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Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Jan. 02, 2015
Apr. 17, 2015
Dec. 10, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Oct. 22, 2014
Apr. 16, 2015
Spain And Netherlands                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Other income $ 700,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherIncome
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Photovoltaics Business                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Goodwill   0us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwill1
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        20,384,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwill1
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Other income   0us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherIncome
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779,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherIncome
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0us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherIncome
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Digital Products Business                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Asset purchase agreement, selling price                   17,500,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration
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Transaction costs incurred in sale of business   1,600,000emkr_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationTransactionCosts
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Other income   0us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherIncome
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Asset sale, cash consideration           1,500,000emkr_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsiderationCash
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Asset sale, promissory note, principal amount                   16,000,000emkr_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsiderationNotePrincipalAmount
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Proceeds from sale of business       1,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
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Asset sale, promissory note, interest rate, year one                   0.05emkr_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsiderationNoteStatedInterestRateFirstYear
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Asset sale, promissory note, interest rate, year two                   0.13emkr_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsiderationNoteStatedInterestRateSecondYear
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Net assets sold during the period   13,300,000emkr_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNetAssets
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  13,300,000emkr_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNetAssets
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Gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued operation, net of tax   2,000,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
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Digital Products Business | Subsequent Event                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Asset sale, promissory note, principal amount                     15,500,000emkr_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsiderationNotePrincipalAmount
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Proceeds from sale of business             15,700,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
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Photovoltaics | Photovoltaics Business                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Asset purchase agreement, selling price               150,000,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration
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Net assets sold               60,300,000emkr_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAssetsNet
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Transaction costs incurred in sale of business               2,700,000emkr_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationTransactionCosts
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Gain on sale of Photovoltaics Business $ 56,800,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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