Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	ADDVANTAGE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000874292
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		10,073,121
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false