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	May 01, 2021	Apr. 09, 2021	Oct. 01, 2020	Aug. 12, 2020	Aug. 01, 2020	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
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Share-based payment award, award vesting period								12.50%
Annual cash fee						$ 643,957	$ 573,472	$ 1,963,409	$ 2,450,641
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Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock based compensation						$ 53,324	32,500	$ 221,510	60,332
New Independent Director [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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Annual Grant of Options [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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Share-based payment award, award vesting period								12.50%
Annual cash fee								$ 40,000
Director [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation		$ 20,000
Chairman of Audit Committee [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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Chairman of Other Committees [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation		5,000
Member of Audit Committee [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation		5,000
Member of Other Committees [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation		$ 2,500
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Annual salary			$ 250,000
Compensation						$ 62,500	62,500	187,500	187,500
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Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Annual salary					$ 150,000
Compensation						43,750	43,750	131,250	122,917
Increase in annual salary	$ 175,000
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Eric J. Forman [Member]
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Annual salary				$ 120,000
Compensation						43,750	43,750	131,250	112,917
Increase in annual salary	175,000
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Robert N. Weingarten [Member]
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Annual salary				$ 120,000
Compensation						$ 43,750	$ 43,750	$ 131,250	$ 112,917
Increase in annual salary	$ 175,000