Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Feb. 09, 2011 Common Class B [Member]	Feb. 09, 2011 Common Class A [Member]
Entity Registrant Name	HICKOK INC
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		474,866	919,412
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000047307
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1