Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended										12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 TASER Foundation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 TASER Foundation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 TASER Foundation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Consulting services [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Consulting services [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Consulting services [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Chairmen [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Chairmen [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Board of Directors Chairman [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Board of Directors Chairman [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Board of Directors Chairman [Member]	Jul. 31, 2000 Culvers [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Culvers [Member]	Jul. 30, 2000 Culvers [Member]
Related Party Transactions (Textual) [Abstract]
Outstanding payables due to related party						$ 6,000	$ 12,000		$ 0	$ 0
Employee retirement date		Apr. 09, 2010
Contribution by TASER International, Inc. employees in endowment	Over half of the initial $1 million endowment was contributed directly by TASER International, Inc. employees.
Administrative cost related to donation				100.00%
Related party's administrative costs incurred by company			2,900	5,000	100,000
Discretionary contribution to TASER Foundation by parent company			0	0	0
Transaction expenses incurred by parent company						200,000	200,000	200,000			0	100,000	200,000
Assets transferred	300,000
Loan provided to purchase share														136,364
Payment made by company upon execution in exchange for a full release, which was recorded in sales, general and administrative expense															$ 350,000
Purchase price per share																$ 0.55
Related Party Transactions (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Extra refund kept by the company	100.00%