Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Debt Financing (Details Narrative)

Debt Financing (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands						12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2016	Aug. 26, 2016	Aug. 04, 2016	Jun. 05, 2015	Feb. 20, 2009	Oct. 02, 2016	Mar. 27, 2016	Nov. 27, 2013	Nov. 22, 2011
Number of common shares issued upon conversion		2,698,431
Longview Fund L P [Member] \| Optex Systems, Inc (Delaware) [Member]
Ownership percentage					90.00%
Sileas Corporation [Member]
Ownership percentage					100.00%
Sileas Corporation [Member] \| 6% Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Stock conversion price (in dollars per share)							$ 2.50
Sileas Corporation [Member] \| Blocker Agreement [Member]
Maximum beneficial ownership percentage				9.99%
Sileas Corporation [Member] \| Blocker Agreement [Member] \| 6% Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Maximum beneficial ownership percentage				9.99%
Sileas Corporation [Member] \| Secured Promissory Note (Longview Fund, L.P) [Member]
Principal amount					$ 13,524,405
Interest rate					4.00%
Interest rate terms					The Note bears simple interest at the rate of 4% per annum, and the interest rate upon an event of default increases to 10% per annum.
Maturity date					May 29, 2021
Sileas Corporation [Member] \| Amended Secured Promissory Note (Longview Fund, L.P) [Member]
Principal amount				$ 18,022,329				$ 275	$ 270
Increased in principal amount								$ 14,100	$ 13,800
Maturity date				May 29, 2021
Description of conversion feature				A conversion feature was added to the Secured Note by which the principal amount of the Secured Note can be converted into our Series A preferred stock, which is owned by Sileas, at the stated value of our Series A preferred stock.
Stock conversion amount	$ 17,800		$ 250
Number of common shares issued upon conversion			100,000
Sileas Corporation [Member] \| Amended Secured Promissory Note (Longview Fund, L.P) [Member] \| 6% Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Number of shares exercised for conversion						926
Stock conversion amount						$ 6,400
Number of common shares issued upon conversion						5,293,896
Number of common shares held						5,296,081
Number of shares issued						1,354,167