ACQUISITIONS (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Asset Classifications (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 17, 2011
ACQUISITIONS (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Asset Classifications [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 4,655
Goodwill	N/A
		18,343
Trade Names [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Asset Classifications [Line Items]
Tradenames		2,611
Tradenames	Indefinite
Customer Relationships [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Asset Classifications [Line Items]
Customer relationships		$ 11,077
Customer relationships	25 years

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The amount of customer relationships arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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The amount of goodwill and intangible assets arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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The amount of tradenames arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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Description of amortization period of goodwill.

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Description for amortization period of trade names reported.

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The amount of goodwill arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (d)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7488404&loc=d3e6927-128479

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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