Schedule of Revenue by Geographic Region (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment Data, Revenue, Geographic Region, United States	$ 30,249	$ 35,318	$ 79,466	$ 105,099
Segment Data, Revenue, Geographic Region, Asia	7,413	10,389	17,898	27,326
Segment Data, Revenue, Geographic Region, Europe	1,333	2,558	4,877	7,006
Segment Data, Revenue, Geographic Region, Other	2,067	1,215	14,052	9,374
Revenue	$ 41,062	$ 49,480	$ 116,293	$ 148,805

Aggregate revenue recognized during the period (derived from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an entity's earning process). For financial services companies, also includes investment and interest income, and sales and trading gains.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

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