Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

 The components of income (loss) before income tax and income tax expense (benefit) are comprised of the following:

	For the Years Ended September 30,
	2013			2012
	(Amounts in thousands)
Income (loss) before income tax:
U.S.	$	809		$	4,382
Foreign	(120		)	487
	$	689		$	4,869
Income tax expense (benefit):
Current:
Federal	$	(308	)	$	1,088
State	62			58
Foreign	(3		)	40
	(249		)	1,186
Deferred:
Federal	601			(2,734		)
State	(41		)	(274		)
Foreign	10			82
	570			(2,926		)
	$	321		$	(1,740	)

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

Reconciliation of “expected” income tax expense (benefit) to “actual” income tax expense (benefit) is as follows:

	For the Years Ended September 30,
	2013					2012
	(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Computed “expected” tax expense	$	234		34.0	%	$	1,656		34.0	%
Increases (reductions) in taxes resulting from:
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit	1			0.3	%	(236		)	(4.9	)%
Foreign operations	40			5.8	%	(176		)	(3.6	)%
Change in valuation allowance	—			—	%	(2,762		)	(56.8	)%
Permanent differences	(22		)	(3.2	)%	(388		)	(8.0	)%
Stock-based compensation	158			22.9	%	4			0.1	%
Foreign net operating loss	(15		)	(2.2	)%	107			2.2	%
Uncertain tax liability adjustment	(61		)	(8.9	)%	37			0.8	%
Research & Development Credit	(50		)	(7.3	)%	—			—	%
Other items	36			5.2	%	18			0.4	%
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	321		46.6	%	$	(1,740	)	(35.8	)%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

For the years ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, temporary differences, which give rise to deferred tax assets (liabilities), are as follows:

	September 30, 2013			September 30, 2012
	(Amounts in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Pension	$	1,539		$	1,911
Goodwill	606			723
Other reserves and accruals	498			625
Inventory reserves and other	703			713
State credits, net of federal benefit	34			79
Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards	45			30
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards	1,804			1,815
Foreign tax credits	7			7
Depreciation and amortization	109			61
Gross deferred tax assets	5,345			5,964
Less: valuation allowance	(2,261		)	(2,307		)
Realizable deferred tax asset	3,084			3,657
Gross deferred tax liabilities	—			—
Net deferred tax assets	$	3,084		$	3,657

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the total amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	For the Year Ended September 30, 2013			For the Year Ended September 30, 2012
	(Amounts in thousands)
Balance, beginning of year	$	611		$	472
Increases in tax positions in the current year	39			104
Settlements	(105		)	—
Lapse in statute of limitations	—			(2		)
Accrued penalties and interest	44			37
Balance, end of period	$	589		$	611