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	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
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Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$ 600,099	$ 592,261	$ 1,804,767	$ 1,823,757
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	916,132	783,244	2,486,550	2,349,656
Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$ 28,976	$ 22,474	$ 73,924	$ 79,922

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-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 230



-SubTopic 10



-Section 45



-Paragraph 28



-Subparagraph (b)



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