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Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
|  | September 30, 2014 |  |  | September 30, 2013 |
|  | Aggregate fair value |  |  | Amortized/Adjusted cost basis |  |  | Pretax unrealized gains |  |  | Aggregate fair value |  |  | Amortized/Adjusted cost basis |  |  | Pretax unrealized gains |
Marketable securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stocks |  | $ | 165,734,000 |  |  | $ | 43,042,000 |  |  | $ | 122,692,000 |  |  | $ | 129,699,000 |  |  | $ | 43,042,000 |  |  | $ | 86,657,000 |
Bonds |  |  | 7,942,000 |  |  |  | 4,934,000 |  |  |  | 3,008,000 |  |  |  | 7,295,000 |  |  |  | 4,934,000 |  |  |  | 2,361,000 |
|  | $ | 173,676,000 |  |  | $ | 47,976,000 |  |  | $ | 125,700,000 |  |  | $ | 136,994,000 |  |  | $ | 47,976,000 |  |  | $ | 89,018,000 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] |
|  | September 30, 2014 |  |  | September 30, 2013 |
|  | Customer Relationships |  |  | Developed Technology |  |  | Total |  |  | Customer Relationships |  |  | Developed Technology |  |  | Total |
Gross intangible |  | $ | 21,950,000 |  |  | $ | 2,525,000 |  |  | $ | 24,475,000 |  |  | $ | 21,950,000 |  |  | $ | 2,525,000 |  |  | $ | 24,475,000 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (6,004,000 | ) |  |  | (727,000 | ) |  |  | (6,731,000 | ) |  |  | (1,640,000 | ) |  |  | (225,000 | ) |  |  | (1,865,000 | )
|  | $ | 15,946,000 |  |  | $ | 1,798,000 |  |  | $ | 17,744,000 |  |  | $ | 20,310,000 |  |  | $ | 2,300,000 |  |  | $ | 22,610,000 |
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Table Text Block] |
Description |  | Balance at Beginning of Year |  |  | Additions Charged to Costs and Expenses |  |  | Accounts Charged off less Recoveries |  |  | Balance at End of Year |
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 250,000 |  |  | $ | 41,000 |  |  | $ | (41,000 | ) |  | $ | 250,000 |
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 200,000 |  |  | $ | 144,000 |  |  | $ | (94,000 | ) |  | $ | 250,000 |
2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 250,000 |  |  | $ | 49,000 |  |  | $ | (99,000 | ) |  | $ | 200,000 |

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