Document and Entity Information (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	Astea International Inc.
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000945989
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	3,587,299
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	Yes
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Public Float	$ 1,587,299