Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
IntangibleAssets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 4,240	$ 4,240
Accumulated Amortization	938	737
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of amortization	3,302	3,503
Customer Relationships [Member]
IntangibleAssets [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Lives	12 years	12 years
Gross Carrying Amount	2,100	2,100
Accumulated Amortization	602	484
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of amortization	1,498	1,616
Technical Library [Member]
IntangibleAssets [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Lives	20 years	20 years
Gross Carrying Amount	400	400
Accumulated Amortization	31	21
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of amortization	369	379
Covenants Not to Compete [Member]
IntangibleAssets [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Lives	3 years	3 years
Gross Carrying Amount	140	140
Accumulated Amortization	97	74
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of amortization	43	66
Develeoped Technology [Member]
IntangibleAssets [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Lives	4 years	4 years
Gross Carrying Amount	400	400
Accumulated Amortization	208	158
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of amortization	192	242
Trademarks And Trade Names [Member]
IntangibleAssets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	1,200	1,200
Accumulated Amortization	0	0
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of amortization	$ 1,200	$ 1,200

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Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges.

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