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Note 19 - Related Party (Details) | 0 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 30, 2009 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Fidia Farmaceutici S.p.A [Member] |  |  |  |
Note 19 - Related Party (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in Shares) | 1,981,192 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = anik_FidiaFarmaceuticiSpAMember |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  |  | 100.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = anik_FidiaFarmaceuticiSpAMember |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners |  | 0.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = anik_FidiaFarmaceuticiSpAMember |  | 14.30%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = anik_FidiaFarmaceuticiSpAMember
Fidia Farmaceutici S.p.A [Member] |  |  |  |
Note 19 - Related Party (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners |  |  | 0.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = anik_FidiaFarmaceuticiSpAMember |

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