SALE OF PREFERRED SHARES AND WARRANTS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	May 11, 2011	May 11, 2011 Unit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Unit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Class A Warrant [Member]	May 11, 2011 Class A Warrant [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Class B Warrant [Member]	May 11, 2011 Class B Warrant [Member]	May 11, 2011 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Schedule Of Stock And Warrants By Class [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock for stock dividends and stock purchase plan, shares				5,506
Equity issuance, price per share				$ 1,000
Dividend rate											6.00%
Shares issued upon conversion of securities										500
Number of shares of common stock called by warrants							250		250
Exercise price of warrant							2.00		2.00
"Make-whole" payment											$ 180
Preferred stock, stated value per share											$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Warrant expiration date						May 31, 2016		May 31, 2012
Proceeds from equity issuance		4,606			4,600
Fair value of warrants							1,072		3,045
Preferred stock, shares outstanding										2,753,000	1,335	2,135
Total possible dividend percentage over three years										18.00%
Common stock, price per share			$ 1.86
Preferred stock - recognition of full dividend/make-whole		(991)								991,080
Fair value of outstanding preferred stock										6,112
Gross proceeds from equity issuance										5,506
Beneficial conversion feature										2,461
Deemed dividend										5,506
Shares converted											4,171
Common stock, shares issued in conversion											2,486,127
Common stock, shares issued for dividends											135,793
Warrants outstanding	1,376,500
Accrued dividends payable											$ 227,977