| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 009025 - Disclosure - Significant Accounting Policies, Policies (m) to (w) (Details) (http://aspentech.com/role/SignificantAccountingPoliciesPoliciesMToWDetails) |
| Table | Schedule of Goodwill [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000929940 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Goodwill [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011-07-01 - 2012-06-30 | 2010-07-01 - 2011-06-30 | |||||||
| Statement, Business Segments [Axis] | Statement, Business Segments [Axis] | |||||||
| License [Member] | SMS, Training, and Other [Member] | Professional Services [Member] | Segment [Domain] | License [Member] | SMS, Training, and Other [Member] | Professional Services [Member] | Segment [Domain] | |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] | ||||||||
Goodwill, gross, beginning balance | 68,049,000 | 16,144,000 | 5,102,000 | 89,295,000 | 68,059,000 | 14,871,000 | 5,102,000 | 88,032,000 |
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance | (65,569,000) | 0 | (5,102,000) | (70,671,000) | (65,569,000) | 0 | (5,102,000) | (70,671,000) |
Goodwill, net, beginning balance | 2,480,000 | 16,144,000 | 0 | 18,624,000 | 2,490,000 | 14,871,000 | 0 | 17,361,000 |
Acquisitions | 1,641,000 | 0 | 0 | 1,641,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Effect of currency translation | (120,000) | (746,000) | 0 | (866,000) | (10,000) | 1,273,000 | 0 | 1,263,000 |
Goodwill, gross, ending balance | 69,570,000 | 15,398,000 | 5,102,000 | 90,070,000 | 68,049,000 | 16,144,000 | 5,102,000 | 89,295,000 |
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance | (65,569,000) | 0 | (5,102,000) | (70,671,000) | (65,569,000) | 0 | (5,102,000) | (70,671,000) |
Goodwill, net, ending balance | 4,001,000 | 15,398,000 | 0 | 19,399,000 | 2,480,000 | 16,144,000 | 0 | 18,624,000 |