Commitments and Contingencies (Details 3)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Manjares (WA) [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	Manjares (WA)
Month Served	Jul-12
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ED WA
Claim Type	Suspect Injury During Arrest
Status	Motion to dismiss granted for TASER
Kelley [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	Kelley
Month Served	Oct-10
Jurisdiction	District Court for Harris County, TX
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Directed verdict granted for TASER
Jacobs [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	Jacobs
Month Served	Oct-10
Jurisdiction	District Court for Travis County, TX
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Summary Judgment granted for TASER, Appeal filed
Sylvester [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	Sylvester
Month Served	Jun-11
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ND CA
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Voluntary Dismissal
Neill [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	Neill
Month Served	Jun-12
Jurisdiction	US District Ct. ED PA
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Voluntary Dismissal
Fahy [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	Fahy
Month Served	Dec-09
Jurisdiction	Ciruit Court of the City of St. Louis, MO
Claim Type	Suspect Injury During Arrest
Status	Defense Verdict at jury trial
Coto [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	Coto
Month Served	Oct-11
Jurisdiction	Superior Court of CA, Los Angeles County CA
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Voluntary Dismissal
Stough [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	Stough
Month Served	Feb-11
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ED MO
Claim Type	Training Injury
Status	Voluntary Dismissal
Bachtel [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	Bachtel
Month Served	Aug-11
Jurisdiction	14th Judicial District Circuit Court, Randolph County, MO
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Summary Judgment granted for TASER, Appeal filed
Payne [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	Payne
Month Served	Mar-11
Jurisdiction	Blount County Circuit Court, TN
Claim Type	Suspect Injury During Arrest
Status	Voluntary Dismissal
Nelson [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	Nelson
Month Served	Aug -11
Jurisdiction	CA Superior Court, Riverside County
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Voluntary Dismissal
Glowczenski [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	Glowczenski
Month Served	Oct-04
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ED NY
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Summary Judgment granted for Taser