Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Segment Reporting (Details)

Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 27, 2016	Mar. 29, 2015	Mar. 27, 2016	Mar. 29, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	$ 3,216	$ 3,403	$ 6,429	$ 5,501
Interest (income) expense	(3)	(5,326)	15	153
Depreciation and Amortization	86	91	172	158
Income (Loss) before taxes	$ (310)	$ 3,642	$ (556)	$ 813
Other significant noncash items:
Allocated home office expense
(Gain) on purchased asset - AOC				$ 2,110
Change in Fair Value - Derivatives		$ (847)
Amortization of intangible assets		171		$ 171
Stock compensation expense	$ 24	24	$ 48	91
Royalty expense amortization	8	8	15	15
Provision for (use of) contract loss reserves	(15)	41	(30)	31
Segment Assets	11,518	11,694	11,518	11,694
Expenditures for segment assets	(19)	(6)	(19)	(2,094)
Revenues from external customers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	$ 3,216	$ 3,403	$ 6,429	$ 5,501
Intersegment revenues [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue
Other (non allocated costs and intersegment eliminations) [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	$ (437)		$ (658)
Interest (income) expense	$ (3)	$ (5,326)	$ 15	$ 153
Depreciation and Amortization
Income (Loss) before taxes	$ 3	$ 4,479	$ (15)	$ (153)
Other significant noncash items:
Allocated home office expense
(Gain) on purchased asset - AOC
Change in Fair Value - Derivatives		$ (847)
Amortization of intangible assets
Stock compensation expense
Royalty expense amortization
Provision for (use of) contract loss reserves
Segment Assets
Expenditures for segment assets
Other (non allocated costs and intersegment eliminations) [Member] \| Revenues from external customers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue
Other (non allocated costs and intersegment eliminations) [Member] \| Intersegment revenues [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	$ (437)		$ (658)
Optex Systems (OPX) - Richardson, Texas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	$ 1,966	$ 1,921	$ 4,134	$ 3,677
Interest (income) expense
Depreciation and Amortization	$ 18	$ 23	$ 37	$ 47
Income (Loss) before taxes	(166)	(331)	(152)	(445)
Other significant noncash items:
Allocated home office expense	(188)	$ (100)	(376)	$ (166)
(Gain) on purchased asset - AOC
Amortization of intangible assets
Stock compensation expense	24	$ 24	48	$ 91
Royalty expense amortization	$ 8	$ 8	$ 15	15
Provision for (use of) contract loss reserves				(10)
Segment Assets	$ 6,844	$ 7,619	$ 6,844	7,619
Expenditures for segment assets		(6)		(30)
Optex Systems (OPX) - Richardson, Texas [Member] \| Revenues from external customers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	$ 1,966	$ 1,921	$ 4,134	$ 3,677
Optex Systems (OPX) - Richardson, Texas [Member] \| Intersegment revenues [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue
Applied Optics Center (AOC) - Dallas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	$ 1,687	$ 1,482	$ 2,953	$ 1,824
Interest (income) expense
Depreciation and Amortization	$ 68	$ 68	$ 135	$ 111
Income (Loss) before taxes	(147)	(506)	(389)	1,411
Other significant noncash items:
Allocated home office expense	$ 188	$ 100	$ 376	166
(Gain) on purchased asset - AOC				2,110
Amortization of intangible assets		$ 171		$ 171
Stock compensation expense
Royalty expense amortization
Provision for (use of) contract loss reserves	$ (15)	$ 41	$ (30)	$ 41
Segment Assets	4,674	$ 4,075	4,674	4,075
Expenditures for segment assets	(19)		(19)	(2,064)
Applied Optics Center (AOC) - Dallas [Member] \| Revenues from external customers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	1,250	$ 1,482	2,295	$ 1,824
Applied Optics Center (AOC) - Dallas [Member] \| Intersegment revenues [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	$ 437		$ 658