Term of the interest rate that fluctuates over time as a result of an underlying benchmark interest rate or index.

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Scheduled liquidation program incremental payment period on inventory one, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Scheduled liquidation program incremental payment period on inventory three, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Scheduled liquidation program incremental payment period on inventory two, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Percentage of curtailment payment for 180 days.

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Percentage of curtailment payment to be paid each month after 180 days.

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The percentage of finance provided of vendor invoice price for new boats, engines and trailers.

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Period for curtailment payment, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current portion 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.

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Notes Payable - Floor Plan (FY) (Details) - Inventory Financing Facility [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Outstanding balance of facility	$ 176.1	$ 225.4
LIBOR [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Debt instrument, term of variable rate	1 month
LIBOR [Member] \| New Boats [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate	2.75%
LIBOR [Member] \| New Boats [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate	5.00%
Boat Rate [Member] \| New Boats [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate	0.25%
Wells Fargo [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Percentage of finance provided of vendor invoice price	100.00%
OneWater LLC [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Maximum borrowing capacity		292.5	$ 275.0
Outstanding balance of facility		$ 225.4	$ 157.5
Curtailment payment percentage		2.50%
Curtailment payment period		180 days
Curtailment payment percentage thereafter		3.00%
Liquidation program incremental payment period one		90 days
Liquidation program incremental payment period two		120 days
Liquidation program incremental payment period three		150 days
OneWater LLC [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Debt instrument, term of variable rate		1 month
OneWater LLC [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| New Boats [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate		2.75%
OneWater LLC [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| New Boats [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate		5.00%
OneWater LLC [Member] \| Boat Rate [Member] \| Pre-owned Boats [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate		0.25%
OneWater LLC [Member] \| Wells Fargo [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Percentage of finance provided of vendor invoice price		100.00%