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Income Taxes (Details Narrative) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Aug. 05, 2013
Valuation allowance, deferred tax asset, change in amount | $ 6,043 us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount |  |
Operating loss carry forwards | 73 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards |  |
Percentage of deduction of certain repatriated foreign earnings | 85.00%ACFN_PercentageOfDeductionOfCertainRepatriatedForeignEarnings |  |
U.S. Income Tax Rate | 34.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate | 34.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate |
Percentage of general corporate tax rate currently stands | 30.00%ACFN_PercentageOfGeneralCorporateTaxRateCurrentlyStands |  |
Accrued interest | 0 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued | 0 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued | 0 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued | 0 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued |
Other assets | 569 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther | 262 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther |
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Other current assets | 138 ACFN_DeferredTaxAssetsOtherCurrentAsset / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = ACFN_DsitMember | 192 ACFN_DeferredTaxAssetsOtherCurrentAsset / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = ACFN_DsitMember |
Other assets | $ 451 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = ACFN_DsitMember | $ 295 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = ACFN_DsitMember |
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Percentage of corporate tax rate increased by achieving budget Objectives in the Years 2013 and 2014 |  |  | 1.50%ACFN_PercentageOfCorporateTaxRateIncreasedByAchievingBudget / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember
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Percentage of corporate tax rate increased by achieving budget Objectives in the Years 2013 and 2014 |  |  | 26.50%ACFN_PercentageOfCorporateTaxRateIncreasedByAchievingBudget / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember

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