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Basis of Presentation - Intangibles (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation - Intangibles (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 24, 2014
Acquired Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	10,977,000	$ 6,112,000
Accumulated Amortization	(3,621,000)	(3,434,000)
Net Carrying Amount	7,356,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	2,678,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Non-compete agreements
Acquired Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	1,048,000	1,055,000
Accumulated Amortization	(1,013,000)	(955,000)
Net Carrying Amount	35,000	100,000
Non-compete agreements \| Minimum
Acquired Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life (in years)	4 years
Non-compete agreements \| Maximum
Acquired Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life (in years)	8 years
Customer lists
Acquired Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	783,000	817,000
Accumulated Amortization	(595,000)	(592,000)
Net Carrying Amount	188,000	225,000
Useful Life (in years)	10 years
Technology
Acquired Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	2,252,000	2,319,000
Accumulated Amortization	(1,721,000)	(1,682,000)
Net Carrying Amount	531,000	637,000
Technology \| Minimum
Acquired Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life (in years)	5 years
Technology \| Maximum
Acquired Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life (in years)	10 years
In-process research and development
Acquired Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	1,600,000	1,600,000
Accumulated Amortization	(107,000)	(27,000)
Net Carrying Amount	1,493,000	1,573,000
Useful Life (in years)	5 years
Other
Acquired Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	5,294,000	321,000
Accumulated Amortization	(185,000)	(178,000)
Net Carrying Amount	5,109,000	143,000
Other \| Minimum
Acquired Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life (in years)	2 years
Other \| Maximum
Acquired Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life (in years)	10 years
SoLayTec, B.V.
Acquired Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired			51.00%
Intangible assets acquired			$ 5,000,000