Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 22, 2013
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	CUBIC CORP /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000026076
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		26,736,307
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2