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 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2014
Mar. 29, 2015
Mar. 30, 2014
Mar. 29, 2015
Mar. 30, 2014
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   $ 91,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 47,000us-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   184,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions   184,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions            
Outstanding warrants expired unexercised 3,447,000opxs_OutstandingWarrantsExpiredUnexercised                  
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)       9,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ opxs_DeferredTaxExpenseAxis
= opxs_OptionCompensationCostsMember
31,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ opxs_DeferredTaxExpenseAxis
= 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
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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= opxs_MerrickOkamotoMember
       
Extended stock option till termination date           10,000,000opxs_ExtendedStockOptionTillTerminationDate
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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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
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
  50,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
6,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= 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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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
               
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
               
Expected volatility rate   354.40%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
               
Trading period of holdings of stock prices   36 months                
Stock option compensation expense   $ 66,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
$ 47,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
$ 25,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
$ 29,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
         
Risk free interest rate, minimum   1.10%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMinimum
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
               
Risk free interest rate, maximum   2.30%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMaximum
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
               
Number of shares remaining option, granted       0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
25,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
         
Number of Non- vested Shares Subject to Options, Vested   20,063,500us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedNumberOfShares
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= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
          7,501,500us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedNumberOfShares
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= 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
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= opxs_StockOptionPlan2009Member
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= 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