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Business Segment Information (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
segment
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Number of business segments 2us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments    
Net Revenues $ 12,396us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 14,772us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet  
Operating Income (Loss) (4,793)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (478)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss  
Identifiable Assets 97,523us-gaap_Assets   89,904us-gaap_Assets
Solar and semiconductor equipment      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net Revenues 9,018us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= asys_SolarAndSemiconductorEquipmentMember
12,564us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= asys_SolarAndSemiconductorEquipmentMember
 
Operating Income (Loss) (2,595)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= asys_SolarAndSemiconductorEquipmentMember
349us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= asys_SolarAndSemiconductorEquipmentMember
 
Identifiable Assets 91,507us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= asys_SolarAndSemiconductorEquipmentMember
  83,651us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= asys_SolarAndSemiconductorEquipmentMember
Polishing supplies and equipment      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net Revenues 3,378us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= asys_PolishingSuppliesAndEquipmentMember
2,208us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= asys_PolishingSuppliesAndEquipmentMember
 
Operating Income (Loss) 742us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= asys_PolishingSuppliesAndEquipmentMember
418us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= asys_PolishingSuppliesAndEquipmentMember
 
Identifiable Assets 6,016us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= asys_PolishingSuppliesAndEquipmentMember
  6,253us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= asys_PolishingSuppliesAndEquipmentMember
Non-segment related      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Operating Income (Loss) $ (2,940)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_MaterialReconcilingItemsMember
$ (1,245)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_MaterialReconcilingItemsMember