DEBT ARRANGEMENTS (Revolving Line of Credit) (Details) (Revolving Line of Credit [Member], EGC [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 3,000
Expiration date of credit agreement	Jan. 31, 2014
Debt instrument, variable interest reference rate	Citibank's Prime Rate
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	5.00%
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 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.
Minimum net worth covenant requirement	8,000
Line of credit, amount outstanding		1,415
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, frequency of periodic payments	monthly
Line of credit, periodic interest payments	$ 15