Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 09, 2015	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 07, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)		$ 2,168,000	$ 8,219,000
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Revenues				$ 364,100,000
Operating Income (Loss)				16,100,000
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments				51,600,000
Long-term Debt				$ 143,600,000
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. | Scenario, Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated transaction equity value	$ 339,700,000
Estimated enterprise value	430,800,000
Estimated amount of combined cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities to be deployed to fund the acquisition	149,900,000
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs	27,500,000
Estimated amount of cash remaining at the closing of merger	52,700,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Commitment for the TCS Acquisition Related Credit Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 400,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Share Price (in dollars per share)					$ 5.00