Quarterly report pursuant to sections 13 or 15(d)

Stock Based Compensation (Detail Textual)

Stock Based Compensation (Detail Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
Stock Based Compensation (Detail Textual) (USD $)	Mar. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 30, 2014 Warrants	Mar. 31, 2013 Warrants	Mar. 30, 2014 Warrants	Mar. 31, 2013 Warrants	Mar. 29, 2014 Warrants 3/30/2009 private placement	Mar. 30, 2014 Stock Options	Mar. 30, 2014 Minimum Stock Options	Mar. 30, 2014 Maximum Stock Options	Mar. 30, 2014 Option Compensation Costs	Mar. 31, 2013 Option Compensation Costs	Mar. 24, 2014 Former Director Stock Options	Mar. 30, 2014 Former Director Stock Options	Dec. 19, 2013 2009 Stock Option Plan	Mar. 30, 2014 2009 Stock Option Plan	Mar. 30, 2014 2009 Stock Option Plan	Dec. 31, 2011 2009 Stock Option Plan	Mar. 26, 2009 2009 Stock Option Plan	Dec. 19, 2013 2009 Stock Option Plan Three board members	Dec. 19, 2013 2009 Stock Option Plan Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares authorized																	75,000,000			50,000,000	6,000,000	20,000,000	5,000,000
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
Expected volatility rate																			354.40%
Stock option compensation expense	29,000	59,000	47,000	86,000
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)													16,000	29,000
Risk free interest rate, minimum										1.10%
Risk free interest rate, maximum										2.30%
Expected term											4 years 6 months	7 years
Number of shares remaining option, granted			73,751,649															0	25,000,000
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share based compensation	410,000		410,000
Interest Expense - Net	$ 1,000	$ 6,000	$ 8,000	$ 6,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Exercise price of authorized stock options																	$ 0.01					$ 0.01	$ 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, Inc. (with all unvested options automatically expiring on the date of termination of employment by or service as a director of Optex Systems Holdings, Inc.) and all unvested options immediately vesting upon a change of control due to a merger or acquisition of the Company.
Number of shares option, exercised															5,000,000	5,000,000
Exercise price per share															$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Number of cashless common shares exchanged															3,567,336	3,567,336
Number of warrants expired unexercised									3,447,000