Business Combination, Consideration Transferred by Noncontrolling Interest

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Cash inflows from sale of discontinued operations.

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Represents amount indemnity holdback classified as current.

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- Definition

Represents amount of working capital.

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- Definition

Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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-Publisher FASB

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Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which is directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (that is, noncontrolling interest, previously referred to as minority interest).

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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General Information (Detail Textuals) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
General Information (Detail Textuals) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Aug. 22, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Indemnity holdback	$ 6,100,000astc_IndemnnityHoldbackCurrent		$ 6,100,000astc_IndemnnityHoldbackCurrent	$ 0astc_IndemnnityHoldbackCurrent
Noncontrolling interest	154,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest		154,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest	1,800,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Image Trends, Inc [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Purchase price paid by noncontrolling interest	165,000
Noncontrolling interest	165,000		165,000
Image Trends, Inc [Member] \| Astral Images, Inc
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Cost of certain business assets acquired	1,600,000
Astrotech Space Operations
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Sale of business unit		61,000,000	59,300,000
Working capital	1,700,000		1,700,000
Received cash for working capital holdback			53,189,000
Indemnity holdback	$ 6,100,000		$ 6,100,000