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Note 6 - Summarized Financial Information for Reportable Segments (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)
Traditional Business [Member] |  |  |  |
Advertising, net | $ 10,502,000 | $ 11,435,000 | $ 14,472,000 | [1]
Circulation | 5,915,000 | 6,038,000 | 6,346,000 | [1]
Advertising service fees and other | $ 2,703,000 | $ 2,800,000 | $ 3,012,000 | [1]
Licensing and maintenance fees |  |  |  | [1]
Consulting fees |  |  |  | [1]
Other public service fees |  |  |  | [1]
Operating expenses | $ 18,038,000 | $ 17,154,000 | $ 15,856,000 | [1]
Income (loss) from operations | $ 1,082,000 | $ 3,119,000 | $ 7,974,000 | [1]
Dividends and interest income |  |  |  | [1]
Other income and capital gains |  |  |  | [1]
Interest expense on margin loans |  |  |  | [1]
Interest expense accrued for uncertain and unrecognized tax benefits |  |  |  | [1]
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) | $ 1,082,000 | $ 3,119,000 | $ 7,974,000 | [1]
Income tax benefit | (70,000) | (1,460,000) | (3,301,000) | [1]
Net income (loss) | 1,012,000 | 1,659,000 | 4,673,000 | [1]
Total assets | 15,047,000 | 18,228,000 | 18,458,000 | [1]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment | 425,000 | $ 110,000 | $ 96,000 | [1]
Amortization of Intangible Assets | $ 12,000 |  |  | [1]
Journal Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |
Advertising, net |  |  |  | [1]
Circulation |  |  |  | [1]
Advertising service fees and other |  |  |  | [1]
Licensing and maintenance fees | $ 13,984,000 | $ 12,987,000 | $ 9,942,000 | [1]
Consulting fees | 4,704,000 | 4,002,000 | 3,406,000 | [1]
Other public service fees | 6,170,000 | 6,161,000 | 498,000 | [1]
Operating expenses | 29,452,000 | 28,459,000 | 18,031,000 | [1]
Income (loss) from operations | $ (4,594,000) | $ (5,309,000) | $ (4,185,000) | [1]
Dividends and interest income |  |  |  | [1]
Other income and capital gains |  |  |  | [1]
Interest expense on margin loans |  |  |  | [1]
Interest expense accrued for uncertain and unrecognized tax benefits | $ (96,000) | $ (537,000) |  | [1]
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) | $ (4,690,000) | (5,846,000) | $ (4,185,000) | [1]
Income tax benefit | 1,580,000 | 2,350,000 | 2,263,000 | [1]
Net income (loss) | (3,110,000) | (3,496,000) | (1,922,000) | [1]
Total assets | 47,108,000 | 51,973,000 | 47,611,000 | [1]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment | 140,000 | 325,000 | 184,000 | [1]
Amortization of Intangible Assets | $ 4,895,000 | $ 4,866,000 | $ 1,865,000 | [1]
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Advertising, net |  |  |  | [1]
Circulation |  |  |  | [1]
Advertising service fees and other |  |  |  | [1]
Licensing and maintenance fees |  |  |  | [1]
Consulting fees |  |  |  | [1]
Other public service fees |  |  |  | [1]
Operating expenses |  |  |  | [1]
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |  | [1]
Dividends and interest income | $ 3,829,000 | $ 3,001,000 | $ 2,541,000 | [1]
Other income and capital gains | 69,000 | 97,000 | 55,000 | [1]
Interest expense on margin loans | $ (224,000) | $ (230,000) | (97,000) | [1]
Interest expense accrued for uncertain and unrecognized tax benefits |  |  | (1,719,000) | [1]
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments | $ (376,000) |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) | 3,298,000 | $ 2,868,000 | 780,000 | [1]
Income tax benefit | (390,000) | (400,000) | 248,000 | [1]
Net income (loss) | 2,908,000 | 2,468,000 | 1,028,000 | [1]
Total assets | $ 166,041,000 | $ 173,676,000 | $ 136,994,000 | [1]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment |  |  |  | [1]
Amortization of Intangible Assets |  |  |  | [1]
Advertising, net | $ 10,502,000 | $ 11,435,000 | $ 14,472,000 | [1]
Circulation | 5,915,000 | 6,038,000 | 6,346,000 | [1]
Advertising service fees and other | 2,703,000 | 2,800,000 | 3,012,000 | [1]
Licensing and maintenance fees | 13,984,000 | 12,987,000 | 9,942,000 | [1]
Consulting fees | 4,704,000 | 4,002,000 | 3,406,000 | [1]
Other public service fees | 6,170,000 | 6,161,000 | 498,000 | [1]
Operating expenses | 47,490,000 | 45,613,000 | 33,887,000 | [1]
Income (loss) from operations | (3,512,000) | (2,190,000) | 3,789,000 | [1]
Dividends and interest income | 3,829,000 | 3,001,000 | 2,541,000 | [1]
Other income and capital gains | 65,000 | 97,000 | 54,000 | [1]
Interest expense on margin loans | (224,000) | (230,000) | (97,000) | [1]
Interest expense accrued for uncertain and unrecognized tax benefits | (96,000) | $ (537,000) | (1,719,000) | [1]
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments | (376,000) |  | (1,719,000) |
Pretax income (loss) | (310,000) | $ 141,000 | 4,569,000 | [1]
Income tax benefit | 1,120,000 | 490,000 | (790,000) | [1]
Net income (loss) | 810,000 | 631,000 | 3,779,000 | [1]
Total assets | 228,196,000 | 243,877,000 | 203,063,000 | [1]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment | 565,000 | 435,000 | 280,000 | [1]
Amortization of Intangible Assets | $ 4,907,000 | $ 4,866,000 | $ 1,865,000 | [1]
[1] | Includes (i) New Dawn's financial results from December 5, 2012 through September 30, 2013 with revenues of $10,403,000 and expenses of $10,625,000 (including intangible amortization expenses of $1,587,000), and (ii) ISD's September 2013 financial results with revenues of $784,000 and expenses of $694,000 (including intangible amortization expenses of $278,000).

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