Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information	Jul. 01, 2012	Aug. 14, 2012
Entity Registrant Name	Optex Systems Holdings Inc
Entity Central Index Key	0001397016
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	opxs
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		144,444,940
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 01, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012