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Summary Of Significant Accounting (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2013 Insurance-related Assessments [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Insurance-related Assessments [Member] | Feb. 28, 2010 Construction Project [Member] | Mar. 31, 2009 Construction Project [Member] | Feb. 28, 2011 Construction Project [Member] | Mar. 31, 2010 Construction Project [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Commercial Real Estate [Member] | Sep. 30, 2011 Commercial Real Estate [Member] | Sep. 30, 2011 Internally Developed Software [Member] | Sep. 30, 2011 Enertech Investment [Member] | Sep. 30, 2011 Goodwill [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expense of debt issuance costs | $ 522,000 | $ 568,000 | $ 338,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense | 1,449,000 | 1,139,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Real Estate | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 688,000 | 143,000 |  |  |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,551,000 |  |
Other Asset Impairment Charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 968,000 |
Goodwill, Impairment Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 142,000
Increase (Decrease) in Long-term Receivables, Current |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,992,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 278,000 | 3,714,000 |  |  |  |  |
Litigation Settlement, Gross |  |  |  |  |  | 2,850,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Undiscounted Amount of Insurance-related Assessment Liability | 5,306,000 |  |  | 5,306,000 | 6,864,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Discounted Amount of Insurance-related Assessment Liability |  |  |  | $ 4,963,000 | $ 5,228,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LossContingencyAccrualInsuranceRelatedAssessmentDiscountRate |  |  |  | 1.40% | 0.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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