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           Organization and Operations (Detail Textuals) (USD $) 
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        12 Months Ended | 48 Months Ended | ||||
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           Sep. 28, 2014
 
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           Sep. 28, 2014
 
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           Sep. 29, 2013 
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           Sep. 30, 2012 
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           Mar. 30, 2009 
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           Feb. 20, 2009 
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| Leased Facility (in Square Feet) | 49,100opxs_LeasedFacility | |||||
| Entity number of employees | 52dei_EntityNumberOfEmployees | 52dei_EntityNumberOfEmployees | ||||
| Percentage of decrease in revenues and net loss | 40.00%opxs_PercentageOfDecreaseInRevenues | 37.10%opxs_PercentageOfDecreaseInRevenues | ||||
| Cash | $ 1,685,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $ 1,685,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $ 882,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $ 1,653,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | ||
| Working line of credit | $ 1,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity | $ 1,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity | ||||
| Sileas Corporation | ||||||
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| Equity method investment, ownership percentage | 
85.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = opxs_SileasMember  | 
        
90.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = opxs_SileasMember  | 
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| Equity method investment, ownership percentage | 
100.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = opxs_LongviewMember  | 
      
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          Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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          Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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