Stockholders' Equity - Summary of Calculation of Earnings per share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Numerator:
Net (loss) income attributable to OneWater Inc	$ (38,592)	$ 130,944	$ 79,059
Class A Common Stock
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of unrestricted outstanding common shares used to calculate basic net (loss) income per share (in shares)	14,328	13,877	11,087
Effect of dilutive securities:
Diluted weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding used to calculate diluted net (loss) income per share (in shares)	14,328	14,337	11,359
Net (loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock – basic (in dollars per share)	$ (2.69)	$ 9.44	$ 7.13
Net (loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock – diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (2.69)	$ 9.13	$ 6.96
Class A Common Stock | Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted stock unit and employee stock purchase plan (in shares)	0	3	0
Class A Common Stock | Restricted stock units
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted stock unit and employee stock purchase plan (in shares)	0	457	272