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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Defined contribution plan, recorded expense	$ 154,400	$ 142,000
Defined contribution plan, matching contributions period	4 years

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- Definition

Represents the vesting period during which the employer contributes a matching contribution to the defined contribution plan.

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No definition available.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170846&loc=d3e28014-114942

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