DEBT ARRANGEMENTS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified				12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jul. 12, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving Line of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving Line of Credit [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Amended Revolving Line of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Notes Payable to Regions Bank [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Mortgage Notes Payable, Maturing May 4, 2013 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Mortgage Notes Payable One and Two [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Replacement Note Payable [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Replacement Note Payable [Member]	Dec. 17, 2010 Note Payable, Maturing December 18, 2010 [Member]	Feb. 11, 2011 Mortgage Payable, Maturing February 11, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 5,842		$ 6,577				$ 5,800	$ 5,786	$ 4,768	$ 1,074	$ 1,245
Debt instrument, maturity date				Jan. 31, 2011		Jan. 31, 2013		Oct. 31, 2013	May 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Debt instrument, interest rate									4.10%	7.50%
Debt instrument, frequency of periodic payments								monthly	monthly	monthly
Debt instrument, principal payment								47	38	14
Debt instrument, one-time principal payment												500	500
Debt instrument, face amount										1,341
Debt instrument, variable interest reference rate				Citibanks' Prime Rate				LIBOR		30-day LIBOR
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate				5.00%				4.00%		3.00%
Debt instrument, minimum interest rate								6.00%		4.50%
Fixed charge coverage ratio										1.25
Total liabilities to tangible net worth ratio										2.1
Debt instrument, effective interest rate				8.25%
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity				3,000
Line of credit, frequency of periodic payments					monthly
Line of credit, periodic interest payments					15
Line of credit, frequency of facilities fee payments				annually
Line of credit, facilities fee, percentage				2.00%
Line of credit, collateral monitoring fee, percentage				0.20%
Line of credit, collateral				Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are secured by a blanket lien on our personal property, including certain eligible accounts receivable, inventory, and intellectual property assets, and a second mortgage on our West Lafayette and Evansville real estate and all common stock of our U.S. subsidiaries and 65% of the common stock of our non-United States subsidiary.
Line of credit, borrowings, based on eligible accounts receivable, percentage				75.00%
Minimum net worth convenant requirement				8,500		8,000
Line of credit, current borrowing capacity				1,927
Line of credit, amount outstanding				1,444
Acres of land	120,000.00	7.25
Square foot of facility		120,000
Net book value of facility and land	9,585
Asking price		$ 12,500