19. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
19. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	The Company evaluated subsequent events, for the purpose of adjustment or disclosure, up through the date the financial statements were issued. Services and License Agreement Invention Development Management Company, L.L.C. On November 11, 2013, the Company entered into a Services and License Agreement with Invention Development Management Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company. IDMC is affiliated with Intellectual Ventures, which collaborates with inventors, partners with pioneering companies and invests both expertise and capital in the process of invention. The Agreement requires IDMC to identify and engage investors to develop new applications of the Company’s ChromaID™ development kits, present the developments to the Company for approval, and file patent applications to protect the developments. IDMC is responsible for the development and patent costs. The Company is providing the development kits to IDMC at no cost and is providing ongoing technical support. In addition, to provide time for this accelerated expansion of its intellectual property he Company has agreed to delay the selling of the ChromaID development kits for 140 days except for certain select accounts. The Company will continue its business development efforts during this period and will work with IDMC and their global business development services to secure potential customers and licensees for its technology. The Company receives a worldwide, nontransferable, exclusive license to the licensed IP developed under this Agreement, during the term of the Agreement, and solely within the identification, authentication and diagnostics field of use, to (a) make, have made, use, import, sell and offer for sale products and services; (b) make improvements; and (c) grant sublicenses of any and all of the foregoing rights (including the right to grant further sublicenses). The Company receives a nonexclusive and nontransferrable option to acquire a worldwide, nontransferrable, nonexclusive license to the useful IP held by IDMC within the identification, authentication and diagnostics field of use to (a) make, have made, use, import, sell and offer to sell products and services and (b) grant sublicenses to any and all of the foregoing rights. The option to acquire this license may be exercised for up to two years from the effective date of the Agreement. IDMC may provide global business development services to the Company, including present Visualant IP and any licensed IP, if applicable, to potential customers, licensees, and distributors in markets or geographies not being pursued by Visualant. Also, IDMC may introduce Visualant to a potential customer, licensee, or distributor for the purpose of identifying and closing a license, sale, or distribution deal or other monetization event. Visualant grants to IDMC a nonexclusive, worldwide, fully paid up, nontransferable, sublicenseable, perpetual license to the Visualant IP, solely outside the identification, authentication and diagnostics field of use to (a) make, have made, use, import, sell and offer for sale products and services and (b) grant sublicenses of any and all of the foregoing rights (including the right to grant further sublicenses). Visualant grants to IDMC a nonexclusive, worldwide, fully paid up, royalty-free, nontransferable, nonsublicenseable, perpetual license to access and use Visualant Technology solely for the purpose of marketing sublicenses to the Visualant IP to third parties. As consideration for the exclusive IP license and application development services, Visualant has issued to IDMC a warrant to purchase up to 14,575,286 shares of common stock at twenty cents ($0.20) per share pursuant to the Warrant to Purchase Common Stock. The Warrant expires November 10, 2018 and the per share price is subject to adjustment. The Company has agreed to pay IDMC a percentage of license revenue for the global development business services and a percentage of revenue received from any IDMC introduced company. The Company has also agreed to pay IDMC a royalty when Visualant receives royalty product revenue from an IDMC introduced company. IDMC has agreed to pay Visualant a license fee for the nonexclusive license of the Visualant IP. The term of the exclusive IP license and the nonexclusive IP license commences on the effective date of November 11, 2013, and terminates when all claims of the patents expire or are held in valid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be taken. The term of the Agreement commences on the effective date until either party terminates the Agreement at any time following the fifth anniversary of the effective date by providing at least ninety days’ prior written notice to the other party. Extension of Secured Credit Facility with BFI Finance Corp. The Company finances its TransTech operations from operations and a Secured Credit Facility with BFI Finance Corp. On December 9, 2008 TransTech entered into a $1,000,000 secured credit facility with BFI Business Finance to fund its operations. On December 12, 2013, the secured credit facility was renewed for an additional six months, with a floor for prime interest of 4.5% (currently 4.5%), plus 2.5%. The credit facility includes accounts receivable borrowing based on 80% of eligible trade accounts receivable, not to exceed $1,000,000. The secured credit facility is collateralized by the assets of TransTech, with a guarantee by Visualant, including all assets of Visualant. Visualant believes any default would be satisfied by the assets of TransTech. Availability under this Secured Credit ranges from $0 to $100,000 ($60,000 currently) on a daily basis. The remaining balance on the accounts receivable line (currently $534,000) must be repaid by the time the secured credit facility expires on June 11, 2014, or the Company renews by automatic extension for the next successive 6 month term. Loan from Mr. Erickson On January 10, 2014, Mr. Erickson and/or entities in which Mr. Erickson has a beneficial interest have made advances and loans to us in the total principal amount of $200,000 at an average annual interest rate of 3.0%. The loan is due March 31, 2014.

19. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

The Company evaluated subsequent events, for the purpose of adjustment or disclosure, up through the date the financial statements were issued.

Services and License Agreement Invention Development Management Company, L.L.C.

On November 11, 2013, the Company entered into a Services and License Agreement with Invention Development Management Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company. IDMC is affiliated with Intellectual Ventures, which collaborates with inventors, partners with pioneering companies and invests both expertise and capital in the process of invention.

The Agreement requires IDMC to identify and engage investors to develop new applications of the Company’s ChromaID™ development kits, present the developments to the Company for approval, and file patent applications to protect the developments. IDMC is responsible for the development and patent costs. The Company is providing the development kits to IDMC at no cost and is providing ongoing technical support. In addition, to provide time for this accelerated expansion of its intellectual property he Company has agreed to delay the selling of the ChromaID development kits for 140 days except for certain select accounts. The Company will continue its business development efforts during this period and will work with IDMC and their global business development services to secure potential customers and licensees for its technology.

The Company receives a worldwide, nontransferable, exclusive license to the licensed IP developed under this Agreement, during the term of the Agreement, and solely within the identification, authentication and diagnostics field of use, to (a) make, have made, use, import, sell and offer for sale products and services; (b) make improvements; and (c) grant sublicenses of any and all of the foregoing rights (including the right to grant further sublicenses).

The Company receives a nonexclusive and nontransferrable option to acquire a worldwide, nontransferrable, nonexclusive license to the useful IP held by IDMC within the identification, authentication and diagnostics field of use to (a) make, have made, use, import, sell and offer to sell products and services and (b) grant sublicenses to any and all of the foregoing rights. The option to acquire this license may be exercised for up to two years from the effective date of the Agreement.

IDMC may provide global business development services to the Company, including present Visualant IP and any licensed IP, if applicable, to potential customers, licensees, and distributors in markets or geographies not being pursued by Visualant. Also, IDMC may introduce Visualant to a potential customer, licensee, or distributor for the purpose of identifying and closing a license, sale, or distribution deal or other monetization event.

Visualant grants to IDMC a nonexclusive, worldwide, fully paid up, nontransferable, sublicenseable, perpetual license to the Visualant IP, solely outside the identification, authentication and diagnostics field of use to (a) make, have made, use, import, sell and offer for sale products and services and (b) grant sublicenses of any and all of the foregoing rights (including the right to grant further sublicenses).

Visualant grants to IDMC a nonexclusive, worldwide, fully paid up, royalty-free, nontransferable, nonsublicenseable, perpetual license to access and use Visualant Technology solely for the purpose of marketing sublicenses to the Visualant IP to third parties.

As consideration for the exclusive IP license and application development services, Visualant has issued to IDMC a warrant to purchase up to 14,575,286 shares of common stock at twenty cents ($0.20) per share pursuant to the Warrant to Purchase Common Stock. The Warrant expires November 10, 2018 and the per share price is subject to adjustment.

The Company has agreed to pay IDMC a percentage of license revenue for the global development business services and a percentage of revenue received from any IDMC introduced company. The Company has also agreed to pay IDMC a royalty when Visualant receives royalty product revenue from an IDMC introduced company.

IDMC has agreed to pay Visualant a license fee for the nonexclusive license of the Visualant IP.

The term of the exclusive IP license and the nonexclusive IP license commences on the effective date of November 11, 2013, and terminates when all claims of the patents expire or are held in valid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be taken.

The term of the Agreement commences on the effective date until either party terminates the Agreement at any time following the fifth anniversary of the effective date by providing at least ninety days’ prior written notice to the other party.

Extension of Secured Credit Facility with BFI Finance Corp.

The Company finances its TransTech operations from operations and a Secured Credit Facility with BFI Finance Corp. On December 9, 2008 TransTech entered into a $1,000,000 secured credit facility with BFI Business Finance to fund its operations. On December 12, 2013, the secured credit facility was renewed for an additional six months, with a floor for prime interest of 4.5% (currently 4.5%), plus 2.5%. The credit facility includes accounts receivable borrowing based on 80% of eligible trade accounts receivable, not to exceed $1,000,000. The secured credit facility is collateralized by the assets of TransTech, with a guarantee by Visualant, including all assets of Visualant. Visualant believes any default would be satisfied by the assets of TransTech. Availability under this Secured Credit ranges from $0 to $100,000 ($60,000 currently) on a daily basis. The remaining balance on the accounts receivable line (currently $534,000) must be repaid by the time the secured credit facility expires on June 11, 2014, or the Company renews by automatic extension for the next successive 6 month term.

Loan from Mr. Erickson

On January 10, 2014, Mr. Erickson and/or entities in which Mr. Erickson has a beneficial interest have made advances and loans to us in the total principal amount of $200,000 at an average annual interest rate of 3.0%. The loan is due March 31, 2014.