Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)		12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 pending_claim	Sep. 30, 2013 Multimedia Games de Mexico 2006 Foreign Tax Authority	Dec. 31, 2006 Multimedia Games de Mexico 2006 Foreign Tax Authority	Oct. 31, 2012 Multimedia Games de Mexico 2007 Foreign Tax Authority	Jun. 30, 2013 Multimedia Games de Mexico 2007 Foreign Tax Authority	Sep. 30, 2013 Multimedia Games de Mexico 2007 Foreign Tax Authority	Jan. 31, 2012 Multimedia Games de Mexico 2007 Foreign Tax Authority	Nov. 19, 2010 Multimedia Games de Mexico 2007 Foreign Tax Authority	Sep. 30, 2013 Multimedia Games de Mexico Financial Standby Letter of Credit 2007 Foreign Tax Authority	Jan. 31, 2012 Multimedia Games de Mexico Financial Standby Letter of Credit 2007 Foreign Tax Authority
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Pending claims (lawsuits)	2
Tax settlements			$ 23,000
Income tax examination, settlement payment		2,300		2,000,000	2,000,000	2,900,000
Expected payment of tax settlement								14,700,000
Income tax appeal expected assessment maximum								2,900,000
Income tax appeal bond pledged as collateral							2,900,000
Outstanding letter of credit									$ 3,500,000	$ 3,500,000