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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical)
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2013
4.00% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]    
Interest rate 4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= affx_FourPointZeroZeroPercentCovertibleSeniorNotesMember
 
3.00% Senior Convertible Notes [Member]    
Interest rate 3.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= affx_ThreePointFiveZeroPercentSeniorConvertibleNotesMember
3.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= affx_ThreePointFiveZeroPercentSeniorConvertibleNotesMember