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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, LONG LIVED ASSETS HELD FOR SALE (Details) (USD $) | 2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Nov. 25, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Asset held for sale |  | $ 5,428,000 | $ 0
Proceeds from sale of land | 6,000,000 |  |
Pre-tax gain from sale of land | 313,000 | (766,000) |
Undeveloped Land [Member] |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of acres committed to a plan to sell |  | 25.4 |
Asset held for sale |  | $ 5,400,000 |

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- Definition Current assets (normally turning over within one year or one business cycle if longer) that are held for sale apart from normal operations and anticipated to be sold within one year. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e1107-107759 + Details
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