Fair Value of Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments:

The following table summarizes financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2013:

Level 2:

Interest Rate Swap liability:


	2013	2012
Balance at beginning of year	$ 7,000	$ 57,000
Balance at end of year	$ 0	$ 7,000
Net change	$ 7,000	$ 50,000

The unrealized gains for the years ending September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 of $0 and $20,000, respectively, are reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. In conjunction with the payoff of the Wells Fargo Bank note in October 2012 we paid off the interest rate swap liability of $7,000. There were no transfers in or out of Level 3 for the year ending September 30, 2013.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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