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           Stock Based Compensation (Detail Textuals) (USD $)
  
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        1 Months Ended | 
        12 Months Ended | 
        1 Months Ended | 
        0 Months Ended | 
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           Mar. 29, 2014 
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           Sep. 28, 2014 
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           Sep. 29, 2013 
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           Dec. 19, 2013 
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           Dec. 09, 2011 
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           Mar. 26, 2009 
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | 
         
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| Number of stock options vested | 
         
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25,201,649opxs_NumberOfStockOptionsVested
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| Number of stock options forfeited | 
         
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5,840,000opxs_NumberOfStockOptionsForfeited
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504,000opxs_NumberOfStockOptionsForfeited
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| Number of stock options exercise | 
         
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5,000,000opxs_NumberOfStockOptionsExercise
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| Number of stock options vested and exercised | 
         
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20,201,649opxs_NumberOfStockOptionsVestedAndExercised
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17,700,149opxs_NumberOfStockOptionsVestedAndExercised
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| Stock option compensation expense | 
         
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$ 105,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
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$ 128,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
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| Number of shares remaining option, granted | 
         
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73,751,649us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
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| Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share based compensation | 
         
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240,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions
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| Total fair value of options and shares vested | 
         
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53,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodFairValue1
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| Interest expense of outstanding warrants | 
        
3,447,000opxs_InterestExpenseOfOutstandingWarrants
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0opxs_InterestExpenseOfOutstandingWarrants
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0opxs_InterestExpenseOfOutstandingWarrants
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| Interest Expense - Net | 
         
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8,000us-gaap_InterestExpense
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42,000us-gaap_InterestExpense
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| Unamortized interest | 
         
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0opxs_UnamortizedInterest
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| Stock Options | 
         
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | 
         
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| Expected volatility rate | 
         
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354.40%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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| Risk free interest rate, minimum | 
         
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1.10%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMinimum / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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| Risk free interest rate, maximum | 
         
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2.30%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMaximum / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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| Number of shares remaining option, granted | 
         
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25,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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| Number of shares remaining option, exercised | 
         
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5,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, outstanding, intrinsic value | 
         
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177,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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| Minimum | Stock Options | 
         
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | 
         
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| Expected term | 
         
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        4 years 6 months
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| Maximum | Stock Options | 
         
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | 
         
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| Expected term | 
         
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        7 years
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| Option Compensation Costs | 
         
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | 
         
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| Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 
         
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36,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / opxs_DeferredTaxExpenseAxis = opxs_OptionCompensationCostsMember
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43,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / opxs_DeferredTaxExpenseAxis = opxs_OptionCompensationCostsMember
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| 2009 Stock Option Plan | 
         
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | 
         
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares authorized | 
         
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75,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
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50,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
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6,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
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| Condition 1 | 
         
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 expiration of the option as provided in the option agreement 
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| Condition 2 | 
         
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 90 days following the date of termination of the employee 
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| Condition 3 | 
         
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 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) 
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| Revised condition | 
         
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        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
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        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.
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| Minimum percentage of voting power for incentive options granted | 
         
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10.00%opxs_MinimumPercentageOfVotingPowerForIncentiveOptionsGranted / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
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| Percentage of price per share of fair value of common stock on date of grant | 
         
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100.00%opxs_PercentageOfPricePerShareOfFairValueOfCommonStockOnDateOfGrant / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
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| Minimum percentage of exercise price per share of fair value of common stock on date of grant | 
         
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110.00%opxs_MinimumPercentageOfExercisePricePerShareOfFairValueOfCommonStockOnDateOfGrant / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
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| Maximum amount of fair value of stock options exercisable | 
         
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$ 100,000opxs_MaximumAmountOfFairValueOfStockOptionsExercisable / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
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| Number of shares remaining option, granted | 
         
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46,070,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
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| Exercise price of authorized stock options | 
         
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$ 0.01opxs_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
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$ 0.01opxs_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
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| Employee turnover rate | 
         
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3.00%opxs_EmployeeTurnoverRate / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
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| Expected shares to be vested | 
         
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42,716,864opxs_ExpectedSharesToBeVested / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
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| 2009 Stock Option Plan | Two Board Members | 
         
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | 
         
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares authorized | 
         
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10,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = opxs_TwoBoardMembersMember
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| 2009 Stock Option Plan | Employees | 
         
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | 
         
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares authorized | 
         
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36,070,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = opxs_EmployeesMember
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| 2009 Stock Option Plan | Executive Officers | 
         
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | 
         
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares authorized | 
         
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5,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = opxs_ExecutiveOfficersMember
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20,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = opxs_ExecutiveOfficersMember
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| 2009 Stock Option Plan | Three board members | 
         
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | 
         
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| Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares authorized | 
         
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20,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = opxs_ThreeBoardMembersMember
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