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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: (Details 2) |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 2006 Plan | Aug. 11, 2011 2006 Plan | Apr. 27, 2011 2006 Plan | Sep. 30, 2013 2006 Plan Stock Options | Sep. 30, 2013 2006 Plan Stock Options Minimum | Sep. 30, 2013 2006 Plan Stock appreciation right | Sep. 30, 2013 2006 Plan Stock appreciation right Minimum | Sep. 30, 2013 2006 Plan Performance shares Minimum | Sep. 30, 2013 2006 Plan Performance shares Maximum | Sep. 30, 2013 2000 Plans
Stock Option Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares approved for grant |  |  | 3,001,625 | 1,250,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares of common stock that may be delivered to participants under the plan | 777,347 | 2,750,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 251,625
Expiration term |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Performance period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year | 5 years |
Exercise price expressed as a percentage of the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |  |  |

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- Definition The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 123R -Paragraph A240 -Subparagraph a -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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