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Note B - Commitments and Facilities | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Leases [Abstract] |
Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block] | NOTE B – COMMITMENTS AND FACILITIES Operating Leases: The Company leases office and manufacturing facilities in Plymouth, MN for its ongoing operations. This operating lease as amended expires February 28, 2015. On September 9, 2014, the Company entered into a lease under which will serve as its new headquarters in Brooklyn Park, MN. The lease term will commence on the later of January 1, 2015 or the date of substantial completion of build out of the leased premises. The Company also leases various pieces of office equipment. For the years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, total rent expense was $505,000, $450,000 and $406,000 respectively. As of September 30, 2014, the future minimum lease payments required under operating lease agreements are as follows:
Year ending September 30 |  | Operating leases |
2015 |  | $ | 436,820 |
2016 |  |  | 443,210 |
2017 |  |  | 364,300 |
2018 |  |  | 373,409 |
2019 |  |  | 382,746 |
Thereafter |  |  | 2,244,435 |
Total minimum lease payments |  | $ | 4,244,920 |
Purchase Obligations: The Company estimates that as a result of the lease that was entered into on September 9, 2014 described in greater detail above, it will incur approximately $2,100,000 in capital expenditures in fiscal year 2015 relating to the build out of office, manufacturing, warehousing and distribution space. Share Repurchase: On November 13, 2014, the Company announced that its board of directors had approved a stock repurchase program under which it will begin purchasing up to $8 million of its outstanding shares of common stock. The program does not obligate Clearfield to repurchase any particular amount of common stock during any period. The repurchase will be funded by cash on hand. The repurchase program is expected to continue indefinitely until the maximum dollar amount of shares has been repurchased or until the repurchase program is earlier modified, suspended or terminated by the board of directors.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for lessee entity's leasing arrangements including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a.) The basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (b.) The existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (c.) Restrictions imposed by lease agreements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6455398&loc=d3e45280-112737 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6452660&loc=d3e36991-112694 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41499-112717 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 40 -Subparagraph (Note 1,3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584154&loc=d3e38371-112697 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 + Details
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