensors
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	95,740	63,264	254,453	176,177
Cost of sales	$ 24,773	$ 16,086	$ 70,256	$ 44,556