Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 08, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	GENC
Entity Registrant Name	GENCOR INDUSTRIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000064472
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,028,882
Class B Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,509,238