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The amount of increase (decrease) per year in the required periodic payment applied to principal.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Note 5 - Long-term Debt (Details Textual)			6 Months Ended		7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Note 5 - Long-term Debt (Details Textual)	Oct. 10, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($)
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross		$ 460,000
Repayments of Debt			$ 7,000,000	$ 2,000,000
Proceeds from Long-term Lines of Credit			$ 4,000,000	$ 9,500,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Repayments of Debt	$ 1,000,000
Proceeds from Long-term Lines of Credit	$ 7,000,000
Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument Convenant, Maximum Leverage Ration, During the Initial Holiday Period		3.5
Debt Instrument Covenant, Maximum Leverage Ratio, Immediately Following the Initial Holiday Period		3.25
Debt Instrument Covenant, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio		1.25
Credit Facility [Member] \| After March 31, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument Covenant, Ratio of Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA		3
Credit Facility [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross		$ 20,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment, Number of Quarterly Payments		20
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal					$ 250,000
Line of Credit Facility, Annual Increase (Decrease) in Periodic Payment, Principal					$ 125,000
Credit Facility [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal						$ 750,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Base CBFR Using One Month LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate Used to Calculate Commercial Bank Floating Rate		0.50%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage		0.15%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.50%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage		0.35%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		2.50%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Term		5 years
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 80,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Maximum Borrowing Capacity		100,000,000
Letter of Credit [Member] \| Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 2,500,000