Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	Astea International Inc.
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Trading Symbol	atea
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000945989
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	3,587,299
Entity Public Float		$ 784,089
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	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY