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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Debt (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	40 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended						0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Debt (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	May 31, 2013 Fenco [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Financing Agreement [Member]	Aug. 30, 2013 Financing Agreement [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Financing Agreement [Member]	Jun. 28, 2013 Financing Agreement [Member]	May 24, 2012 Financing Agreement [Member] Term Loans [Member]	Aug. 31, 2013 Financing Agreement [Member] Term Loans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Financing Agreement [Member] Term Loans [Member]	Jan. 17, 2017 Financing Agreement [Member] Term Loans [Member]	Nov. 06, 2013 Financing Agreement [Member] Term Loans [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Financing Agreement [Member] Term Loans [Member] Cerberus Warrant [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Financing Agreement [Member] Term Loans [Member] Cerberus Warrant [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Financing Agreement [Member] Term Loans [Member] Cerberus Warrant [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Financing Agreement [Member] Term Loans [Member] Cerberus Warrant [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Financing Agreement [Member] Term Loans [Member] Cerberus Warrant [Member]	Aug. 31, 2012 Financing Agreement [Member] Term Loans [Member] Cerberus Warrant [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Financing Agreement [Member] Revolving Facility [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Financing Agreement [Member] Revolving Facility [Member]	Nov. 06, 2013 Financing Agreement [Member] Revolving Facility [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Financing Agreement [Member] Revolving Facility [Member] Letter of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Financing Agreement [Member] Revolving Facility [Member] Commercial Letter Of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Financing Agreement [Member] Revolving Facility [Member] Standby Letters of Credit [Member]	Aug. 26, 2013 Strategic Cooperation Agreement [Member]	Aug. 31, 2012 Strategic Cooperation Agreement [Member]	Jun. 10, 2014 Strategic Cooperation Agreement [Member]	Dec. 10, 2013 Strategic Cooperation Agreement [Member]	Aug. 31, 2012 Strategic Cooperation Agreement [Member] Supplier Warrant [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Strategic Cooperation Agreement [Member] Supplier Warrant [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Strategic Cooperation Agreement [Member] Supplier Warrant [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Strategic Cooperation Agreement [Member] Supplier Warrant [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Strategic Cooperation Agreement [Member] Supplier Warrant [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Strategic Cooperation Agreement [Member] Supplier Warrant [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity										$ 85,000,000				$ 95,000,000							$ 20,000,000		$ 30,000,000	$ 10,000,000				$ 22,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date						Jan. 17, 2017								Nov. 06, 2018									Nov. 06, 2018					Jul. 31, 2017
Reference interest rate under option 1										LIBOR				LIBOR									LIBOR
Interest rate over LIBOR rate under option 1 (in hundredths)										8.50%				5.25%									2.50%
Interest rate above base rate under option 2 (in hundredths)										7.50%				4.25%									1.00%
Quarterly principal payments												600,000	1,350,000
Minimum aggregate level of liquidity financial covenant, added under sixth amendment							27,000,000	26,000,000	25,000,000
Additional borrowings											20,000,000
Quarterly principal payments, Seventh Amendment													2,100,000	2,100,000
Outstanding balance under revolving loan																					0	0			3,148,000	476,000
Amount available under revolving facility																					16,225,000
Credit facility available for accrued interest and other amounts payable																												2,000,000
Payment terms under the Strategic Cooperation Agreement																												120 days
Interest rate (in hundredths)																												1.00%
Interest rate applicable to unpaid amounts (per month)																													1.50%	1.25%
Payments of outstanding liabilities, including interest under the Guaranty																											20,843,000
Number of shares that can be purchased under warrants (in shares)																				219,355											516,129
Initial exercise price (in dollars per share)																				$ 7.75											$ 7.75
Warrant term																															2 years
Fair value of warrants issued															1,414,000		1,414,000		375,000													4,561,000		4,561,000		1,639,000
Total loss (gain) included in net loss	2,391,000	(67,000)	3,961,000	(57,000)											609,000	(260,000)	1,039,000	(250,000)														1,782,000	193,000	2,922,000	193,000
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revolving loan - in default, deconsolidated					48,520,000
Term loan - in default, deconsolidated					$ 10,000,000