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Accounts and Long-Term Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	$ 22,128		$ 22,128		$ 22,993
Long-term receivable	6,705		6,705		7,412
Payments to be received from transaction over next two years			$ 3,000
Minimum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Maturity term of accounts and long term receivables			1 year
Financing receivables
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	8,700		$ 8,700		8,900
Long-term receivable	$ 6,700		$ 6,700		7,400
Long term receivables interest rate	5.00%		5.00%
Amount of allowance for credit losses or impairments with a contractual maturity of over one year	$ 0		$ 0		0
Accounts and long-term receivable past due	0		0		$ 0
Activity in allowance for credit losses for accounts and long-term receivables	0	$ 0
Construction Contractor, Receivable, Excluding Contract Retainage, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2023	6,924		6,924
2024	6,859		6,859
2025	2,313		2,313
Total payments	16,096		16,096
Less: unearned interest income	(654)		(654)
Total, net of unearned interest income	15,442		$ 15,442
Financing receivables \| Minimum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Maturity term of accounts and long term receivables			1 year
Financing receivables \| Other Income
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts And Long Term Receivable, Interest Income	$ 189	$ 122	$ 371	$ 261