Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Common stock, shares authorized	15,000,000
Class A common shares
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	31,600,000	31,600,000
Common stock, shares issued	15,174,463	15,174,463
Common stock, shares outstanding	15,174,463	15,174,463
Class B-1 common shares
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	1,000,000	1,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	1,000,000	1,000,000
Class B-2 common shares
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	15,000,000	15,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	15,000,000	15,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	15,000,000	15,000,000

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(29))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84159872&loc=d3e21463-112644

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