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Note 11 - Operating Segments
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
Note 11 - Operating Segments
 
The Company’s reportable segments are: (i) the Traditional Business and (ii) Journal Technologies. All inter-segment transactions were eliminated. Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments is shown in the following table:
 
   
Reportable Segments
                  
   
Traditional
Business
    
Journal
Technologies
    
Corporate income
and expenses
    
Total
  
Six months ended March 31, 2016
                                
Revenues
                                
Advertising
   $ 4,667,000     $ ---     $ ---     $ 4,667,000  
Circulation
     2,964,000       ---       ---       2,964,000  
Advertising service fees and other
     1,294,000       ---       ---       1,294,000  
Licensing and maintenance fees
     ---       7,754,000       ---       7,754,000  
Consulting fees
     ---       3,040,000       ---       3,040,000  
Other public service fees
     ---       2,538,000       ---       2,538,000  
Operating expenses
     8,775,000       15,020,000       ---       23,795,000  
Income (loss) from operations
     150,000       (1,688,000 )     ---       (1,538,000 )
Dividends and interest income
     ---       ---       1,736,000       1,736,000  
Other income
    21,000       ---       9,000       30,000  
Interest expenses on note payable
collateralized by real estate and
 
margin loans
     (36,000 )     ---       (126,000 )     (162,000 )
Interest expense accrued for uncertain
and unrecognized tax benefits
     ---       (49,000 )     ---       (49,000 )
Pretax income (loss)
     135,000       (1,737,000 )     1,619,000       17,000  
Income tax (expense) benefit
     (165,000 )     670,000       (265,000 )     240,000  
Net income (loss)
     (30,000 )     (1,067,000 )     1,354,000       257,000  
Total assets
     16,946,000       42,485,000       162,531,000       221,962,000  
Capital expenditures, including purchase
of Logan building
     3,625,000       3,000       ---       3,628,000  
Amortization of intangible assets
     71,000       2,447,000       ---       2,518,000  
 
   
Reportable Segments
                  
   
Traditional
Business
    
Journal
Technologies
    
Corporate income
and expenses
    
Total
  
Six months ended March 31, 2015
                                
Revenues
                                
Advertising
   $ 5,253,000     $ ---     $ ---     $ 5,253,000  
Circulation
     2,984,000       ---       ---       2,984,000  
Advertising service fees and other
     1,335,000       ---       ---       1,335,000  
Licensing and maintenance fees
     ---       7,437,000       ---       7,437,000  
Consulting fees
     ---       2,610,000       ---       2,610,000  
Other public service fees
     ---       3,096,000       ---       3,096,000  
Operating expenses
     9,176,000       14,866,000       ---       24,042,000  
Income (loss) from operations
     396,000       (1,723,000 )     ---       (1,327,000 )
Dividends and interest income
     ---       ---       1,688,000       1,688,000  
Other income and capital gains
     ---       ---       32,000       32,000  
Interest expenses on margin loans
     ---       ---       (112,000 )     (112,000 )
Interest expense accrued for uncertain
and unrecognized tax benefits
     ---       (44,000 )     ---       (44,000 )
Pretax income (loss)
     396,000       (1,767,000 )     1,608,000       237,000  
Income tax (expense) benefit
     310,000       670,000       (280,000 )     700,000  
Net income (loss)
     706,000       (1,097,000 )     1,328,000       937,000  
Total assets
     14,012,000       47,718,000       172,865,000       234,595,000  
Capital expenditures
     306,000       80,000       ---       386,000  
Amortization of intangible assets
     ---       2,448,000       ---       2,448,000  
 
 
   
Reportable Segments
                  
   
Traditional
Business
    
Journal
Technologies
    
Corporate income
and expenses
    
Total
  
                                 
Three months ended March 31, 2016
                                
Revenues
                                
Advertising
   $ 2,346,000     $ ---     $ ---     $ 2,346,000  
Circulation
     1,458,000       ---       ---       1,458,000  
Advertising service fees and other
     644,000       ---       ---       644,000  
Licensing and maintenance fees
     ---       4,107,000       ---       4,107,000  
Consulting fees
     ---       1,664,000       ---       1,664,000  
Other public service fees
     ---       1,223,000       ---       1,223,000  
Operating expenses
     4,422,000       7,596,000       ---       12,018,000  
Income (loss) from operations
     26,000       (602,000 )     ---       (576,000 )
Dividends and interest income
     ---       ---       833,000       833,000  
Other income
     14,000       ---       ---       14,000  
Interest expenses on note payable
collateralized by real estate and
margin loans
     (27,000 )     ---       (67,000 )     (94,000 )
Interest expense accrued for uncertain
and unrecognized tax benefits
     ---       (25,000 )     ---       (25,000 )
Pretax income (loss)
     13,000       (627,000 )     766,000       152,000  
Income tax (expense) benefit
     (115,000 )     275,000       (105,000 )     55,000  
Net income (loss)
     (102,000 )     (352,000 )     661,000       207,000  
Total assets
     16,946,000       42,485,000       162,531,000       221,962,000  
Capital expenditures
     84,000       3,000       ---       87,000  
Amortization of intangible assets
     36,000       1,223,000       ---       1,259,000  
 
   
Reportable Segments
                  
   
Traditional
Business
    
Journal
Technologies
    
Corporate income
and expenses
    
Total
  
Three months ended March 31, 2015
                                
Revenues
                                
Advertising
   $ 2,549,000     $ ---     $ ---     $ 2,549,000  
Circulation
     1,460,000       ---       ---       1,460,000  
Advertising service fees and other
     650,000       ---       ---       650,000  
Licensing and maintenance fees
     ---       3,680,000       ---       3,680,000  
Consulting fees
     ---       1,418,000       ---       1,418,000  
Other public service fees
     ---       1,635,000       ---       1,635,000  
Operating expenses
     4,553,000       7,805,000       ---       12,358,000  
Income (loss) from operations
     106,000       (1,072,000 )     ---       (966,000 )
Dividends and interest income
     ---       ---       860,000       860,000  
Other income and capital gains
     ---       ---       14,000       14,000  
Interest expenses on margin loans
     ---       ---       (55,000 )     (55,000 )
Interest expense accrued for uncertain
and unrecognized tax benefits
     ---       (24,000 )     ---       (24,000 )
Pretax income (loss)
     106,000       (1,096,000 )     819,000       (171,000 )
Income tax (expense) benefit
     400,000       420,000       (145,000 )     675,000  
Net income (loss)
     506,000       (676,000 )     674,000       504,000  
Total assets
     14,012,000       47,718,000       172,865,000       234,595,000  
Capital expenditures
     248,000       69,000       ---       317,000  
Amortization of intangible assets
     ---       1,224,000       ---       1,224,000