Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000090168
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,288,548
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Public Float			$ 44,834,089
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No