Note 3 - Provision For Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Current:
Federal	$ 1,065,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 1,011,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 1,840,000us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
State	484,000	(228,000)	781,000
	1,549,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	783,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2,621,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred:
Federal	(1,790,000)	(30,000)	(223,000)
State	(249,000)	37,000	(38,000)
	(2,039,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	7,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(261,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
	$ (490,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 790,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 2,360,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit

Amount of current federal tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations.

Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to taxable income (loss) from continuing operations.

Amount of current state and local tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations.

Amount of deferred federal income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations.

Amount of deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations.

Amount of deferred state and local tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations.