Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	GEOS
Entity Registrant Name	GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001001115
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		13,134,416