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Long Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2001
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Balance in the restricted sinking fund | $ 100,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCumulativeSinkingFundPayments |
U.S. Revolver |  |
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Revolving credit facility | 75,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticLineOfCreditMember |
Revolving credit interest rate | The interest rate for amounts outstanding under the Amended Credit Agreement for the U.S. Revolver is a floating rate based upon the higher of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5%, the bank’s prime rate, or the Eurocurrency rate plus 1.00%. |
Outstanding letters of credit | 18,300,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticLineOfCreditMember |
Amount of credit facility remaining borrowing capacity | 56,700,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticLineOfCreditMember |
Credit facility expiration date | Dec. 31, 2018 |
Revolving credit facility, current borrowing capacity | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticLineOfCreditMember |
Percentage of voting capital stock pledged as collateral | 100.00%powl_PercentageOfDomesticCapitalStockPledgedAsCollateralForCreditFacility / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticLineOfCreditMember |
Non-domestic subsidiaries of voting capital stock | 66.00%powl_PercentageOfNonDomesticCapitalStockPledgedAsCollateralForCreditFacility / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticLineOfCreditMember |
U.S. Revolver | Maximum |  |
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |
U.S. Revolver | Federal Funds Rate |  |
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = powl_FederalFundsRateMember |
U.S. Revolver | Eurocurrency Rate |  |
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_EurodollarMember |
Canadian Revolver |  |
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Revolving credit facility | 8,600,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember |
Outstanding letters of credit | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember |
Amount of credit facility remaining borrowing capacity | 8,600,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember |
Credit facility expiration date | Feb. 28, 2015 |
Letters of credit outstanding, amount | 0 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember |
Canadian Revolver | Maximum |  |
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |
Canadian Revolver | Minimum |  |
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |
Industrial Development Revenue Bonds |  |
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Borrowings |  | 8,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = powl_IndustrialDevelopmentRevenueBondsMember
Reimbursement agreement requires annual redemptions | $ 400,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAnnualPrincipalPayment / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = powl_IndustrialDevelopmentRevenueBondsMember |
Interest rate | 0.18%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = powl_IndustrialDevelopmentRevenueBondsMember |

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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