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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Parenthetical) - $ / shares | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] |  |  |
Shares issued for rounding, reverse stock split | 4 |  |
Share price of capital stock issued for cash |  | $ 1.00 | $ 2.00
Share price of capital stock issued for cash |  |  | 1.20
Share price of capital stock issued pursuant to debt conversions | $ 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.20
Share price of capital stock issued pursuant to debt conversions |  |  | $ 1.00
Share price of capital stock issued pursuant to subscriptions received |  | 1.20 |
Share price of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of warrants |  | $ 1.20 |

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