Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans	Sep. 30, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Employee Benefits Plans	Employee Benefit Plans As of September 30, 2014, DLH and its subsidiaries maintain the DLH 401(k) Plan (the "401(k) Plan") , a defined contribution and supplemental pension plan for the benefit of its eligible employees. DLH may provide a discretionary matching contribution of 25% of each of the first 4% of a participant's elective contributions under the 401 (k) Plan. DLH recorded related expense of $5 in fiscal 2014 and $93 in fiscal year 2013. A participant is always fully vested in his or her elective contributions and vests in Company matching contributions over a 4 year period.

The entire disclosure for pension and other postretirement benefits.