Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock Based Compensation (Detail Textuals)

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Stock Based Compensation (Detail Textuals) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2014
Sep. 28, 2014
Sep. 29, 2013
Dec. 19, 2013
Dec. 09, 2011
Mar. 26, 2009
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Number of stock options vested   25,201,649opxs_NumberOfStockOptionsVested        
Number of stock options forfeited   5,840,000opxs_NumberOfStockOptionsForfeited 504,000opxs_NumberOfStockOptionsForfeited      
Number of stock options exercise   5,000,000opxs_NumberOfStockOptionsExercise        
Number of stock options vested and exercised   20,201,649opxs_NumberOfStockOptionsVestedAndExercised 17,700,149opxs_NumberOfStockOptionsVestedAndExercised      
Stock option compensation expense   $ 105,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 128,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation      
Number of shares remaining option, granted   73,751,649us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross        
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share based compensation   240,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions        
Total fair value of options and shares vested   53,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodFairValue1        
Interest expense of outstanding warrants 3,447,000opxs_InterestExpenseOfOutstandingWarrants 0opxs_InterestExpenseOfOutstandingWarrants 0opxs_InterestExpenseOfOutstandingWarrants      
Interest Expense - Net   8,000us-gaap_InterestExpense 42,000us-gaap_InterestExpense      
Unamortized interest   0opxs_UnamortizedInterest        
Stock Options            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Expected volatility rate   354.40%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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Risk free interest rate, minimum   1.10%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMinimum
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Risk free interest rate, maximum   2.30%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMaximum
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
       
Number of shares remaining option, granted   25,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
       
Number of shares remaining option, exercised   5,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
       
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, outstanding, intrinsic value   177,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
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Minimum | Stock Options            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Expected term   4 years 6 months        
Maximum | Stock Options            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Expected term   7 years        
Option Compensation Costs            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)   36,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= opxs_OptionCompensationCostsMember
43,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= opxs_OptionCompensationCostsMember
     
2009 Stock Option Plan            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares authorized       75,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
50,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
6,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
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)
       
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 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.  
Minimum percentage of voting power for incentive options granted   10.00%opxs_MinimumPercentageOfVotingPowerForIncentiveOptionsGranted
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Percentage of price per share of fair value of common stock on date of grant   100.00%opxs_PercentageOfPricePerShareOfFairValueOfCommonStockOnDateOfGrant
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Minimum percentage of exercise price per share of fair value of common stock on date of grant   110.00%opxs_MinimumPercentageOfExercisePricePerShareOfFairValueOfCommonStockOnDateOfGrant
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Maximum amount of fair value of stock options exercisable   $ 100,000opxs_MaximumAmountOfFairValueOfStockOptionsExercisable
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
       
Number of shares remaining option, granted         46,070,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
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Exercise price of authorized stock options       $ 0.01opxs_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePrice
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
$ 0.01opxs_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePrice
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Employee turnover rate         3.00%opxs_EmployeeTurnoverRate
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Expected shares to be vested         42,716,864opxs_ExpectedSharesToBeVested
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2009 Stock Option Plan | Two Board Members            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares authorized         10,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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2009 Stock Option Plan | Employees            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares authorized         36,070,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
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= opxs_EmployeesMember
 
2009 Stock Option Plan | 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       5,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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= opxs_ExecutiveOfficersMember
20,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
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= opxs_ExecutiveOfficersMember
 
2009 Stock Option Plan | Three board members            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares authorized       20,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
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= opxs_ThreeBoardMembersMember