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Revenues - Revenues by Product and Services Offerings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 171,851 | $ 130,837 | $ 112,362 | $ 115,810 | $ 114,791 | $ 104,836 | $ 99,226 | $ 101,215 | $ 530,860 | $ 420,068 | $ 343,798
TASER 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,652 | 7,358 |
TASER X26P |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,524 | 70,638 |
TASER X2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55,920 | 78,837 |
TASER Pulse and Bolt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,089 | 5,182 |
Cartridges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85,987 | 68,258 |
Axon Body |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,039 | 21,883 |
Axon Flex |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,928 | 6,509 |
Axon Fleet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,182 | 12,527 |
Axon Dock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,449 | 10,706 |
Axon Evidence and cloud services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130,969 | 90,291 |
TASER Cam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,104 | 3,871 |
Extended warranties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,262 | 27,613 |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,755 | 16,395 |
TASER |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 281,661 | 253,115 | 234,512
TASER | TASER 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,652 | 7,358 |
TASER | TASER X26P |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,524 | 70,638 |
TASER | TASER X2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55,920 | 78,837 |
TASER | TASER Pulse and Bolt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,089 | 5,182 |
TASER | Cartridges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85,987 | 68,258 |
TASER | Axon Body |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
TASER | Axon Flex |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
TASER | Axon Fleet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
TASER | Axon Dock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
TASER | Axon Evidence and cloud services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
TASER | TASER Cam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
TASER | Extended warranties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,074 | 15,753 |
TASER | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,711 | 7,089 |
Software and Sensors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 249,199 | 166,953 | $ 109,286
Software and Sensors | TASER 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Software and Sensors | TASER X26P |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Software and Sensors | TASER X2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Software and Sensors | TASER Pulse and Bolt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Software and Sensors | Cartridges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Software and Sensors | Axon Body |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,039 | 21,883 |
Software and Sensors | Axon Flex |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,928 | 6,509 |
Software and Sensors | Axon Fleet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,182 | 12,527 |
Software and Sensors | Axon Dock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,449 | 10,706 |
Software and Sensors | Axon Evidence and cloud services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130,265 | 90,291 |
Software and Sensors | TASER Cam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,104 | 3,871 |
Software and Sensors | Extended warranties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,188 | 11,860 |
Software and Sensors | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,044 | $ 9,306 |

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