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Summary Revolving Line of Credit And Various Notes Payable Constitute Short-Term and Long-Term Loan Balances Together (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]    
Long Term debt $ 99,455us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent $ 51,676us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Short-term 71us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 69us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Total indebtedness 99,526us-gaap_LongTermDebt 51,745us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Revolving line of credit    
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]    
Long Term debt 99,400us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= avd_RevolvingLineOfCreditMember		 51,550us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= avd_RevolvingLineOfCreditMember
Total indebtedness 99,400us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= avd_RevolvingLineOfCreditMember		 [1] 51,550us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= avd_RevolvingLineOfCreditMember		 [1]
Notes payable    
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]    
Long Term debt 55us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= avd_NotesPayableMember		 126us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= avd_NotesPayableMember
Short-term 71us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= avd_NotesPayableMember		 69us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= avd_NotesPayableMember
Total indebtedness $ 126us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= avd_NotesPayableMember		 $ 195us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= avd_NotesPayableMember
[1] On July 11, 2014, AMVAC Chemical Corporation ("AMVAC"), our principal operating subsidiary, as borrower, and affiliates (including the Company), as guarantors and/or borrowers, entered into a First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "First Amendment") with a group of commercial lenders led by Bank of the West (AMVAC's primary bank) as agent, swing line lender and L/C issuer. The First Amendment amends the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement ("2013 Credit Agreement") dated as of June 17, 2013. Under the terms of the First Amendment, the Consolidated Funded Debt Ratio was increased for the third and fourth quarters of 2014 and the first quarter of 2015, and, further, borrowers are permitted to pay cash dividends to shareholders during the first and second quarters of 2015, notwithstanding prior levels of net income. The 2013 Credit Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment (the "Credit Agreement") is a senior secured lending facility with a five year term and consisting of a revolving line of credit of $200 million and an accordion feature for up to $100 million. The Credit Agreement includes both AMVAC CV and AMVAC BV as borrowers. Under the Credit Agreement, revolving loans bear interest at a variable rate based, at borrower's election with proper notice, on either (i) LIBOR plus the "Applicable Rate" which is based upon the Consolidated Funded Debt Ratio ("Eurocurrency Rate Loan") or (ii) the greater of (x) the Prime Rate, (y) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5%, and (z) the Daily One-Month LIBOR Rate plus 1.00%, plus, in the case of (x), (y) or (z) the Applicable Rate ("Alternate Base Rate Loan"). Interest payments for Eurocurrency Rate Loans are payable on the last day of each interest period (either one, two, three or six months, as selected by the borrower) and the maturity date, while interest payments for Alternate Base Rate Loans are payable on the last business day of each month and the maturity date. The senior secured revolving line of credit matures on June 17, 2018.