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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - ASSET HELD FOR SALE (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Oct. 22, 2013 acre | Sep. 30, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Number of acres of undeveloped land |  |  | 25.4 |
Asset held for sale | $ 0 |  | $ 5,400 | $ 5,428
Proceeds from sale of assets | 6,000 | 0 |  |
Pre-tax gain after closing costs | $ 313 |  |  |

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- Definition Long-lived assets that are held for sale apart from normal operations and anticipated to be sold in less than 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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