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Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs) (Details) (Severance-related accruals, USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Severance-related accruals
 
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]  
Balance as of September 30, 2014 $ 1,317us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
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Expense - charged to accrual 965us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Payments and accrual adjustments (221)emkr_RestructuringReserveSettledWithCashAndAccrualAdjustments
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Balance as of December 31, 2014 $ 2,061us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
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