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Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 29, 2013 sqft	Dec. 31, 2014 Installment	Dec. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2011 EquityMethodInvestee
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Beijing JiYa Semiconductor Material Co Ltd [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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Accounts payable		1,800,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = axti_BeijingJiyaSemiconductorMaterialCoLtdMember	1,500,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = axti_BeijingJiyaSemiconductorMaterialCoLtdMember
Nanjing Jin Mei Gallium Co Ltd [Member]
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Income from agency sales		20,000axti_RelatedPartyTransactionIncomeFromAgencySales / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = axti_NanjingJinMeiGalliumCoLtdMember	128,000axti_RelatedPartyTransactionIncomeFromAgencySales / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = axti_NanjingJinMeiGalliumCoLtdMember
Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of equity method investees to whom loan was granted		1axti_NumberOfEquityInvestmentEntities / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = axti_BeijingTongmeiXtalTechnologyMember
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Area of leased property (in square feet)		22,081us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = axti_BeijingTongmeiXtalTechnologyMember
Lease term		10 years
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Payments to purchase materials		120,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = axti_BeijingTongmeiXtalTechnologyMember
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