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Acquisition (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 0 Months Ended
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Dec. 24, 2014 | Jan. 30, 2015
SoLayTec, B.V. |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired | 51.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = asys_SoLayTecB.V.Member |
Purchase price consideration | $ 1.9 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = asys_SoLayTecB.V.Member |
BTU International, Inc (BTU) Merger | Merger Agreement |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Shares issued upon conversion |  | 3,185,852 us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1 / dei_LegalEntityAxis = asys_BTUInternationalIncBTUMergerMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis = asys_MergerAgreementMember
Parent Company | Merger Agreement |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Exchange ratio |  | 0.3291 asys_ConversionOfStockConversionRatioSharesOfStockExchangedPerEachShareOfSubsidiaryStock / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis = asys_MergerAgreementMember

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