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8. Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt (Details Narrative) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Note payable	$ 37,494us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Unused borrowing capacity	32,100us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAmount
Taiwan location
Note payable	300us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = AAOI_TaiwanLocationMember
Revolving line of credit, maturity date	Jul. 31, 2015
East West Bank
Revolving line of credit maximum borrowing capacity	15,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = AAOI_EastWestBankMember
Revolving line of credit amount outstanding	15,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = AAOI_EastWestBankMember
Revolving line of credit, maturity date	Jul. 15, 2017
East West Bank Term Loan
Revolving line of credit maximum borrowing capacity	5,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = AAOI_EastWestBankTermLoanMember
Revolving line of credit amount outstanding	4,900us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = AAOI_EastWestBankTermLoanMember
Revolving line of credit, maturity date	Jul. 31, 2019
East West Bank Construction Loan
Revolving line of credit maximum borrowing capacity	22,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = AAOI_EastWestBankConstructionLoanMember
Revolving line of credit amount outstanding	0us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = AAOI_EastWestBankConstructionLoanMember
Revolving line of credit, maturity date	Apr. 26, 2016
CTBC Bank Taipei
Revolving line of credit maximum borrowing capacity	3,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = AAOI_CTBCBankTaipeiMember
Revolving line of credit amount outstanding	2,800us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = AAOI_CTBCBankTaipeiMember
E. Sun Commercial Bank
Revolving line of credit maximum borrowing capacity	4,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = AAOI_ESunCommercialBankTaiwanMember
Revolving line of credit amount outstanding	3,600us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = AAOI_ESunCommercialBankTaiwanMember
Revolving line of credit, maturity date	Dec. 31, 2013
E. Sun Commercial Bank 2
Revolving line of credit maximum borrowing capacity	3,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = AAOI_ESunCommercialBankTaiwan2Member
Revolving line of credit amount outstanding	2,400us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = AAOI_ESunCommercialBankTaiwan2Member
Revolving line of credit, maturity date	Feb. 06, 2016
Mega International Commercial Bank
Revolving line of credit maximum borrowing capacity	4,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = AAOI_MegaInternationalCommercialBankTaiwanMember
Revolving line of credit amount outstanding	3,600us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = AAOI_MegaInternationalCommercialBankTaiwanMember
Revolving line of credit, maturity date	Nov. 27, 2015
China Construction Bank
Revolving line of credit maximum borrowing capacity	10,400us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = AAOI_ChinaConstructionBankMember
Revolving line of credit amount outstanding	2,400us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = AAOI_ChinaConstructionBankMember
Note payable	$ 2,600us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = AAOI_ChinaConstructionBankMember
Revolving line of credit, maturity date	Mar. 17, 2016

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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