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DEBT: (Details) (USD $)		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 01, 2014 Loan Agreement	Dec. 31, 2013 Loan Agreement	Mar. 31, 2014 Loan Agreement	Jul. 29, 2010 Line of credit	Mar. 31, 2014 Line of credit	Mar. 01, 2014 Line of credit	May 31, 2012 Line of credit	Feb. 09, 2011 Line of credit	Mar. 01, 2014 Line of credit Prime Rate	Mar. 31, 2014 Line of credit - unbilled receivables	Mar. 01, 2014 Line of credit - unbilled receivables	May 21, 2013 Line of credit - unbilled receivables	Mar. 31, 2013 Line of credit - unbilled receivables	May 31, 2012 Line of credit - unbilled receivables	Feb. 09, 2011 Line of credit - unbilled receivables	Jul. 29, 2010 Line of credit - unbilled receivables	Mar. 31, 2014 Letter of Credit	Mar. 31, 2014 Accounts Receivable portion	Mar. 31, 2013 Accounts Receivable portion
DEBT
Term of debt instrument (years)					2 years
Maximum availability						$ 3,000,000		$ 6,000,000	$ 3,000,000				$ 750,000		$ 1,000,000	$ 500,000	$ 500,000	$ 1,030,000.00
Adjusted sublimit								4,000,000
Accounts advance rate (percent)						85.00%					75.00%
Interest rate premium (percent)												2.00%
Interest rate (percent)							3.25%
Margin (percent)										0.75%
Reference rate, description										Wall Street Journal Prime Rate
Monthly service charge based on the average daily loan balance (percent)		0.30%	0.65%
Debt Instrument, Collateral Fee		2,500	5,000
Debt Instrument, Termination Fee, Percent		0.50%
Interest rate (percent)											4.00%			7.20%					4.00%	5.20%
Amount of unused availability under the line	1,500,000					500,000
Amount outstanding						600,000
Maximum amount of equity interest that the entity can redeem, retire or purchase				$ 50,000
Notice period to terminate the Loan Agreement				60 days

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Represents the maximum amount of equity that can be redeemed, retired or repurchased by the entity as per the customary covenants of the loan agreement.

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Represents the interest rate premium payable for certain funds borrowed under the loan agreement.

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Represents the percentage of monthly service charge payable, as per the loan agreement, that is calculated on the basis of average daily loan balance.

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Debt Instrument, Termination Fee, Percent

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Represents the notice period that the lender must provide to the entity to terminate the loan agreement.

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Represents the adjusted sublimit amount under the credit facility.

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Represents the rate at which loans are advanced as per the loan agreement.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount of fees associated with providing collateral for the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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