Annual report pursuant to section 13 and 15(d)

Stock Based Compensation (Detail Textual)

Stock Based Compensation (Detail Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended									12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 29, 2013 Longview fund	Sep. 29, 2013 Stock Options	Sep. 30, 2012 Stock Options	Sep. 29, 2013 Minimum Stock Options	Sep. 29, 2013 Maximum Stock Options	Jul. 19, 2012 Warrants Private Placement	Mar. 31, 2009 Warrants Private Placement	Sep. 29, 2013 Option Compensation Costs	Sep. 30, 2012 Option Compensation Costs	Sep. 29, 2013 Ron Richards	Dec. 09, 2011 Stock Option Plan 2009	Sep. 29, 2013 Stock Option Plan 2009	Sep. 30, 2012 Stock Option Plan 2009	Mar. 26, 2009 Stock Option Plan 2009	Dec. 09, 2011 Stock Option Plan 2009 Two Board Members	Dec. 09, 2011 Stock Option Plan 2009 Employees	Dec. 09, 2011 Stock Option Plan 2009 Executive Officers
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares authorized													50,000,000			6,000,000	10,000,000	36,070,000	20,000,000
Minimum percentage of voting power for incentive options granted														10.00%
Percentage of price per share of fair value of common stock on date of grant														100.00%
Minimum percentage of exercise price per share of fair value of common stock on date of grant														110.00%
Maximum amount of fair value of stock options exercisable														$ 100,000
Number of stock options vested	17,700,149	2,241,899										5,000,000
Number of stock options forfeited	504,000	274,000
Number of stock options vested early												3,750,000
Expected volatility rate				364.20%
Stock option compensation expense	128	152
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)										43	52
Risk free interest rate, minimum				1.50%
Risk free interest rate, maximum				2.20%
Expected term						4 years 6 months	7 years
Number of shares remaining option, granted	48,751,649												46,070,000		46,070,000
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share based compensation	144
Total fair value of options and shares vested	180
Exercise price of warrants			0.15					0.01	0.45
Number of warrants expired unexercised			100,000
Interest expense of outstanding warrants	0	0
Number of warrants or rights exercise		5,401,667							8,131,667
Proceeds from warrant exercise		54
Interest Expense - Net	42	19
Unamortized interest	0
Exercise price of authorized stock options													$ 0.01
Condition 1														expiration of the option as provided in the option agreement
Condition 2														90 days following the date of termination of the employee
Condition 3														ten years from the date of grant (five years from the date of grant for incentive options granted to an employee who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of Optex Systems Holdings stock at the date of grant). In some instances, granted stock options are immediately exercisable into restricted shares of common stock, which vest in accordance with the original terms of the related options.
Revised condition													each grant to vest 25% per year over four years for each year with which the grantee is still employed by or serving as a director of Optex Systems Holdings (with all unvested options automatically expiring on the date of termination of employment by or service as a director of Optex Systems Holdings) and all unvested options immediately vesting upon a change of control due to a merger or acquisition of Optex Systems Holdings, with the options to be issued within 60 days of December 9, 2011.
Employee turnover rate													3.00%
Expected shares to be vested													42,716,864
Number of shares remaining option, exercised				0	0
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, outstanding, intrinsic value				$ 0