Accumulated amount of impairment of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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- Definition

Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

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- Definition

Amount before amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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- Definition

Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388964&loc=d3e16212-109274

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

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INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Customer relationships [Member] SCB [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Customer relationships [Member] SCB [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Customer relationships [Member] SCB [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Property tax abatement [Member] Albuquerque [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Property tax abatement [Member] Albuquerque [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Non-compete agreement [Member] SCB [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Non-compete agreement [Member] SCB [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Non-compete agreement [Member] SCB [Member]
Total intangibles	$ 6,360	$ 6,360	$ 5,900	$ 5,900	$ 5,900	$ 360	$ 360	$ 100	$ 100	$ 100
Accumulated amortization	(1,556)	(1,301)
Accumulated impairment - customer relationships	(2,412)	(2,412)
Intangible assets, net	$ 2,392	$ 2,647