Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	Astea International Inc.
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2018
Trading Symbol	atea
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000945989
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	3,594,549
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	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1