| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2410407 - Disclosure - Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Schedule of Product Warranty Accruals) (Details) (http://www.emcore.com/role/AccruedExpensesAndOtherCurrentLiabilitiesScheduleOfProductWarrantyAccrualsDetails) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000808326 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Payables and Accruals [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2015-10-01 - 2016-09-30 | 2014-10-01 - 2015-09-30 | 2013-10-01 - 2014-09-30 | |
Payables and Accruals [Abstract] | |||
Movement in Standard Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward] | |||
Balance at beginning of period | |||
Provision for product warranty - expense | |||
Adjustments and utilization of warranty accrual | ( | ( | ( |
Balance at end of period | 1,664,000 | 2,816,000 | |