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Business Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) segment | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 24, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of business segments | segment |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Net Revenues | $ 40,016 | $ 9,190 | $ 76,685 | $ 36,678 |  |
Operating Income (Loss) | (1,234) | (3,871) | (7,962) | (8,884) |  |
Identifiable Assets | 134,055 |  | 134,055 |  |  | $ 89,904
Solar |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Revenues | 24,392 | 4,632 | 42,141 | 21,137 |  |
Operating Income (Loss) | 1,232 | (3,425) | (1,987) | (7,751) |  |
Identifiable Assets | 65,212 |  | 65,212 |  |  | 56,858
Semiconductor |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Revenues | 12,945 | 2,132 | 25,765 | 8,478 |  |
Operating Income (Loss) | (1,113) | 179 | (483) | 927 |  |
Identifiable Assets | 54,559 |  | 54,559 |  |  | 5,593
Polishing |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Revenues | 2,679 | 2,426 | 8,779 | 7,063 |  |
Operating Income (Loss) | 574 | 654 | 1,917 | 1,622 |  |
Identifiable Assets | 6,078 |  | 6,078 |  |  | 6,253
Non-segment related |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Income (Loss) | (1,927) | $ (1,279) | (7,409) | $ (3,682) |  |
Identifiable Assets | $ 8,206 |  | $ 8,206 |  |  | $ 21,200
SoLayTec, B.V. |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |
Product Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Product Line | Semiconductor |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, percentage (less than 25%) |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |

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