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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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The cash inflow from other borrowing not otherwise defined in the taxonomy.

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Note 4 - Debts and Commitments (Details Textual)			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Note 4 - Debts and Commitments (Details Textual)	Sep. 13, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 04, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) a ft²	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) a	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)
New Dawn [Member] \| Margin Account [Member]
Proceeds from Other Debt		$ 14,000,000
ISD Corporation [Member] \| Margin Account [Member]
Proceeds from Other Debt	$ 15,500,000
Margin Account [Member] \| Fed Funds Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				0.50%
Margin Account [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				0.75%
San Francisco Office [Member] \| Monthly Rent [Member]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense				$ 22,000
San Francisco Office [Member]
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Renewal Term				5 years
Area of Real Estate Property \| a				6,200
Logan, Utah Office [Member] \| Monthly Rent [Member]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense			$ 42,000
Area of Real Estate Property \| ft²			30,200
Rental Income, Nonoperating			$ 5,000
Corona, CA Office [Member] \| Monthly Rent [Member]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense			$ 12,000
Area of Real Estate Property \| a			7,100
Long Term Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate				6.00%
Proceeds from Other Debt						$ 29,493,000
Operating Leases, Rent Expense				$ 1,171,000	$ 1,182,000	$ 884,000
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate				6.00%