2.4.0.80015 - Disclosure - Preferred Stocktruefalsefalse1falsefalsefalseFrom2012-10-01to2013-06-30http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000357108duration2012-10-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true1us-gaap_EquityAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse02false2us-gaap_PreferredStockTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In Fiscal 2010,
the Company sold and issued an aggregate of 3,490 Series B convertible preferred stock units (the “<i>Preferred Stock Units</i>”)
at a purchase price of $700 per Preferred Stock Unit. Each share is convertible at any time at the holder’s option into 2,000
shares of common stock at a conversion price per share of common stock equal to $0.50. Only 900 shares of Preferred Stock Units
were outstanding as of June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively, with a liquidation preference of $866,000 and $926,000
as of June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively. These shares were convertible into approximately 1,800,000 shares of
the Company’s common stock.</p>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for terms, amounts, nature of changes, rights and privileges, dividends, and other matters related to preferred stock.No definition available.false0falsePreferred StockUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://irvine-sensors.com/role/PreferredStock12