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Represents the amount of current and deferred income taxes related to assets, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, which are attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, netted by jurisdiction and classified as current.

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	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) item	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Adoption of recently issued accounting standards
Deferred income taxes	$ 83,626		$ 92,852
Nature of operations and basis of presentation
Number of building materials segments \| item	2
Percentage of total revenue and cost of revenue for services	9.00%	10.00%
Accounting Standards Update 2015-17 \| New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption Effect
Adoption of recently issued accounting standards
Current and deferred income taxes			(23,400)
Deferred income taxes			$ 23,400