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Note 2 - Investment in Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Common stocks $ 173,676,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities $ 136,994,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Common stocks 47,976,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost 47,976,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss) 125,700,000us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainLoss1 89,018,000us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainLoss1
Common Stock [Member]    
Common stocks 165,734,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
129,699,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Common stocks 43,042,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
43,042,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss) 122,692,000us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainLoss1
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
86,657,000us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainLoss1
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Fixed Income Securities [Member]    
Common stocks 7,942,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
7,295,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
Common stocks 4,934,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
4,934,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss) $ 3,008,000us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainLoss1
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember
$ 2,361,000us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainLoss1
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeSecuritiesMember