Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock Based Compensation (Detail Textuals)

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Stock Based Compensation (Detail Textuals) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2014
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Nov. 19, 2014
Dec. 19, 2013
Sep. 28, 2014
Dec. 09, 2011
Mar. 26, 2009
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Stock option compensation expense   $ 67,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 18,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation          
Number of shares remaining option, granted   73,751,649us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross            
Expenses directly attributable to the early vesting shares   57,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationGross            
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share based compensation           208,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions    
Interest expense of outstanding warrants 3,447,000opxs_InterestExpenseOfOutstandingWarrants              
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   0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
25,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
         
Minimum | Stock Options                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Expected term   4 years 6 months 0 days            
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)   22,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= opxs_OptionCompensationCostsMember
6,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= opxs_OptionCompensationCostsMember
         
Merrick Okamoto | Stock Options                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Number of Non- vested Shares Subject to Options, Vested       7,500,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedNumberOfShares
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= opxs_MerrickOkamotoMember
       
Extended stock option till termination date       10,000,000opxs_ExtendedStockOptionTillTerminationDate
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= opxs_MerrickOkamotoMember
       
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      
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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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
           
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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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
           
Maximum amount of fair value of stock options exercisable   $ 100,000opxs_MaximumAmountOfFairValueOfStockOptionsExercisable
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
           
Number of Non- vested Shares Subject to Options, Vested   20,105,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedNumberOfShares
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
      7,501,500us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedNumberOfShares
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
   
Exercise price of authorized stock options         $ 0.01opxs_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePrice
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
     
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_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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