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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Major Customer Data |
(dollars in thousands) |  | Accounts receivable |  | Revenue |  | % of Total Revenue
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
USSC |  | $ | 1,970 |  |  | $ | 1,180 |  |  | $ | 14,442 |  |  | $ | 7,796 |  |  | $ | 4,097 |  |  |  | 11 | % |  |  | 8 | % |  |  | 5 | %
Southern Gardens |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 19,950 |  |  | $ | 14,471 |  |  |  | - | % |  |  | 20 | % |  |  | 18 | %
Florida Orange Marketers, Inc. |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 22,219 |  |  | $ | 17,743 |  |  | $ | 14,362 |  |  |  | 18 | % |  |  | 18 | % |  |  | 18 | %
Citrosuco North America, Inc. |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 18,895 |  |  | $ | 17,416 |  |  | $ | 4,468 |  |  |  | 15 | % |  |  | 18 | % |  |  | 6 | %
Louis Dreyfus |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 29,344 |  |  | $ | 12,069 |  |  | $ | 3,844 |  |  |  | 23 | % |  |  | 12 | % |  |  | 5 | %
Cutrale Citrus Juice |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 13,156 |  |  | $ | 3,507 |  |  | $ | 17,509 |  |  |  | 10 | % |  |  | 4 | % |  |  | 22 | %
Schedule of Estimated Useful Life |
Breeding herd |  |  | 6-7 years |
Buildings |  |  | 10-40 years |
Citrus trees |  |  | 25 years |
Sugarcane plantings |  |  | 3 years |
Equipment and other facilities |  |  | 3-20 years |
Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense |
(dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock expense |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Executives |  | $ | (27 | ) |  | $ | (19 | ) |  | $ | (83 | )
Board Of Directors |  |  | 485 |  |  |  | 434 |  |  |  | 436 |
Total restricted stock expense |  | $ | 458 |  |  | $ | 415 |  |  | $ | 353 |

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