CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($)
Total
Common Stock [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Accumulated Deficit [Member]
Treasury Stock [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Balance, Beginning at Sep. 30, 2014 $ 14,314,000 $ 9,000 $ 19,195,000 $ 98,000 $ (3,933,000) $ (986,000) $ (69,000)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2014   17,140,182       810,160  
Issuance of shares of common stock under employee stock purchase plan 13,000 $ 0 13,000 0 0 $ 0 0
Issuance of shares of common stock under employee stock purchase plan (in shares)   9,698       0  
Stock-based compensation costs 459,000 $ 0 459,000 0 0 $ 0 0
Stock-based compensation costs (in shares)   228,500       0  
Adjustment for escrow settlement (17,000) $ 0 (17,000) 0 0 $ 0 0
Adjustment for escrow settlement (in shares)   (9,642)       0  
Settlement of pension obligation, net of tax 318,000 $ 0 0 318,000 0 $ 0 0
Foreign currency translation adjustment (306,000) 0 0 (306,000) 0 0 0
Net income (loss) (353,000) 0 0 0 (234,000) 0 (119,000)
Balance, Ending at Sep. 30, 2015 14,428,000 $ 9,000 19,650,000 110,000 (4,167,000) $ (986,000) (188,000)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2015   17,368,738       810,160  
Issuance of shares of common stock under employee stock purchase plan 16,000 $ 0 16,000 0 0 $ 0 0
Issuance of shares of common stock under employee stock purchase plan (in shares)   13,742       0  
Stock-based compensation costs 698,000 $ 0 462,000 0 0 $ 0 236,000
Stock-based compensation costs (in shares)   294,804       0  
Foreign currency translation adjustment (809,000) $ 0 0 (809,000) 0 $ 0 0
Net income (loss) 334,000 0 0 0 688,000 0 (354,000)
Balance, Ending at Sep. 30, 2016 $ 14,667,000 $ 9,000 $ 20,128,000 $ (699,000) $ (3,479,000) $ (986,000) $ (306,000)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2016   17,677,284       810,160