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| Network | 127 - Disclosure - COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER MATTERS (Tables) (http://www.abmc.com/role/CommitmentsContingenciesAndOtherMattersTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000896747 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
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Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block] | At December 31, 2016, the future minimum rental payments under these operating leases are as follows:
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