Document and Entity Information (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	Astea International Inc.
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000945989
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	3,587,299
Entity Public Float	$ 2,403,460