Discontinued Operations & Gain on the Sale of the ASO Business Unit (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	$ 26,933,000	$ 3,352,000
Income tax expense	2,378,000	1,173,000
Astrotech Space Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenue	2,807,000	6,689,000
Cost of revenue	(1,313,000)	(3,086,000)
Selling, general and administrative	(128,000)	(187,000)
Interest and other expense, net	(63,000)	(64,000)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	25,630,000
Income tax expense	(2,378,000)	(1,173,000)
Income of discontinued operations	$ 24,555,000	$ 2,179,000