XML 18 R46.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Income and other taxes) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]    
Income tax benefit $ 1,912,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 1,080,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Discontinued operations, tax effect 30,200,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfIncomeLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperation  
Discontinued Operation, Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit, Discontinued Operations $ 24,100,000emkr_DiscontinuedOperationDeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit