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Purchase of Applied Optics Products Line (Details 2)

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Purchase of Applied Optics Products Line (Details 2) (L-3 Communications Applied Optics Products Line ("Purchased Assets"), USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Mar. 30, 2014
Mar. 29, 2015
Mar. 30, 2014
L-3 Communications Applied Optics Products Line ("Purchased Assets")
       
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Revenues $ 3,472us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= opxs_LThreeCommunicationsIncMember
$ 3,466us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= opxs_LThreeCommunicationsIncMember
$ 5,570us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= opxs_LThreeCommunicationsIncMember
$ 7,827us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= opxs_LThreeCommunicationsIncMember
Net Income (Loss) applicable to common shareholders $ (3,148)us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
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$ (1,853)us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= opxs_LThreeCommunicationsIncMember
$ (5,977)us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= opxs_LThreeCommunicationsIncMember
$ (2,013)us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= opxs_LThreeCommunicationsIncMember
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share) $ 0.00us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= opxs_LThreeCommunicationsIncMember
$ 0.00us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= opxs_LThreeCommunicationsIncMember
$ 0.00us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted
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$ 0.00us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted
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Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (in shares) 170,913,943opxs_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaWeightedAverageSharesOutstandingBasicAndDiluted
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= opxs_LThreeCommunicationsIncMember
160,588,050opxs_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaWeightedAverageSharesOutstandingBasicAndDiluted
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= opxs_LThreeCommunicationsIncMember
170,913,943opxs_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaWeightedAverageSharesOutstandingBasicAndDiluted
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= opxs_LThreeCommunicationsIncMember
158,967,329opxs_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaWeightedAverageSharesOutstandingBasicAndDiluted
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= opxs_LThreeCommunicationsIncMember