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INVESTMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract] |
Summary of investments | A summary of Barnwell’s non-current investments is as follows:
| September 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015
Investment in Kukio Resort land development partnerships | $ | 3,502,000 |  |  | $ | 6,238,000 |
Investment in leasehold land interest – Lot 4C | 50,000 |  |  | 50,000 |
Total non-current investments | $ | 3,552,000 |  |  | $ | 6,288,000 |
Summarized financial information for the land development partnerships | Summarized financial information for the Kukio Resort land development partnerships is as follows:
| Year ended |  | Year ended
| September 30, 2016 |  | September 30, 2015
Revenue | $ | 33,874,000 |  |  | $ | 29,898,000 |
Gross profit | $ | 15,332,000 |  |  | $ | 13,594,000 |
Net earnings | $ | 12,212,000 |  |  | $ | 7,500,000 |
Summary of Increment I percentage of sales payment revenues received | The following table summarizes the Increment I and Increment II percentage of sales payment revenues received from KD I and KD II:
| Year ended September 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015
Sale of interest in leasehold land: |  |  |  |
Proceeds | $ | 2,255,000 |  |  | $ | 3,772,000 |
Fees | (340,000 | ) |  | (528,000 | )
Revenues – sale of interest in leasehold land, net | $ | 1,915,000 |  |  | $ | 3,244,000 |

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