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SUBSEQUENT EVENT	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENT	15. SUBSEQUENT EVENT On January 18, 2012, our Board of Directors approved the shutdown of our DSL service assurance hardware product line. This decision was made to position Aware better strategically and to reduce costs. We will continue to build and ship DSL service assurance hardware products to fulfill customer orders that were received as of the date of the shutdown notice. We expect to conclude hardware shipments on or about June 30, 2012. We estimate our total costs related to the shutdown will be approximately $282,000, the majority of which will be severance and employee-related costs.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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