SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended									0 Months Ended							0 Months Ended						1 Months Ended
	Sep. 18, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock	Sep. 30, 2013 Stock Options	Sep. 30, 2012 Stock Options	Oct. 31, 2013 Subsequent Event	Nov. 30, 2013 Subsequent Event	Nov. 08, 2013 Subsequent Event	Nov. 08, 2013 Subsequent Event Ms. JohnBull 2006 Plan	Nov. 26, 2013 Subsequent Event Mr. Armstrong 2006 Plan	Nov. 26, 2013 Subsequent Event Mr. Wilson 2006 Plan	Nov. 08, 2013 Subsequent Event Chief executive officer 2006 Plan	Nov. 29, 2013 Subsequent Event Executive Vice President	Nov. 29, 2013 Subsequent Event Executive Vice President 2006 Plan	Nov. 26, 2013 Subsequent Event Restricted Stock Non-executive directors	Nov. 08, 2013 Subsequent Event Stock Options Executive Officer 2006 Plan	Nov. 29, 2013 Subsequent Event Stock Options Executive Vice President 2006 Plan	Oct. 02, 2013 DLH Solutions, Inc. Subsequent Event President	Oct. 02, 2013 DLH Solutions, Inc. Subsequent Event President 2006 Plan	Oct. 02, 2013 DLH Solutions, Inc. Subsequent Event Stock Options President 2006 Plan	Sep. 30, 2013 Debenture Purchase Agreement Warrants	Jul. 28, 2011 Debenture Purchase Agreement Warrants	Sep. 30, 2013 Convertible debentures Debenture Purchase Agreement	Sep. 30, 2012 Convertible debentures Debenture Purchase Agreement	Oct. 02, 2013 Vested on Commencement Date DLH Solutions, Inc. Subsequent Event President 2006 Plan	Nov. 29, 2013 Vesting on One Year Anniversary of Commencement Date Subsequent Event Executive Vice President 2006 Plan	Oct. 02, 2013 Vesting on One Year Anniversary of Commencement Date DLH Solutions, Inc. Subsequent Event President 2006 Plan	Nov. 08, 2013 Vesting Period, Criteria, Closing Price $3.00 Subsequent Event Executive Officer 2006 Plan	Nov. 29, 2013 Vesting Period, Criteria, Closing Price $3.00 Subsequent Event Executive Vice President 2006 Plan	Nov. 08, 2013 Vesting Period, Criteria, Business Performance Objectives Subsequent Event Executive Officer 2006 Plan	Oct. 31, 2013 Convertible Debentures Subsequent Event	Oct. 31, 2013 Common Stock Convertible Debentures Subsequent Event
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:
Officers' Compensation												$ 215,000					$ 210,000
Expected Bonus Based on Performance, Percentage												50.00%					50.00%
Annual Increase in Salary Based on Performance, Percentage												5.00%
Percentage Adjustment to Target Bonus for Every One Percent Variance Between Targets and Actual Results												2.00%					2.00%
Minimum Percentage of Results for Bonus Payment												90.00%					90.00%
Maximum Bonus Percentage												70.00%					70.00%
Granted (in shares)			250,000	275,000				75,000	75,000	75,000	100,000		75,000					100,000						50,000	37,500	50,000		37,500
Period for which options are exercisable															10 years				10 years									10 years
Warrants issued to Debenture Purchasers (in shares)																					53,846
Aggregate principal amount																					350,000
Adjusted offering price of warrants or rights (in dollars per share)																				$ 0.96		$ 1.25	$ 1.25
Convertible Debt																														210,000
Converted debentures, shares issued																															168,000
Warrants exercised by debenture purchasers (in shares)					53,846
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount	$ 350,000
Stock repurchased (in shares)						14,975
Stock repurchased, average cost per share					$ 1.19
Share price							$ 1.395									$ 3.00
Award vesting rights, percentage																											50.00%		50.00%
Share price, stock price required for options to vest																											$ 3.00
Number of consecutive days considered for common stock price per share to determine vesting of options													10 days														10 days
Granted (in shares)		52,500												80,000