Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
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
Norman [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	Norman
Month Served	Aug-12
Jurisdiction	US District Court, WD MO
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Dismissed
Washington [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	Washington
Month Served	May-05
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ED CA
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Dismissed
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
Hollman [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	Hollman
Month Served	Aug -06
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ED NY
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	TASER’s motion for summary judgment granted in March 2013
Humphreys [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	Humphreys
Month Served	Oct-09
Jurisdiction	CA Superior Court, San Joaquin County
Claim Type	Wrongful Death
Status	Dismissal filed in March 2013
City of Warren MI [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	City of Warren MI *
Month Served	Apr-12
Jurisdiction	US District Court, ED MI
Claim Type	Third Party Complaint
Status	Dismissed
Fressadi [Member]
Summary of cases dismissed or judgment entered
Plaintiff	Fressadi
Month Served	Feb-13
Jurisdiction	US District Court, AZ
Claim Type	Suspect Injury During Arrest
Status	Dismissed