Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth shareholders’ equity and noncontrolling interest for the six months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:

	Six Months Ended December 31,
	2013									2012
	Shareholders’ Equity Zygo Corp.			Non- Controlling Interest			Total Equity			Shareholders’ Equity Zygo Corp.			Non- Controlling Interest			Total Equity
Equity, beginning of period	$	181,962		$	2,043		$	184,005		$	173,482		$	2,355		$	175,837
Net income		6,209			292			6,501			2,617			709			3,326
Unrealized gain on hedge		159			—			159			—			—			—
Foreign currency translation effect		551			13			564			261			104			365
Total		6,919			305			7,224			2,878			813			3,691
Share-based compensation		2,821			—			2,821			3,988			—			3,988
Repurchase of restricted stock		(1,748	)		—			(1,748	)		(1,078	)		—			(1,078	)
Employee stock purchase		56			—			56			15			—			15
Exercise of employee stock options and related tax effect		255			—			255			868			—			868
Dividends attributable to noncontrolling interest		—			(458	)		(458	)		—			(1,101	)		(1,101	)
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest		—			—			—			(2,777	)		(378	)		(3,155	)
Equity, end of period	$	190,265		$	1,890		$	192,155		$	177,376		$	1,689		$	179,065