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	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Foreign revenue	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
Revenue	$ 1,799	$ 3,266	$ 5,766	$ 11,410
Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,799	$ 3,266	$ 5,766	$ 11,410
Revenue \| Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Oblong (formerly Glowpoint)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,006	$ 1,324	$ 3,279	$ 4,741
Oblong (formerly Glowpoint) \| Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,006	$ 1,324	$ 3,279	$ 4,741
Oblong (formerly Glowpoint) \| Revenue \| Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue	56.00%	40.00%	57.00%	42.00%
Oblong (formerly Glowpoint) \| Video collaboration services \| Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 179	$ 249	$ 700	$ 1,722
Oblong (formerly Glowpoint) \| Video collaboration services \| Revenue \| Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue	10.00%	8.00%	12.00%	15.00%
Oblong (formerly Glowpoint) \| Network services \| Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 813	$ 1,028	$ 2,524	$ 2,844
Oblong (formerly Glowpoint) \| Network services \| Revenue \| Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue	45.00%	31.00%	44.00%	25.00%
Oblong (formerly Glowpoint) \| Professional and other services \| Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 14	$ 47	$ 55	$ 175
Oblong (formerly Glowpoint) \| Professional and other services \| Revenue \| Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	2.00%
Oblong Industries
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 793	$ 1,942	$ 2,487	$ 6,669
Oblong Industries \| Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 793	$ 1,942	$ 2,487	$ 6,669
Oblong Industries \| Revenue \| Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue	44.00%	60.00%	43.13%	58.00%
Oblong Industries \| Video collaboration services \| Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 771	$ 1,686	$ 2,406	$ 4,931
Oblong Industries \| Video collaboration services \| Revenue \| Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue	43.00%	52.00%	42.00%	43.00%
Oblong Industries \| Professional and other services \| Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue			$ 0	$ 898
Oblong Industries \| Professional and other services \| Revenue \| Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue			0.00%	8.00%
Oblong Industries \| Licensing \| Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 22	$ 256	$ 81	$ 840
Oblong Industries \| Licensing \| Revenue \| Product Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue	1.00%	8.00%	1.00%	7.00%
Domestic
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,035	$ 2,080	$ 3,277	$ 7,536
Foreign
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 764	$ 1,186	$ 2,489	$ 3,874