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Supporting Financial Information - Accrued Payroll (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accrued current payroll	$ 1,890us-gaap_AccruedSalariesCurrent	$ 2,440us-gaap_AccruedSalariesCurrent
Accrued payroll	11,066us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	11,465us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
Unbilled Receivables
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accrued current payroll	9,176us-gaap_AccruedSalariesCurrent / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByBillingStatusTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnbilledRevenuesMember	9,025us-gaap_AccruedSalariesCurrent / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByBillingStatusTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnbilledRevenuesMember
Retroactive Billings
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accrued current payroll	8,700us-gaap_AccruedSalariesCurrent / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByBillingStatusTypeAxis = dlhc_RetroactiveBillingsMember
Accrued Payroll
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accrued current payroll	$ 500us-gaap_AccruedSalariesCurrent / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByBillingStatusTypeAxis = dlhc_AccruedPayrollMember	$ 300us-gaap_AccruedSalariesCurrent / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByBillingStatusTypeAxis = dlhc_AccruedPayrollMember

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the obligations incurred through that date and payable for employees' services provided. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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