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Convertible Notes, Convertible Notes - Related Party and Debenture Payable (Details)

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Convertible Notes, Convertible Notes - Related Party and Debenture Payable (Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Jan. 31, 2014
Jan. 31, 2015
Jan. 31, 2014
Sep. 04, 2014
Dec. 01, 2014
Aug. 31, 2014
Feb. 28, 2014
Feb. 29, 2012
Mar. 04, 2015
Jul. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2012
Mar. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2014
Aug. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Proceeds from convertible debentures     $ (2,240,000)us-gaap_ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt $ 1,639,298us-gaap_ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt                          
Warrant value recorded as debt discount        389,565aspu_WarrantValueRecordedAsDebtDiscount                          
Warrant value recorded as debt issue cost        94,316aspu_WarrantValueRecordedAsDebtIssueCost                          
Loss on Debt Extinguishment       (452,503)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt                             
Hillair Capital Investments Lp [Member]                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Repayment of debt         2,310,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfConvertibleDebt
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aspu_HillairCapitalInvestmentsLpMember 		                       
Accrued interest settled         70,000aspu_SettlementOfAccruedInterestOriginalAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aspu_HillairCapitalInvestmentsLpMember 		                       
Loss on Debt Extinguishment         452,503us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= aspu_HillairCapitalInvestmentsLpMember 		                       
Convertible Promissory Note Dated February 25, 2012 [Member]                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Interest rate               3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentyFiveTwoThousandTwelveMember 		0.19%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentyFiveTwoThousandTwelveMember 		               
Term of debentures                 2 years                
Debt conversion, price per share               $ 0.19us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentyFiveTwoThousandTwelveMember 		$ 1.00us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentyFiveTwoThousandTwelveMember 		               
Maturity date                 Feb. 28, 2014                
Convertible notes payable               75,000us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayable
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentyFiveTwoThousandTwelveMember 		                 
Face value of loan                 100,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentyFiveTwoThousandTwelveMember 		               
Repayment of debt             25,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfConvertibleDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentyFiveTwoThousandTwelveMember 		25,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfConvertibleDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentyFiveTwoThousandTwelveMember 		                 
Future repayment of debt, December 1, 2014               50,000aspu_FutureRepaymentsOfConvertibleDebtTwo
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentyFiveTwoThousandTwelveMember 		                 
Amount of note converted           50,000us-gaap_DebtConversionOriginalDebtAmount1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentyFiveTwoThousandTwelveMember 		                     
Convertible Promissory Note Dated February 27, 2012 [Member]                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Interest rate               3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentySevenTwoThousandTwelveMember 		0.19%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentySevenTwoThousandTwelveMember 		               
Term of debentures                 2 years                
Debt conversion, price per share               $ 0.19us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentySevenTwoThousandTwelveMember 		$ 1.00us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentySevenTwoThousandTwelveMember 		               
Maturity date               Dec. 01, 2014 Feb. 28, 2014                
Face value of loan                 50,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentySevenTwoThousandTwelveMember 		               
Convertible Promissory Note Dated February 29, 2012 [Member]                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Interest rate                 0.19%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentyNineTwoThousandTwelveMember 		               
Term of debentures                 2 years                
Debt conversion, price per share                 $ 1.00us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentyNineTwoThousandTwelveMember 		               
Maturity date                 Feb. 28, 2014                
Face value of loan                 50,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_ConvertiblePromissoryNoteDatedFebruaryTwentyNineTwoThousandTwelveMember 		               
CEO [Member] | Note Payable - Related Party Dated August 14, 2012 [Member]                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Interest rate                                 5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_NotePayableRelatedPartyDatedAugustFourteenTwoThousandTwelveMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ChiefExecutiveOfficerMember
Debt conversion, price per share                                 $ 0.35us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_NotePayableRelatedPartyDatedAugustFourteenTwoThousandTwelveMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ChiefExecutiveOfficerMember
Maturity date                   Jul. 31, 2016 Jan. 01, 2016 Apr. 05, 2015 Aug. 31, 2013 Aug. 31, 2013      
Face value of loan                                 300,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_NotePayableRelatedPartyDatedAugustFourteenTwoThousandTwelveMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ChiefExecutiveOfficerMember
CEO [Member] | Note Payable - Related Party Dated March 13, 2012 [Member]                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Interest rate                             0.19%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_NotePayableRelatedPartyDatedMarchThirteenTwoThousandTwelveMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ChiefExecutiveOfficerMember 		   
Debt conversion, price per share                             $ 1.00us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_NotePayableRelatedPartyDatedMarchThirteenTwoThousandTwelveMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ChiefExecutiveOfficerMember 		   
Maturity date                   Jul. 31, 2016 Jan. 01, 2016     Aug. 31, 2013 Mar. 31, 2013    
Face value of loan                             300,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aspu_NotePayableRelatedPartyDatedMarchThirteenTwoThousandTwelveMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ChiefExecutiveOfficerMember 		   
Institutional Investor [Member]                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Interest rate                       8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		         
Term of debentures                       18 months          
Debt conversion, price per share           $ 0.19us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		        0.155us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		0.3325us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		         
Convertible notes payable                     1,911,572us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayable
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		2,000,000us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayable
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		         
Face value of loan                       2,240,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		         
Percentage of the note balance due on November 1, 2014                       25.00%aspu_DebtInstrumentPaymentOfNoteBalancePercentageDueOnMaturityPeriodOne
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		         
Percentage of the note balance due on January 1, 2015                       25.00%aspu_DebtInstrumentPaymentOfNoteBalancePercentageDueOnMaturityPeriodTwo
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		         
Percentage of the note balance due on April 1, 2015                       50.00%aspu_DebtInstrumentPaymentOfNoteBalancePercentageDueOnMaturityPeriodThree
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		         
Proceeds from convertible debentures                       1,700,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		         
Fees Paid                       117,846us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		         
Shares issued from conversion of convertible debt                       6,736,842us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentSharesIssued1
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		         
Warrant value recorded as debt discount                       389,565aspu_WarrantValueRecordedAsDebtDiscount
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		         
Exercise price of warrants                     0.155us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		        0.19us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		 
Amount of note converted           100,000us-gaap_DebtConversionOriginalDebtAmount1
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		                     
Original issue discount                     328,428us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		240,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember 		         
Institutional Investor [Member] | Warrant [Member]                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Expiration period                     5 years 5 years       5 years  
Exercise price of warrants $ 0.19us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember 		  $ 0.19us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember 		              0.19us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_InvestorMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember 		           
Laidlaw and Co [Member]                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Fees Paid                       207,500us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= aspu_AgentMember 		         
Legal Fees                       35,356us-gaap_LegalFees
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= aspu_AgentMember 		         
Issuance of common shares and warrants for services, shares                       1,347,368aspu_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesIssuedForServicesCommonSharesAndWarrantsShares
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= aspu_AgentMember 		         
Warrant value recorded as debt issue cost                       94,316aspu_WarrantValueRecordedAsDebtIssueCost
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= aspu_AgentMember 		         
Exercise price of warrants                       0.3325us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= aspu_AgentMember 		         
Laidlaw and Co [Member] | Warrant [Member]                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Expiration period                       5 years