COMMON STOCK (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)							12 Months Ended
COMMON STOCK (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 10, 2014	Nov. 15, 2013	Mar. 01, 2013	Dec. 26, 2012	Dec. 14, 2012	Jul. 17, 2010	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stock issued for services (in Shares)				1,000,000	2,000,000
Common stock, price per share (in Dollars per Share)				$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Proceeds from issuance of common stock				$ 100,000	$ 200,000			$ 300,000
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation							$ 101,967	$ 22,832
Share based compensation, total shares authorized for issuance under the plan (in Shares)							5,000,000
Options granted in period (in Shares)			1,600,000
Fair value of options granted			$ 62,100
Shares of common stock issuable under option grant (in Shares)			1,600,000
Stock options exercised (in Shares)							0	0
Stock options expired (in Shares)							0	1,303,333
Stock options forfeited (in Shares)							0	250,000
Weighted average grant date fair value, stock options (in Dollars per Share)		$ 0.01
Stock option unrecognized compensation cost							$ 0
Aggregate intrinsic value, options, Outstanding							$ 0
Original share-based compensation recognized, related to modification								$ 101,967
Pre - Amendment [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option exercise price range lower limit (in Dollars per Share)		0.12
Stock option exercise price range upper limit (in Dollars per Share)		0.25
Post - Amendment [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option exercise price (in Dollars per Share)		$ 0.10
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration period (in Duration)			5 years
Award exercise price (in Dollars per Share)			$ 0.04
Stock option exercise price (in Dollars per Share)			$ 0.10
Accelerated compensation cost recognized with change in stock option exercise price		$ 39,867
Pre-Modification [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration period (in Duration)						3 months
Pre-Modification [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member] \| Pre - Amendment [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration date (in Date)		Nov. 19, 2013
Pre-Modification [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member] \| Post - Amendment [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration date (in Date)		Sep. 30, 2018
Post-Modification [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration period (in Duration)						1 year
Post-Modification [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member] \| Pre - Amendment [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration date (in Date)		Oct. 08, 2015
Post-Modification [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member] \| Post - Amendment [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration date (in Date)		Dec. 31, 2018
Loan Modification Conversion Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt conversion, original debt amount	$ 466,815	$ 466,815
Debt conversion, shares issued (in Shares)	4,668,152	4,668,152

ARKANOVA ENERGY CORP. 10-K/A