DEBT (Revolving Line of Credit) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 Swap [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 New Credit Facility Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 New Credit Facility Revolving Loan [Member]	Oct. 01, 2015 New Credit Facility Revolving Loan [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Revolving Line of Credit [Member] Former Line of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Revolving Line of Credit [Member] Former Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 2,000		$ 3,000
Debt instrument, face amount		5,500
Debt instrument, maturity date		May 31, 2019	May 31, 2016
Debt instrument, principal payment		65
Debt instrument, carrying amount		5,435
Line of credit, frequency of periodic payments		monthly	monthly		monthly
Line of credit, periodic interest payments					15
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		3.25%	3.00%		5.00%
Line of credit, frequency of facilities fee payments			quarterly		annual
Line of credit, facilities fee, percentage			0.25%		2.00%
Line of credit, collateral monitoring fee, percentage					0.20%
Line of credit, collateral					Borrowings under the Credit Agreement were secured by a blanket lien on our personal property, including certain eligible accounts receivable, inventory, and intellectual property assets, 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. Borrowings were calculated based on 75% of eligible accounts receivable.
Line of credit, borrowings, based on eligible accounts receivable, percentage					75.00%
Minimum net worth covenant requirement					8,000
Line of credit, amount outstanding			$ 0			$ 1,415
Covenant terms			Pursuant to the Agreement, the revolving loan also carries an annual clean-up provision that requires the Company to maintain a balance of not more than 20% of the maximum loan of $2,000 for a period of 30 days in any 12 month period while the revolving loan is outstanding.
Fixed charge coverage ratio			1.10
Leverage ratio			3.00	2.50
Percentage of debt covered by swap	60.00%
Fixed interest rate	5.00%