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Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets | Other Assets Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets consist of the following at September 30, 2016 and 2015:
(in thousands) |  |  |
| September 30, 2016 |  | September 30, 2015
| Current |  | Non-Current |  | Current |  | Non-Current
Investments in agricultural cooperatives | $ | — |  |  | $ | 146 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 846 |
Cash surrender value | — |  |  | 445 |  |  | — |  |  | 722 |
Equity investment in affiliate | — |  |  | 543 |  |  | — |  |  | 817 |
Tree deposits | — |  |  | 164 |  |  | — |  |  | 166 |
Guaranteed payments on sugarcane sale | 1,236 |  |  | — |  |  | 843 |  |  | — |
Prepaid insurance | 955 |  |  | — |  |  | 811 |  |  | — |
Other | 70 |  |  | 394 |  |  | 137 |  |  | 451 |
Total prepaid expenses and other assets | $ | 2,261 |  |  | $ | 1,692 |  |  | $ | 1,791 |  |  | $ | 3,002 |

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