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Shareholders' Equity	9 Months Ended
Shareholders' Equity	Jun. 30, 2022
Equity [Abstract]
Shareholders’ Equity	Shareholders’ Equity Common Stock Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when and as declared by our Board of Directors and have the right to one vote per share on all matters requiring shareholder approval. On June 9, 2016, our Board of Directors voted to eliminate the quarterly cash dividend on our common stock. Any future common stock dividends require the approval of a majority of the voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock. Preferred Stock Preferred Stock consists of 10,000,000 authorized preferred shares of $0.0001 par value each. As of June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, 675,885 and 700,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) were issued and outstanding. The liquidation preference associated with the Series A Preferred Stock was $100 per share at June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021. In June 2022, one stockholder elected to convert its 24,115 shares of Series A Preferred Stock into 724,174 shares of our common stock in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations, which reduced the Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of the end of the period to 675,885 shares. Pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock, we may pay a cash dividend on each share of the Series A Preferred Stock at a rate of 7.5% per year on the liquidation preference then in effect (“Cash Dividend”). If we do not pay a Cash Dividend, the liquidation preference shall be increased to an amount equal to the current liquidation preference in effect plus an amount reflecting that liquidation preference multiplied by the Cash Dividend rate then in effect plus 2.0% per year (“Accrued Dividend”). Cash Dividends are payable semi-annually in arrears on September 30 and March 31 of each year, and begin to accrue on the first day of the applicable dividend period. We paid Cash Dividends of $2.6 million during March 2022. Given our current earnings and anticipated future earnings, along with share price of the Company’s common stock based upon trading activity during the quarter and subsequent to quarter end, we believe that there is a reasonable possibility that within the next 12 months, we may be eligible, at our option and subject to obtaining any required stockholder and regulatory approvals, to require that any or all of the then outstanding Series A Preferred Stock be automatically converted into our common stock at the conversion rate. For further discussion of our preferred stock, including the potential for conversion into common stock, see Note 16 on “Shareholders’ Equity” included in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Share Repurchase Program On December 10, 2020, our Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase plan that would allow for the repurchase of up to $35.0 million of our common stock in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. This new share repurchase plan replaced the previously authorized plan from fiscal 2012. Any repurchases under this new stock repurchase program require the approval of a majority of the voting power of our Series A Preferred Stock. We have not repurchased any shares under the share repurchase program, including during the nine months ended June 30, 2022.