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Income Taxes (Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance at the beginning of the year | $ 24,310 | $ 23,810
(Reductions) additions to valuation allowance | (1,380) | 500
Balance at the end of the year | $ 22,930 | $ 24,310

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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=d3e32537-109319 + Details
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