The amount of deduction from liabilities under an asset purchase agreement.

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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, $ in Millions				12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 02, 2020 CAD ($) shares	Oct. 02, 2020 CAD ($)	Oct. 02, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2023 CAD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares
Increase (Decrease) in Other Employee-Related Liabilities \| $					$ 194		$ 1,733
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount \| $					$ 398		$ 324
Share Price \| $ / shares	$ 5.98				$ 2,010.00
Assets Acquisition of Amika Mobile Corporation [Member]
Asset Purchase Agreement, Deduction From Liability	$ 736	$ 1	$ 1		$ 799	$ 1
Asset Purchase Agreement, Deduction, Term (Year)	3 years	3 years		3 years
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares, Each Anniversaries \| shares	191,267	191,267
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares \| shares	573,801	573,801			69,564	69,564
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable \| $	$ 3,431							$ 3,431
Assets Acquisition of Amika Mobile Corporation [Member] \| Former Owner of Amika Mobile [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions \| shares					69,564	69,564	69,564	365,109