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100690 - Disclosure - Geographic Information (Schedule of Revenues from External Customers by Geographical Areas) (Details)
(http://www.powellind.com/20160930/taxonomy/role/DisclosureGeographicInformationScheduleOfRevenuesFromExternalCustomersByGeographicalAreasDetails)
TableSchedule Of Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000080420 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2015-10-01 - 2016-09-30
2014-10-01 - 2015-09-30
2013-10-01 - 2014-09-30
GeographicalGeographicalGeographical
United StatesCanadaMiddle East and AfricaEuropeFar EastMexico, Central and South AmericaGeographicalUnited StatesCanadaMiddle East and AfricaEuropeFar EastMexico, Central and South AmericaGeographicalUnited StatesCanadaMiddle East and AfricaEuropeFar EastMexico, Central and South AmericaGeographical
Total revenues
405,298,000  
77,252,000  
40,294,000  
26,200,000  
7,895,000  
8,304,000  
565,243,000  
474,038,000  
101,191,000  
40,557,000  
23,567,000  
12,026,000  
10,479,000  
661,858,000  
365,085,000  
137,684,000  
84,330,000  
34,920,000  
15,127,000  
10,668,000  
647,814,000