ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (Details 1) - Vandalia - Asset Purchase Agreement - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 9,224,273	$ 3,063,647
Net income (loss)	$ (12,064,887)	$ (13,102,344)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share	$ (0.64)	$ (0.97)

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
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