XML 32 R45.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v2.4.1.9

Acquisition - Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) (USD $) | 6 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jan. 30, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 14,596,000 us-gaap_Goodwill | $ 14,596,000 us-gaap_Goodwill |  |  | $ 8,323,000 us-gaap_Goodwill |
Goodwill recognized due to acquisitions | 6,619,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod |  |  |  |  |
BTU International, Inc (BTU) Merger |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of net tangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 20,948,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = asys_BTUInternationalIncBTUMergerMember
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 4,347,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = asys_BTUInternationalIncBTUMergerMember
Identifiable intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | 1,330,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = asys_BTUInternationalIncBTUMergerMember
Total consideration allocated |  |  |  |  |  | 26,625,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = asys_BTUInternationalIncBTUMergerMember
Transaction-related costs | 2,000,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = asys_BTUInternationalIncBTUMergerMember | 800,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = asys_BTUInternationalIncBTUMergerMember | 100,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = asys_BTUInternationalIncBTUMergerMember | 100,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = asys_BTUInternationalIncBTUMergerMember |  |
Semiconductor |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 4,347,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = asys_SemiconductorEquipmentMember | 4,347,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = asys_SemiconductorEquipmentMember |  |  | 0 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = asys_SemiconductorEquipmentMember |
Goodwill recognized due to acquisitions | 4,347,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = asys_SemiconductorEquipmentMember |  |  |  |  |
Semiconductor | BTU International, Inc (BTU) Merger |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill recognized due to acquisitions | $ 4,300,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = asys_BTUInternationalIncBTUMergerMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = asys_SemiconductorEquipmentMember |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful Life (in years) | 15 years |  |  |  |  |
Trade names | BTU International, Inc (BTU) Merger |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful Life (in years) | 15 years |  |  |  |  |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 23 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=21917927&loc=d3e1043-128460 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6910749&loc=d3e4845-128472 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the identifiable assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6910749&loc=d3e4845-128472 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 37 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25498275&loc=d3e2207-128464 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Amount recognized for assets, including goodwill, in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6910749&loc=d3e4845-128472 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetUsefulLife
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388280&loc=d3e13770-109266 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_Goodwill
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13816-109267 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis=asys_BTUInternationalIncBTUMergerMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=asys_SemiconductorEquipmentMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |