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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
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]    
Indebtedness, Long-term $ 85,036us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent $ 99,455us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Indebtedness, Short-term 272us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 71us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Revolving Line of Credit    
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]    
Indebtedness, Long-term 85,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
99,400us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
Total indebtedness 85,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
99,400us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
Notes payable    
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]    
Indebtedness, Long-term 36us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= avd_NotesPayableMember
55us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= avd_NotesPayableMember
Indebtedness, Short-term 272us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= avd_NotesPayableMember
71us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= avd_NotesPayableMember
Total indebtedness 308us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= avd_NotesPayableMember
126us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= avd_NotesPayableMember
Debt    
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]    
Indebtedness, Long-term 85,036us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
99,455us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
Indebtedness, Short-term 272us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
71us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
Total indebtedness $ 85,308us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
$ 99,526us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember