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Note 6 - Reportable Segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
|  | Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Traditional Business |  |  | Journal Technologies |  |  | Corporate |  |  | Total |
Fiscal 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advertising, net |  | $ | 9,112,000 |  |  | $ | --- |  |  | $ | --- |  |  | $ | 9,112,000 |
Circulation |  |  | 5,401,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 5,401,000 |
Advertising service fees and other |  |  | 2,659,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 2,659,000 |
Licensing and maintenance fees |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 17,225,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 17,225,000 |
Consulting fees |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 2,832,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 2,832,000 |
Other public service fees |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 3,474,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 3,474,000 |
Operating expenses |  |  | 16,840,000 |  |  |  | 37,923,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 54,763,000 |
Income (loss) from operations |  |  | 332,000 |  |  |  | (14,392,000 | ) |  |  | --- |  |  |  | (14,060,000 | )
Dividends and interest income |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 4,808,000 |  |  |  | 4,808,000 |
Other income |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 37,000 |  |  |  | 37,000 |
Interest expense on note payable collateralized by real estate |  |  | (95,000 | ) |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | (95,000 | )
Interest expense on margin loans |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | (651,000 | ) |  |  | (651,000 | )
Capital gains on sales of marketable securities and others |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 3,182,000 |  |  |  | 3,182,000 |
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | (4,560,000 | ) |  |  | (4,560,000 | )
Pretax (loss) income |  |  | 237,000 |  |  |  | (14,392,000 | ) |  |  | 2,816,000 |  |  |  | (11,339,000 | )
Income tax benefit |  |  | 490,000 |  |  |  | 695,000 |  |  |  | 18,355,000 |  |  |  | 19,540,000 |
Net (loss) income |  |  | 727,000 |  |  |  | (13,697,000 | ) |  |  | 21,171,000 |  |  |  | 8,201,000 |
Total assets |  |  | 19,602,000 |  |  |  | 29,885,000 |  |  |  | 214,511,000 |  |  |  | 263,998,000 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 212,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 212,000 |
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 3,058,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 3,058,000 |
|  | Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Traditional Business |  |  | Journal Technologies |  |  | Corporate |  |  | Total |
Fiscal 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advertising, net |  | $ | 9,104,000 |  |  | $ | --- |  |  | $ | --- |  |  | $ | 9,104,000 |
Circulation |  |  | 5,654,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 5,654,000 |
Advertising service fees and other |  |  | 2,812,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 2,812,000 |
Licensing and maintenance fees |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 16,037,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 16,037,000 |
Consulting fees |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 4,476,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 4,476,000 |
Other public service fees |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 3,301,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 3,301,000 |
Operating expenses |  |  | 17,852,000 |  |  |  | 36,699,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 54,551,000 |
Loss from operations |  |  | (282,000 | ) |  |  | (12,885,000 | ) |  |  | --- |  |  |  | (13,167,000 | )
Dividends and interest income |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 4,844,000 |  |  |  | 4,844,000 |
Other income |  |  | 22,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 12,000 |  |  |  | 34,000 |
Interest expense on note payable collateralized by real estate |  |  | (100,000 | ) |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | (100,000 | )
Interest expense on margin loans |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | (422,000 | ) |  |  | (422,000 | )
Interest and penalty expense reversal for uncertain and unrecognized tax benefits |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 743,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 743,000 |
Pretax (loss) income |  |  | (360,000 | ) |  |  | (12,142,000 | ) |  |  | 4,434,000 |  |  |  | (8,068,000 | )
Income tax benefit (expense) |  |  | (2,000 | ) |  |  | 7,910,000 |  |  |  | (758,000 | ) |  |  | 7,150,000 |
Net (loss) income |  |  | (362,000 | ) |  |  | (4,232,000 | ) |  |  | 3,676,000 |  |  |  | (918,000 | )
Total assets |  |  | 16,606,000 |  |  |  | 33,461,000 |  |  |  | 230,641,000 |  |  |  | 280,708,000 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 160,000 |  |  |  | 93,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 253,000 |
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 4,895,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 4,895,000 |
|  | Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Traditional Business |  |  | Journal Technologies |  |  | Corporate |  |  | Total |
Fiscal 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advertising, net |  | $ | 9,854,000 |  |  | $ | --- |  |  | $ | --- |  |  | $ | 9,854,000 |
Circulation |  |  | 5,912,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 5,912,000 |
Advertising service fees and other |  |  | 2,651,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 2,651,000 |
Licensing and maintenance fees |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 14,758,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 14,758,000 |
Consulting fees |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 4,085,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 4,085,000 |
Other public service fees |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 4,352,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 4,352,000 |
Operating expenses |  |  | 17,240,000 |  |  |  | 31,012,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 48,252,000 |
Income (loss) from operations |  |  | 1,177,000 |  |  |  | (7,817,000 | ) |  |  | --- |  |  |  | (6,640,000 | )
Dividends and interest income |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 4,085,000 |  |  |  | 4,085,000 |
Other income |  |  | 52,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 9,000 |  |  |  | 61,000 |
Interest expense on note payable collateralized by real estate |  |  | (88,000 | ) |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | (88,000 | )
Interest expense on margin loans |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | (284,000 | ) |  |  | (284,000 | )
Interest expense accrued for uncertain and unrecognized tax benefits |  |  | --- |  |  |  | (112,000 | ) |  |  | --- |  |  |  | (112,000 | )
Pretax income (loss) |  |  | 1,141,000 |  |  |  | (7,929,000 | ) |  |  | 3,810,000 |  |  |  | (2,978,000 | )
Income tax benefit (expense) |  |  | (530,000 | ) |  |  | 3,140,000 |  |  |  | (675,000 | ) |  |  | 1,935,000 |
Net income (loss) |  |  | 611,000 |  |  |  | (4,789,000 | ) |  |  | 3,135,000 |  |  |  | (1,043,000 | )
Total assets |  |  | 17,644,000 |  |  |  | 39,786,000 |  |  |  | 168,016,000 |  |  |  | 225,446,000 |
Capital expenditures, including purchase of Logan building |  |  | 3,662,000 |  |  |  | 117,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 3,779,000 |
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  | 142,000 |  |  |  | 4,895,000 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 5,037,000 |

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