Tellurian Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock Based Compensation (Details)

Stock Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Stock Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2016	Jul. 01, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 01, 2016	Jan. 16, 2013	Jan. 15, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant, reduction for options and stock appreciation rights							1
Number of shares available for grant, reduction for equity instruments other than options and stock appreciation rights							2
Expired (in shares)			0	33,333
Number of stock options granted			0	0
Number of stock options exercised			0	0
Issuance of common stock (in shares)				0
Number of stock options forfeited/canceled			0	6,250
Director \| One Stone \| One Stone Exchange Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding amount forgiven						$ 174,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense (reversal of expense)			$ 590,000	$ 108,000
Non-employee Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense (reversal of expense)	$ 210,000
Cash award alternative		$ 35,000
Accrual of non-employee service based compensation			175,000
Director \| Merger Agreement \| Tellurian
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	100,000
Common stock issued to nonemployee directors (in shares)	100,000
Director fees	$ 150,000
Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecorded expected future compensation expense related to stock option awards			33,000	$ 796,000
Employee Stock Option \| Non-employee Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense (reversal of expense)		$ 35,000
Prior Period Awards \| Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense (reversal of expense)			$ 380,000
Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares allowed to be issued each year							125,000
RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares allowed to be issued each year							62,500
2012 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized							625,000
Expiration term			10 years
Market based and performance based shares available for future issuance			67,471
1998 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized								36,054
Expired (in shares)					229,947
1998 Stock Incentive Plan \| Former executive
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares repurchased during period				189,062
1998 Stock Incentive Plan \| MBOs and PBOs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Nonvested options outstanding (in shares)			0
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan \| Non-employee Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock issued to nonemployee directors (in shares)	119,505
Director fees	$ 201,000