Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 05, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	FORWARD INDUSTRIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000038264
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	FORD
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,443,046
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 11,422,633