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Segment Reporting and Geographic Information - Reconciliation of Segment Assets - Other Significant Items (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Depreciation and amortization	$ 648us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	$ 1,072us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Expenditures for assets	393us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	1,468us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
Segment Total [Member]
Depreciation and amortization	646us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_SubsegmentsConsolidationItemsAxis = ACFN_SegmentTotalMember	1,053us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_SubsegmentsConsolidationItemsAxis = ACFN_SegmentTotalMember
Expenditures for assets	328us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_SubsegmentsConsolidationItemsAxis = ACFN_SegmentTotalMember	1,392us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_SubsegmentsConsolidationItemsAxis = ACFN_SegmentTotalMember
Adjustments [Member]
Depreciation and amortization	2us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_SubsegmentsConsolidationItemsAxis = ACFN_AdjustmentsMember	19us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_SubsegmentsConsolidationItemsAxis = ACFN_AdjustmentsMember
Expenditures for assets	$ 65us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_SubsegmentsConsolidationItemsAxis = ACFN_AdjustmentsMember	$ 76us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_SubsegmentsConsolidationItemsAxis = ACFN_AdjustmentsMember

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- Definition

The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

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- Definition

The cash outflow for purchases of and capital improvements on property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

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