Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Kandt [Member]
Schedule of Loss Contingency About Cases Currently on Appeal
Plaintiff	Kandt
Month Served	Jun-09
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ND NY
Claim Type	Training injury
Status	Opening brief was filed November 21, 2012. TASER's Answering brief is due February 20, 2013.
Turner [Member]
Schedule of Loss Contingency About Cases Currently on Appeal
Plaintiff	Turner
Month Served	Feb-10
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ED NC
Claim Type	Wrongful death
Status	Appeal is fully briefed. Waiting for the Court to set the date for oral argument.
Jacobs [Member]
Schedule of Loss Contingency About Cases Currently on Appeal
Plaintiff	Jacobs
Month Served	Oct-10
Jurisdiction	District Court, Travis County, TX
Claim Type	Wrongful death
Status	Appellants have requested a 45 day extension to file their opening brief. The brief was originally due on 1/28/13.
Williams [Member]
Schedule of Loss Contingency About Cases Currently on Appeal
Plaintiff	Williams
Month Served	Dec-10
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ND MS
Claim Type	Wrongful death
Status	Appellant's opening brief was filed January 11, 2013. TASER's Answering brief is due March 2013.
Butler [Member]
Schedule of Loss Contingency About Cases Currently on Appeal
Plaintiff	Butler
Month Served	Jan-11
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ND TX, Dallas
Claim Type	Training injury
Status	Appellants filed their opening brief in January 2013. TASER’s Answering brief was filed February 2013.
Bachtel [Member]
Schedule of Loss Contingency About Cases Currently on Appeal
Plaintiff	Bachtel
Month Served	Aug-11
Jurisdiction	14th Judicial District Circuit Court, Randolph County, MO
Claim Type	Wrongful death