DEBT ARRANGEMENTS (Revolving Line of Credit) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013 Revolving Line of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving Line of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Revolving Line of Credit [Member] Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 3,000
Expiration date of credit agreement			Jan. 31, 2014
Line of credit, frequency of periodic payments					monthly
Line of credit, periodic interest payments					15
Debt instrument, variable interest reference rate			Citibanks' Prime Rate
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			5.00%
Interest rate at end of period			8.25%
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 covenant requirement			8,000
Line of credit, current borrowing capacity			2,238
Line of credit, amount outstanding	$ 207	$ 1,415	$ 1,415	$ 1,444