Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Capital Contributed in Excess of Par Value [Member]	Non-Controlling Interest In Partnerships [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]
BALANCES at Sep. 30, 2013	$ 7,321	$ 4	$ 5	$ 26,334	$ 242	$ (19,264)
BALANCES, shares at Sep. 30, 2013		355,451	4,926,214
Stock issuance expense	(31)			(31)
Stock compensation cost	162			162
Preferred stock conversion	(3)	$ (4)	$ 1	0
Preferred stock conversion, shares		(355,451)	710,902
Warrant exercise	6,822		$ 2	6,820
Warrant exercise, shares			2,609,149
Warrant exercise-costs	(258)			(258)
Stock option exercise	20			20
Stock option exercise, shares			10,326
Non-controlling interests:	37				37
Net Loss attributable to Good Times Restaurants Inc and comprehensive loss	(690)					(690)
Preferred stock dividends	(59)					(59)
BALANCES at Sep. 30, 2014	13,321	$ 0	$ 8	33,047	279	(20,013)
BALANCES, shares at Sep. 30, 2014		0	8,256,591
Stock issuance expense	(2,070)			(2,070)
Stock sale	22,688		$ 3	22,685
Stock sale, shares			2,783,810
Stock compensation cost	477			477
Warrant exercise	3,252		$ 1	3,251
Warrant exercise, shares			1,182,600
Warrant exercise-costs	(31)			(31)
Stock option exercise	75			75
Stock option exercise, shares			36,549
Non-controlling interests:	1,336
Income	491				491
Distributions	(431)				(431)
Acquired through acquisition	1,276				1,276
Net Loss attributable to Good Times Restaurants Inc and comprehensive loss	(791)					(791)
BALANCES at Sep. 30, 2015	$ 38,257	$ 0	$ 12	$ 57,434	$ 1,615	$ (20,804)
BALANCES, shares at Sep. 30, 2015		0	12,259,550