Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	May 10, 2019
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	BIOANALYTICAL SYSTEMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000720154
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	BASI
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		10,290,531
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	true