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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
Information relative to the Company's insurance coverage
                                                     

Policy Year

   Policy Start
Date		     Policy End
Date		     Insurance
Coverage
(millions)		     Deductible
Amount
(millions)		     Defense
Costs
Covered		     Remaining
Insurance
Coverage
(millions)		    

Active Cases and Cases on Appeal
2004     12/01/03       12/01/04     $ 2.0     $ 0.1       N     $ 2.0     Glowczenski
2005     12/01/04       12/01/05       10.0       0.3       Y       7.0     Washington
2006     12/01/05       12/01/06       10.0       0.3       Y       4.0     Stough, Hollman
2007     12/01/06       12/01/07       10.0       0.3       Y       8.0     n/a
2008     12/01/07       12/15/08       10.0       0.5       Y       5.5     Salinas, Grable, Koon, Peppler, Rich, Turner
2009     12/15/08       12/15/09       10.0       1.0       N       10.0     Athetis, Kandt, Humphreys, Derbyshire
2010     12/15/09       12/15/10       10.0       1.0       N       10.0     Thompson, Jacobs, Kelley, Shymko, Doan, Piskura, Juran, Fahy
2011     12/15/10       12/15/11       10.0       1.0       N       10.0     Butler, Wilson, Sylvester, Nelson, Bachtel, Coto, Russell, Payne
Jan - Jun 2012     12/15/11       06/25/12       7.0       1.0       N       7.0     Ramsey, Duensing, Mitchell, Firman, Ricks
Jul - Dec 2012     06/25/12       12/15/12       12.0       1.0       N       12.0     Neill, Norman, Wingard
Loss Contingencies
                 
    Month            

Plaintiff

  

Served

  

Jurisdiction

  

Claim Type

  

Status
Glowczenski   Oct-04   US District Court, ED NY   Wrongful Death   Motion Phase
Washington   May-05   US District Court, ED CA   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase; Trial scheduled Feb 2013
Hollman   Aug-06   US District Court, ED NY   Wrongful Death   Motion Phase
Salinas   Aug-08   US District Court, ND CA   Wrongful Death   Motion Phase, trial scheduled Jun 2013
Athetis   May-09   US District Court, AZ   Wrongful Death   Motion Phase
Humphreys   Oct-09   CA Superior Court, San Joaquin County   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase
Rich   Feb-10   US District Court, NV   Wrongful Death   Pretrial phase
Doan   Apr-10   The Queens Bench Alberta, Red Deer Judicial Dist.   Wrongful Death   Pleading Phase
Piskura   May-10   US District Court, OH   Wrongful Death   Motion phase, trial scheuduled Apr 2013
Kelley   Oct-10   District Court for Harris County, TX   Wrongful Death   Directed verdict granted for TASER
Jacobs   Oct-10   District Court for Travis County, TX   Wrongful Death   Summary Judgment granted for TASER, appeal filed
Shymko   Dec-10   The Queens Bench, Winnipeg Centre, Manitoba   Wrongful Death   Pleading Phase
Williams   Dec-10   US District Court, MS   Wrongful Death   Summary judgment granted for TASER
Wilson   May-11   US District Court, ED MO   Wrongful Death   Stayed
Sylvester   Jun-11   US District Court, ND CA   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase, trial scheduled Apr 2013
Nelson   Aug-11   CA Superior Court, Riverside County   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase
Bachtel   Aug-11   14th Judicial District Circuit Court, Randolph County, MO   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase, trial scheduled Mar 2013
Coto   Oct-11   CA Superior Court, Los Angeles County   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase, trial scheduled Mar 2013
Russell   Dec-12   U.S. District Court, VA   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase, trial scheduled Jan 2013
Ramsey   Jan-12   Broward County Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, FL   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase
Mitchell   Apr-12   US District Court, ED MI   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase
City of Warren MI   Apr-12   US District Court, ED MI   Third Party Complaint   Discovery Phase
Firman   Apr-12   Ontario, Canada Superior Court of Justice   Wrongful Death   Pleading Phase
Ricks   May-12   US District Court, WD LA   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase
Allen   Jun-12   US District Court, SD TX   Wrongful Death   Dismissed
Neill   Jun-12   US District Court, ED PA   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase
Norman (MO)   Aug-12   US District Court, WD MO   Wrongful Death   Discovery Phase
Wingard   Oct-12   US District Court, WD PA   Wrongful Death   Pleading Phase
Grable   Aug-08   FL 6th Judicial Circuit Court, Pinellas County   Training Injury   Discovery Phase
Koon   Dec-08   17th Judicial Circuit Court, Broward County, FL   Training Injury   Discovery Phase
Peppler   Apr-09   Circuit Court 5th Judicial Dist., Sumter City, FL   Training Injury   Discovery Phase
Kandt   Jun-09   US District Court, ND NY   Training Injury   Dismissed, appeal filed
Butler   Jan-11   US District Court, ND TX   Training Injury   Judgment in favor of TASER, Appeal filed
Derbyshire   Nov-09   Ontario, Canada Superior Court of Justice   Officer Injury   Discovery Phase
Juran   Dec-10   Hennepin County District Court, 4th Judicial District   Officer Injury   Discovery Phase
Stough   Feb-11   US District Court, ED MO   Officer Injury   Discovery Phase, trial scheduled Nov 2013
Fahy   Dec-09   Circuit Court of City of St. Louis   Suspect Injury During Arrest   Discovery Phase, trial scheduled Dec 2012
Thompson   Mar-10   11th Judicial Circuit Court Miami-Dade County, FL   Suspect Injury During Arrest   Discovery Phase
Payne   Mar-11   Blount County Circuit Court, TN   Suspect Injury During Arrest   Discovery Phase
Diehl (PA)   Jun-11   Court of Common Pleas, Blair County, PA   Suspect Injury During Arrest   Dismissed
Duensing (NV)   Feb-12   US District Court, NV   Suspect Injury During Arrest   Pleading Phase
Manjares (WA)   Jul-12   US District Court, ED WA   Suspect Injury During Arrest   Motion to dismiss granted for TASER