Shareholders' Equity and Noncontrolling Interest (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Dividends Payable [Line Items]

Schedule of shares issued in connection with dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan

	2012		2011		2010
Amounts Received	$	13,094,616	$	19,372,335	$	15,930,405
Shares Issued		1,503,904		2,478,735		2,253,074

Summary of cash distributions to common shareholders

	2012				2011				2010
Quarter Ended	Amount		Per Share		Amount		Per Share		Amount		Per Share
December 31	$	5,589,111	$	.15	$	5,114,841	$	.15	$	4,176,791	$	.15
March 31		6,025,106		.15		5,224,513		.15		4,269,670		.15
June 30		6,035,531		.15		5,358,515		.15		4,964,914		.15
September 30		6,066,850		.15		5,463,164		.15		5,054,850		.15
	$	23,716,598	$	.60	$	21,161,033	$	.60	$	18,466,225	$	.60

Summary of changes in the noncontrolling interests

	2012			2011
Beginning Balance	$	28,588		$	2,477,753
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		101,975			84,953
Distributions to Noncontrolling Interests		(80,536	)		(160,868	)
Purchase of Noncontrolling Interest in Wheeling Partners, LLC		-0-			(2,373,250	)
Ending Balance	$	50,027		$	28,588

Series A Preferred Stock [Member]

Dividends Payable [Line Items]

Dividend declared and paid on Preferred Stock

Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend	Dividend per Share
10/4/11	11/15/11	12/15/11	1,019,804	$0.4765625
1/18/12	2/15/12	3/15/12	1,019,805	0.4765625
4/18/12	5/15/12	6/15/12	1,019,805	0.4765625
7/9/12	8/15/12	9/17/12	1,019,805	0.4765625
			$4,079,219	$1.90625

Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend	Dividend per Share
10/6/10	11/15/10	12/15/10	1,019,804	$0.4765625
1/13/11	2/15/11	3/15/11	1,019,805	0.4765625
4/7/11	5/16/11	6/15/11	1,019,805	0.4765625
7/11/11	8/15/11	9/15/11	1,019,805	0.4765625
			$4,079,219	$1.90625

Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend	Dividend per Share
10/6/09	11/16/09	12/15/09	$630,303	$0.4765625
1/13/10	2/16/10	3/15/10	630,304	0.4765625
4/9/10	5/17/10	6/15/10	630,303	0.4765625
7/1/10	8/16/10	9/15/10	630,304	0.4765625
			$2,521,214	$1.90625

Series B Preferred Stock [Member]

Dividends Payable [Line Items]

Dividend declared and paid on Preferred Stock

Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend		Dividend per Share
7/9/12	8/15/12	9/17/12	$	1,056,563	$	0.459375
			$	1,056,563	$	0.459375