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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment $ 176,988,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 169,565,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross  
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization (158,901,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (150,894,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Net property and equipment 18,087,000affx_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetIncludingAssetsHeldForSale 18,671,000affx_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetIncludingAssetsHeldForSale  
Depreciation expense 8,500,000us-gaap_Depreciation 13,800,000us-gaap_Depreciation 15,800,000us-gaap_Depreciation
Construction-in-progress [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment 3,589,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember
[1] 1,214,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember
[1]  
Equipment and furniture [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment 124,789,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= affx_EquipmentAndFurnitureMember
119,848,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= affx_EquipmentAndFurnitureMember
 
Building and leasehold improvements [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment $ 48,610,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= affx_BuildingAndLeaseholdImprovementsMember
$ 48,503,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= affx_BuildingAndLeaseholdImprovementsMember
 
[1] Includes assets received not yet in service.