Discontinued Operations & Gain on the Sale of the ASO Business Unit (Detail Textuals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Aug. 22, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax			$ 0		$ 24,555
Indemnity holdback			6,100	$ 6,100		$ 6,100
Interest expense, debt			0		62
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax			0		25,630
Astrotech Space Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax			0		24,555
Sale of business unit		$ 61,000	59,300
Working capital		$ 1,700	1,700
Received cash for working capital holdback			53,200			53,189
Indemnity holdback			6,100	6,100		6,100
Gain on sale of discontinued operations (1)			$ 0		$ 25,630	25,436
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax						$ 20,600
Service agreement, term		1 year
Service agreement, extension term		1 year
Astrotech Space Operations | Lockheed Martin Corporation
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Service agreement, term		6 months
Astrotech Space Operations | Term Loan
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Payment of outstanding balance of term loan	$ 5,700	$ 5,700
Adjustment | Astrotech Space Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax				$ 194