<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<FilingSummary>
  <Version>3.5.0.2</Version>
  <ProcessingTime/>
  <ReportFormat>html</ReportFormat>
  <ContextCount>167</ContextCount>
  <ElementCount>253</ElementCount>
  <EntityCount>1</EntityCount>
  <FootnotesReported>true</FootnotesReported>
  <SegmentCount>66</SegmentCount>
  <ScenarioCount>0</ScenarioCount>
  <TuplesReported>false</TuplesReported>
  <UnitCount>4</UnitCount>
  <MyReports>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R1.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>101 - Document - Document And Entity Information</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/DocumentAndEntityInformation</Role>
      <ShortName>Document And Entity Information</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Cover</MenuCategory>
      <Position>1</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R2.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>102 - Statement - CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/CondensedConsolidatedBalanceSheets</Role>
      <ShortName>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>2</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R3.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>103 - Statement - CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/CondensedConsolidatedBalanceSheetsParenthetical</Role>
      <ShortName>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>3</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R4.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>104 - Statement - CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/CondensedConsolidatedStatementsOfOperationsAndComprehensiveLoss</Role>
      <ShortName>CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>4</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R5.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>105 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/ConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows</Role>
      <ShortName>CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Statements</MenuCategory>
      <Position>5</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R6.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>106 - Disclosure - Description of Business</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/DescriptionOfBusiness</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of Business</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>6</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R7.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>107 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPolicies</Role>
      <ShortName>Summary of Significant Accounting Policies</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>7</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R8.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>108 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Intangible Assets</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/GoodwillAndIntangibleAssets</Role>
      <ShortName>Goodwill and Intangible Assets</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>8</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R9.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>109 - Disclosure - Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities</Role>
      <ShortName>Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>9</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R10.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>110 - Disclosure - Notes and Lines of Credit</LongName>
      <ReportType>Notes</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/NotesAndLinesOfCredit</Role>
      <ShortName>Notes and Lines of Credit</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>10</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R11.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>111 - Disclosure - Income Taxes</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/IncomeTaxes</Role>
      <ShortName>Income Taxes</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>11</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R12.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>112 - Disclosure - Stockholders' Equity</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/StockholdersEquity</Role>
      <ShortName>Stockholders' Equity</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>12</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R13.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>113 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/CommitmentsAndContingencies</Role>
      <ShortName>Commitments and Contingencies</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>13</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R14.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>114 - Disclosure - Related Party Transactions</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/RelatedPartyTransactions</Role>
      <ShortName>Related Party Transactions</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Notes</MenuCategory>
      <Position>14</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R15.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>115 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesPolicies</Role>
      <ShortName>Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Policies</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apollomed.net/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPolicies</ParentRole>
      <Position>15</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R16.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>116 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apollomed.net/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPolicies</ParentRole>
      <Position>16</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R17.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>117 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apollomed.net/role/GoodwillAndIntangibleAssets</ParentRole>
      <Position>17</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R18.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>118 - Disclosure - Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apollomed.net/role/AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities</ParentRole>
      <Position>18</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R19.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>119 - Statement - Notes and Lines of Credit (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Notes</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/NotesAndLinesOfCreditTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Notes and Lines of Credit (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apollomed.net/role/NotesAndLinesOfCredit</ParentRole>
      <Position>19</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R20.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>120 - Disclosure - Stockholders' Equity (Tables)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/StockholdersEquityTables</Role>
      <ShortName>Stockholders' Equity (Tables)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Tables</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apollomed.net/role/StockholdersEquity</ParentRole>
      <Position>20</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R21.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>121 - Disclosure - Description of Business - Additional Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/DescriptionOfBusinessAdditionalInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Description of Business - Additional Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>21</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R22.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>122 - Disclosure - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesAdditionalInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>22</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R23.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>123 - Disclosure - Percentage of Net Revenue and Total Accounts Receivable (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/PercentageOfNetRevenueAndTotalAccountsReceivableDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Percentage of Net Revenue and Total Accounts Receivable (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>23</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R24.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>124 - Disclosure - Property and equipment (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/PropertyAndEquipmentDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Property and equipment (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>24</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R25.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>125 - Disclosure - Medical Payables (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/MedicalPayablesDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Medical Payables (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>25</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R26.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>126 - Disclosure - Carrying Amounts and Fair Values of Company's Financial Instruments (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/CarryingAmountsAndFairValuesOfCompanysFinancialInstrumentsDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Carrying Amounts and Fair Values of Company's Financial Instruments (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>26</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R27.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>127 - Disclosure - Summary of Activity of Level 3 Inputs Measured on Recurring Basis (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/SummaryOfActivityOfLevel3InputsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Summary of Activity of Level 3 Inputs Measured on Recurring Basis (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>27</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R28.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>128 - Disclosure - Computation of Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/ComputationOfDilutedEarningsPerShareDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Computation of Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>28</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R29.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>129 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsAdditionalInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>29</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R30.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>130 - Disclosure - Schedule of intangible assets (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/ScheduleOfIntangibleAssetsDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Schedule of intangible assets (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>30</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R31.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>131 - Disclosure - Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apollomed.net/role/AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesTables</ParentRole>
      <Position>31</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R32.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>132 - Disclosure - Notes and Lines of Credit - Additional Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Notes</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/NotesAndLinesOfCreditAdditionalInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Notes and Lines of Credit - Additional Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>32</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R33.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>133 - Disclosure - Notes and Lines of Credit (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Notes</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/NotesAndLinesOfCreditDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Notes and Lines of Credit (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apollomed.net/role/NotesAndLinesOfCreditTables</ParentRole>
      <Position>33</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R34.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>134 - Disclosure - Notes and Lines of Credit (Parenthetical) (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Notes</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/NotesAndLinesOfCreditParentheticalDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Notes and Lines of Credit (Parenthetical) (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <ParentRole>http://www.apollomed.net/role/NotesAndLinesOfCreditTables</ParentRole>
      <Position>34</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R35.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>135 - Disclosure - Interest Expense Associated with Notes Payable (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Notes</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/InterestExpenseAssociatedWithNotesPayableDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Interest Expense Associated with Notes Payable (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>35</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R36.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>136 - Disclosure - Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/StockholdersEquityAdditionalInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>36</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R37.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>137 - Disclosure - Stock Option Activity (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/StockOptionActivityDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Stock Option Activity (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>37</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R38.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>138 - Disclosure - Summary of Restricted Stock Award (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/SummaryOfRestrictedStockAwardDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Summary of Restricted Stock Award (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>38</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R39.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>139 - Disclosure - Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense Related to Common Stock and Common Stock Option Awards (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/SummaryOfStockbasedCompensationExpenseRelatedToCommonStockAndCommonStockOptionAwardsDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense Related to Common Stock and Common Stock Option Awards (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>39</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R40.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>140 - Disclosure - Warrants Outstanding (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/WarrantsOutstandingDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Warrants Outstanding (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>40</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R41.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>141 - Disclosure - Warrants (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/WarrantsDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Warrants (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>41</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R42.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>142 - Disclosure - Amount of Shares of Common Stock Reserved (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/AmountOfSharesOfCommonStockReservedDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Amount of Shares of Common Stock Reserved (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>42</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report instance="ameh-20160630.xml">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R43.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>143 - Disclosure - Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail)</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.apollomed.net/role/RelatedPartyTransactionsAdditionalInformationDetail</Role>
      <ShortName>Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail)</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Details</MenuCategory>
      <Position>43</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <LongName>All Reports</LongName>
      <ReportType>Book</ReportType>
      <ShortName>All Reports</ShortName>
    </Report>
  </MyReports>
  <InputFiles>
    <File>ameh-20160630.xml</File>
    <File>ameh-20160630.xsd</File>
    <File>ameh-20160630_cal.xml</File>
    <File>ameh-20160630_def.xml</File>
    <File>ameh-20160630_lab.xml</File>
    <File>ameh-20160630_pre.xml</File>
  </InputFiles>
  <SupplementalFiles/>
  <BaseTaxonomies/>
  <HasPresentationLinkbase>true</HasPresentationLinkbase>
  <HasCalculationLinkbase>true</HasCalculationLinkbase>
</FilingSummary>
