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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Sep. 30, 2021
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table
Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based on:
Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO(1) ($)
Compensation Actually Paid to PEO(2) ($)
Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Other NEOs(1) ($)
Average Compensation Actually Paid to Other NEOs(2) ($)
Total Shareholder Return(3) ($)
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return(4) ($)
Net Income (millions)(5) ($)
Adjusted Pretax Income (millions)(6) ($)
20233,165,4155,478,5251,669,2193,007,125207.33332.10108141
20222,225,0001,383,1691,635,5841,258,95786.94182.743551
20212,873,9005,812,5651,085,5761,924,602143.81148.906780
    
Company Selected Measure Name Adjusted Pretax Income    
Named Executive Officers, Footnote
The PEO in all three reporting years was Jeffrey L. Gendell. The non-PEO NEOs for fiscal year 2023 and 2022 were Matthew J. Simmes, Tracy A. McLauchlin and Mary K. Newman. The only non-PEO NEO for fiscal year 2021 was Tracy A. McLauchlin.
    
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote The Company’s peer group for purposes of Item 201(e)(1)(ii) of Regulation S-K was utilized for the purpose of calculating peer group TSR. The peer group is comprised of Comfort Systems USA Inc., MYR Group Inc., Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. and Primoris.    
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 3,165,415 $ 2,225,000 $ 2,873,900
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 5,478,525 1,383,169 5,812,565
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote The following adjustments were made to the Summary Compensation Table total compensation amounts to determine compensation actually paid for each applicable year in accordance with Item 402(v)(2) of Regulation S-K. None of our NEOs participate in any defined benefit or actuarial pension plan.
202320222021
PEO ($)Average of Other NEOs ($)PEO ($)Average of Other NEOs ($)PEO ($)Average of Other NEOs ($)
Summary Compensation Table Total3,165,4151,669,2192,225,0001,635,5842,873,9001,085,576
Deduct grant date fair value of stock awards(902,452)(437,082)(1,400,000)(920,557)(1,823,000)(365,459)
Add year-end fair value of equity awards granted during the year and unvested at fiscal year end1,873,409907,228406,500478,4573,046,015398,280
Add change in year-end fair value (compared to prior fiscal year end) for awards granted in prior fiscal years and unvested at fiscal year end2,031,500979,452123,66933,236—639,813
Add year-end fair value of equity awards granted and vested during the fiscal year ————1,715,650—
Add change in vesting date fair value (compared to prior fiscal year end) for awards vested during the year(689,347)(111,692)28,00032,237—166,392
Compensation Actually Paid5,478,5253,007,1251,383,1691,258,9575,812,5651,924,602
(a)The fair value of equity award adjustments for each applicable year were calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 718. The valuation assumptions used to calculate fair values did not materially differ from those disclosed at the time of grant, except that awards which vest upon achievement of a specified share price were valued using a Monte Carlo simulation performed as of the applicable valuation date.
   
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 1,669,219 1,635,584 1,085,576
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 3,007,125 1,258,957 1,924,602
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote The following adjustments were made to the Summary Compensation Table total compensation amounts to determine compensation actually paid for each applicable year in accordance with Item 402(v)(2) of Regulation S-K. None of our NEOs participate in any defined benefit or actuarial pension plan.
202320222021
PEO ($)Average of Other NEOs ($)PEO ($)Average of Other NEOs ($)PEO ($)Average of Other NEOs ($)
Summary Compensation Table Total3,165,4151,669,2192,225,0001,635,5842,873,9001,085,576
Deduct grant date fair value of stock awards(902,452)(437,082)(1,400,000)(920,557)(1,823,000)(365,459)
Add year-end fair value of equity awards granted during the year and unvested at fiscal year end1,873,409907,228406,500478,4573,046,015398,280
Add change in year-end fair value (compared to prior fiscal year end) for awards granted in prior fiscal years and unvested at fiscal year end2,031,500979,452123,66933,236—639,813
Add year-end fair value of equity awards granted and vested during the fiscal year ————1,715,650—
Add change in vesting date fair value (compared to prior fiscal year end) for awards vested during the year(689,347)(111,692)28,00032,237—166,392
Compensation Actually Paid5,478,5253,007,1251,383,1691,258,9575,812,5651,924,602
(a)The fair value of equity award adjustments for each applicable year were calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 718. The valuation assumptions used to calculate fair values did not materially differ from those disclosed at the time of grant, except that awards which vest upon achievement of a specified share price were valued using a Monte Carlo simulation performed as of the applicable valuation date.
   
Equity Valuation Assumption Difference, Footnote The fair value of equity award adjustments for each applicable year were calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 718. The valuation assumptions used to calculate fair values did not materially differ from those disclosed at the time of grant, except that awards which vest upon achievement of a specified share price were valued using a Monte Carlo simulation performed as of the applicable valuation date.    
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return
Relationship between Compensation Actually Paid and Financial Performance Measures

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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure
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Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group
Relationship between Compensation Actually Paid and Financial Performance Measures

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Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 207.33 86.94 143.81
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount 332.10 182.74 148.90
Net Income (Loss) $ 108,000,000 $ 35,000,000 $ 67,000,000
Company Selected Measure Amount 141,000,000 51,000,000 80,000,000
PEO Name Jeffrey L. Gendell    
Additional 402(v) Disclosure
In accordance with new SEC rules, the following table and accompanying discussion and charts provide information on the relationship between the “compensation actually paid” to our NEOs (calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K) and certain measures of the Company’s financial performance, including Total Shareholder Return, Net Income and a Company-Selected Metric that is most important to the determination of executive compensation (in the Company’s case, Adjusted Pretax Income).
The compensation actually paid (“CAP”) set forth in the table below does not reflect amounts actually realized by our NEOs, and the HR Compensation Committee did not consider CAP when making compensation decisions for any of the years presented.Reflects total shareholder return (“TSR”) calculated in the manner required by Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K and reflects the cumulative value of $100, including the reinvestment of dividends, if such amount were invested on September 30, 2020.Reflects consolidated net income calculated in accordance with GAAP for each of the years shown. 		   
Measure:: 1      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Name Adjusted Pretax Income    
Non-GAAP Measure Description
Reflects Adjusted Pretax Income for each of the years shown. Adjusted Pretax Income is calculated as income from continuing operations before income taxes, stock compensation expense and restructuring charges, less gains or losses on the disposition of a business, adjusted, in the sole discretion of the Committee, to reflect extraordinary items during the fiscal year.
    
Measure:: 2      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Name Share price    
PEO | Deduct grant date fair value of stock awards [Member]      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (902,452) $ (1,400,000) $ (1,823,000)
PEO | Add year-end fair value of equity awards granted during the year and unvested at fiscal year end [Member]      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 1,873,409 406,500 3,046,015
PEO | Add change in year-end fair value (compared to prior fiscal year end) for awards granted in prior fiscal years and unvested at fiscal year end [Member]      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 2,031,500 123,669 0
PEO | Add year-end fair value of equity awards granted and vested during the fiscal year [Member]      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 0   1,715,650
PEO | Add change in vesting date fair value (compared to prior fiscal year end) for awards vested during the year [Member]      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (689,347) 28,000 0
Non-PEO NEO | Deduct grant date fair value of stock awards [Member]      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (437,082) (920,557) (365,459)
Non-PEO NEO | Add year-end fair value of equity awards granted during the year and unvested at fiscal year end [Member]      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 907,228 478,457 398,280
Non-PEO NEO | Add change in year-end fair value (compared to prior fiscal year end) for awards granted in prior fiscal years and unvested at fiscal year end [Member]      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 979,452 33,236 639,813
Non-PEO NEO | Add year-end fair value of equity awards granted and vested during the fiscal year [Member]      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 0 0 0
Non-PEO NEO | Add change in vesting date fair value (compared to prior fiscal year end) for awards vested during the year [Member]      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (111,692) $ 32,237 $ 166,392