Note 7 - Investments in Marketable Securities - Summary of Investments (Details) - Common Stock [Member] - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021
Aggregate fair value	$ 395,284,000	$ 347,573,000
Amortized/adjusted cost basis	187,279,000	103,480,000
Pretax net unrealized gains	$ 208,005,000	$ 244,093,000

Amount of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI), classified as current.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1A
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123594786&loc=SL75136599-209740

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