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INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Roll Forward]                
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of period       $ 24,729,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits   $ 24,729,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 22,629,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 20,180,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Increases for tax positions taken during a prior period           1,118,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 2,205,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 3,198,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Decreases related to the lapse of applicable statutes of limitations             (105,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (749,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of period 25,847,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits       24,729,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 25,847,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 24,729,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 22,629,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Components [Abstract]                
Unrecognized tax benefits including the impact of penalties and interest 25,800,000avid_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncludingPenaltiesAndInterest       24,700,000avid_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncludingPenaltiesAndInterest 25,800,000avid_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncludingPenaltiesAndInterest 24,700,000avid_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncludingPenaltiesAndInterest 22,600,000avid_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncludingPenaltiesAndInterest
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate 800,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate       800,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 800,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 800,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 900,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate
Reconciliation of Income Tax Provision to Statutory Tax Rate [Abstract]                
Statutory rate           35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Tax credits           (9.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits (6.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits (1.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits
Foreign operations           (35.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (43.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (12.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Non-deductible expenses and other           4.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 2.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 1.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Increase in valuation allowance           18.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 25.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (14.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Effective tax rate           12.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 12.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 7.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Current tax expense (benefit):                
Withholding Tax Liability           2,600,000avid_WithholdingTaxLiability 500,000avid_WithholdingTaxLiability (35,300,000)avid_WithholdingTaxLiability
Net cash payments for income taxes           2,146,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet 2,173,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet  
Total provision for (benefit from) income taxes 761,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 365,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 622,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 440,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 792,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 2,188,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 2,939,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 4,049,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Federal           14,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit (104,000)us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit (750,000)us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
State           83,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 114,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 102,000us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit
Foreign benefit of net operating losses           (180,000)us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit (170,000)us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit (154,000)us-gaap_OtherTaxExpenseBenefit
Other foreign           2,217,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 2,369,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 5,251,000us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
Total current tax expense (benefit)           2,134,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 2,209,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 4,449,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred tax benefit:                
Other foreign           54,000us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 730,000us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (400,000)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Total deferred tax benefit           54,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 730,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (400,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Income (loss) before income taxes:                
United States           (6,864,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic (16,414,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic 19,198,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
Foreign           23,780,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 40,506,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 31,938,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
Income from continuing operations before income taxes $ (4,308,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments $ 14,605,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments $ (2,717,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments $ 9,336,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments $ 1,921,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments $ 16,916,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments $ 24,092,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments $ 51,136,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments