Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Operational Information Relative to the Company's Reportable Segments

Information relative to the Company’s reportable segments is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013							Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
	TASER		EVIDENCE.com					TASER			EVIDENCE.com
	Weapons		& Video			Total		Weapons			& Video			Total
Product sales	$	31,626,484	$	3,103,781		$	34,730,265	$	27,085,180		$	1,528,347		$	28,613,527
Service revenue		—		466,557			466,557		—			159,429			159,429
Net sales		31,626,484		3,570,338			35,196,822		27,085,180			1,687,776			28,772,956
Cost of products sold		10,906,999		1,896,691			12,803,690		9,673,370			1,181,906			10,855,276
Cost of services delivered		—		297,127			297,127		—			1,114,668			1,114,668
Gross margin		20,719,485		1,376,520			22,096,005		17,411,810			(608,798	)		16,803,012
Sales, general & administrative		11,130,971		1,645,009			12,775,980		8,618,250			921,746			9,539,996
Research & development		1,160,400		1,279,412			2,439,812		1,043,607			942,094			1,985,701
Income (loss) from operations	$	8,428,114	$	(1,547,901	)	$	6,880,213	$	7,749,953		$	(2,472,638	)	$	5,277,315
Purchases of property and equipment	$	229,965	$	105,460		$	335,425	$	217,092		$	68,215		$	285,307
Purchases of intangible assets		66,844		2,107			68,951		76,148			9,728			85,876
Depreciation and amortization		1,025,164		62,907			1,088,071		1,054,239			664,307			1,718,546
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013							Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	TASER		EVIDENCE.com					TASER			EVIDENCE.com
	Weapons		& Video			Total		Weapons			& Video			Total
Product sales	$	89,901,959	$	6,853,388		$	96,755,347	$	78,774,581		$	3,464,606		$	82,239,187
Service revenue		—		1,050,924			1,050,924		—			397,604			397,604
Net sales		89,901,959		7,904,312			97,806,271		78,774,581			3,862,210			82,636,791
Cost of products sold		31,534,576		4,440,236			35,974,812		28,068,676			2,712,678			30,781,354
Cost of services delivered		—		1,542,087			1,542,087		—			3,308,794			3,308,794
Gross margin		58,367,383		1,921,989			60,289,372		50,705,905			(2,159,262	)		48,546,643
Sales, general & administrative		30,622,109		4,275,896			34,898,005		24,373,401			2,425,228			26,798,629
Research & development		3,126,589		3,317,843			6,444,432		2,806,043			3,350,708			6,156,751
Litigation judgment recovery		—		—			—		(2,200,000	)		—			(2,200,000	)
Income (loss) from operations	$	24,618,685	$	(5,671,750	)	$	18,946,935	$	25,726,461		$	(7,935,198	)	$	17,791,263
Purchases of property and equipment	$	827,896	$	346,524		$	1,174,420	$	530,383		$	357,226		$	887,609
Purchases of intangible assets		260,431		10,713			271,144		322,337			15,526			337,863
Depreciation and amortization		2,997,848		1,038,489			4,036,337		3,336,403			1,777,586			5,113,989