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Investments (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Investments (Textual) [Abstract]
Maturity of short-term investments	greater than 90 days and less than one year
Maturity of long-term investments	greater than one year
Other-than-temporary impairment charges recognized	$ 0	$ 0

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Maturity of long-term investments.

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Maturity of short-term investments.

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The amount of other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses on equity securities, OTTI related to credit losses on debt securities, and OTTI losses on debt securities when the entity intends to sell the securities or it is more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the securities before recovery of its amortized cost basis. Additionally, this item includes OTTI losses recognized during the period on investments accounted for under the cost method of accounting.

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