2.4.0.8303 - Disclosure - INVESTMENT AT EQUITY (Tables)truefalsefalse1false falsefalsefrom-2012-10-01-to-2013-06-30.1650.0.27816.136.0.0.0.0http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000314712duration2012-10-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001false 0truefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse1false truefalsefrom-2012-10-01-to-2013-06-30.1650.0.27816.136.0.0.0.0http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000314712duration2012-10-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:00falsefalseBoomerang Systems Middle East [Member]dei_LegalEntityAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldibmer_BoomerangSystemsMiddleEastMemberdei_LegalEntityAxisexplicitMembernanafalse0Boomerang Systems Middle East [Member]2false 4us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<!--DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" --><div> <div><!--StartFragment--> <p style="FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; MARGIN: 0pt 0px"> During the nine months ended June 30, 2013, the Company made additional investments in the UAE joint venture totaling $15,000.&nbsp;&nbsp;The joint venture was terminated on May 31, 2013. Boomerang recorded a loss of the entire investment during the nine months ended June 30, 2013. Based on the equity method, the 49% loss we recognized on this investment for the nine months ended June 30, 2013 was $157,899.&nbsp;&nbsp;The carrying value on this investment was $0 at June 30, 2013.</p> <p style="FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; MARGIN: 0pt 0px"> &nbsp;</p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; WIDTH: 40%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(204,255,204)"> <td style="WIDTH: 80%">Balance as of September 30, 2012</td> <td style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 1%">$</td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; WIDTH: 17%">142,899</td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Additional investment</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">15,000</td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(204,255,204)"> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Loss on investment (49%)</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt">&nbsp;</td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> &nbsp;</td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> (157,899</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">)</td> </tr> <tr style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.5pt">Balance as of June 30, 2013</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.5pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> $</td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.5pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> -</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> <p style="FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; MARGIN: 0pt 0px"> &nbsp;</p> <!--EndFragment--></div> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaTabular disclosure of equity method investments including, but not limited to, name of each investee or group of investments, percentage ownership, difference between recorded amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets, and summarized financial information.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 false0Schedule of Equity Investments at Carrying Value3false 0truefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse2false truefalsefrom-2012-10-01-to-2013-06-30.1650.0.27815.136.0.0.0.0http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000314712duration2012-10-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:00falsefalseBoomerang Stokes Mechanical Parking [Member]dei_LegalEntityAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldibmer_BoomerangStokesMechanicalParkingMemberdei_LegalEntityAxisexplicitMembernanafalse0Boomerang Stokes Mechanical Parking [Member]4false 4us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<!--DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" --><div> <div><!--StartFragment--> <p style="FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; MARGIN: 0pt 0px"> During the nine months ended June 30, 2013, the Company made additional investments totaling $159,236 in the joint venture. The joint venture was terminated on April 21, 2013. Boomerang recorded a loss of the entire investment during the nine months ended June 30, 2013. Based on the equity method, the loss we recognized on this investment for the nine months ended June 30, 2013 was $246,532. The carrying value on this investment was $0 at June 30, 2013.</p> <p style="FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; MARGIN: 0pt 0px"> &nbsp;</p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; WIDTH: 40%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(204,255,204)"> <td style="WIDTH: 80%">Balance as of September 30, 2012</td> <td style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 1%">$</td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; WIDTH: 17%">87,296</td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Additional investment</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">159,236</td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(204,255,204)"> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Loss on investment (50%)</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt">&nbsp;</td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> &nbsp;</td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> (246,532</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">)</td> </tr> <tr style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.5pt">Balance as of June 30, 2013</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.5pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> $</td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.5pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> -</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> <p style="FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; MARGIN: 0pt 0px"> &nbsp;</p> <!--EndFragment--></div> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaTabular disclosure of equity method investments including, but not limited to, name of each investee or group of investments, percentage ownership, difference between recorded amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets, and summarized financial information.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 false0Schedule of Equity Investments at Carrying ValuefalseINVESTMENT AT EQUITY (Tables)UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.boomerangsystems.com/role/InvestmentAtEquityTables14