Debt Instrument, Covenant, Interest Coverage Ratio, Minimum

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Debt Instrument, Floor Rate

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Percentage of qualified accounts receivable used in determination of maximum borrowing capacity of line of credit.

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Percentage of qualified inventory used in determination of maximum borrowing capacity of line of credit.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Per share amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent events (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 16, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 15, 2020 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 17, 2020
Revolving Credit Facility \| New Credit Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity			$ 3.3
Percentage of qualified accounts receivable used in determination of maximum borrowing capacity of line of credit			80.00%
Percentage of qualified inventory used in determination of maximum borrowing capacity of line of credit			60.00%
Debt instrument, covenant, interest coverage ratio, minimum			1.25
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of shares sold \| shares		209,371
Price per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 3.82
Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility \| New Credit Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity	$ 4.0
Percentage of qualified accounts receivable used in determination of maximum borrowing capacity of line of credit	80.00%
Percentage of qualified inventory used in determination of maximum borrowing capacity of line of credit				25.00%
Floor rate	4.00%
Debt instrument, covenant, interest coverage ratio, minimum	1.25