Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 01, 2016
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	USA TECHNOLOGIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000896429
Trading Symbol	usat
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		35,944,615
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2