Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segments - Summarizes the Company's Sales by Geographic Regions (Detail)

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Segments - Summarizes the Company's Sales by Geographic Regions (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 27, 2014
Jun. 28, 2014
Mar. 29, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 28, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Sales $ 166,083us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 179,442us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 174,563us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 140,951us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 105,456us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 89,681us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 70,833us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 73,967us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 661,039us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 339,937us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 266,446us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
North America [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Sales                 452,994us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
300,368us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
233,245us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Asia [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Sales                 141,247us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaMember
15,570us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaMember
14,030us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaMember
Europe [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Sales                 64,742us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
21,190us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
16,188us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
South America [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Sales                 1,192us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_SouthAmericaMember
1,851us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_SouthAmericaMember
1,937us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_SouthAmericaMember
Other Continent [Member]                      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]                      
Sales                 $ 864us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= atro_OtherContinentMember
$ 958us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= atro_OtherContinentMember
$ 1,046us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= atro_OtherContinentMember