XML 20 R8.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.2.0.727
Note 3 - Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements  
Cash and Cash Equivalents Disclosure [Text Block]
Note 3. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
 
The Company currently invests its excess cash in money market accounts and bank certificates of deposit (CDs) with a term of not more than three years. CDs with original maturities of more than three months are reported as held-to-maturity investments
and are carried at amortized cost.
The maturity dates of the Company’s CDs as of June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 are as follows:
    June 30, 2015   September 30, 2014
Less than one year   $ 7,945,000     $ 6,632,000  
1-3 years     7,722,000       8,302,000  
Total   $ 15,667,000     $ 14,934,000