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Note 10 - Investments in Marketable Securities | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements |
Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 10 - Investments in Marketable Securities Investments in marketable securities categorized as “available-for-sale ” are stated at fair value. The Company uses quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (consistent with the Level 1 definition in the fair value hierarchy) to measure the fair value of its investments on a recurring basis pursuant to ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement . As of June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, an unrealized gain of $118,845,000 and $89,018,000, respectively, was recorded net of taxes of $46,260,000 and $34,610,000, respectively, in “Accumulated other comprehensive income” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Most of the unrealized gains were in the common stocks of three U.S. financial institutions. Investments in equity securities and securities with fixed maturity as of June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013 are summarized below.
|  | June 30, 2014 |  |  | September 30, 2013 |
|  | (Unaudited) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Aggregate fair value |  |  | Amortized/ Adjusted cost basis |  |  | Pretax unrealized gains |  |  | Aggregate fair value |  |  | Amortized/ A djusted cost basis |  |  | Pretax unrealized gains |
Marketable securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stocks |  | $ | 158,630,000 |  |  | $ | 43,042,000 |  |  | $ | 115,588,000 |  |  | $ | 129,699,000 |  |  | $ | 43,042,000 |  |  | $ | 86,657,000 |
Bonds |  |  | 8,193,000 |  |  |  | 4,936,000 |  |  |  | 3,257,000 |  |  |  | 7,295,000 |  |  |  | 4,934,000 |  |  |  | 2,361,000 |
Total |  | $ | 166,823,000 |  |  | $ | 47,978,000 |  |  | $ | 118,845,000 |  |  | $ | 136,994,000 |  |  | $ | 47,976,000 |  |  | $ | 89,018,000 |
All investments are classified as “Current assets” because they are available for sale at any time. The bonds mature in 2039. In addition, there were no unrealized losses from any of the equity securities owned by the Company as of June 30, 2014.

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