FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Institutional Student Loans Past Due) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Institutional Student Loans, 30-59 Days Past Due	$ 5,193	$ 5,136
Institutional Student Loans, 60-89 Days Past Due	2,602	2,171
Institutional Student Loans, 90-119 Days Past Due	2,503	1,426
Institutional Student Loans, Greater Than 120 Days Past Due	16,307	17,222
Institutional Student Loans, Total Past Due	26,605	25,955
Institutional Student Loans, Current	45,169	41,219
Total Institutional Student Loans	$ 71,774	$ 67,174