SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012
Cash (paid) received:
Interest	$ (940)		$ (2,696)
Income tax payments	(924)		(925)
Refund of income taxes	84		0
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.06		$ 0.06
Non-cash activities:
Repurchases of common stock from employees in exchange for the payment of income taxes and option exercises	37		101
Issuance of treasury stock for the Company's investment savings plan	181		338
Common stock issued to former director in exchange for vested director units	0		135
Effects from the deconsolidation of entities:
Restricted cash	0	[1]	20,282	[1]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	0	[1]	(3,411)	[1]
Receivables	0	[1]	954	[1]
Investments in commercial finance, net	0	[1]	199,955	[1]
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	[1]	7,049	[1]
Property and equipment, net	0	[1]	3,754	[1]
Deferred tax assets, net	0	[1]	4,558	[1]
Goodwill	0		7,969	[1]
Other assets	0	[1]	6,806	[1]
Accrued expense and other liabilities	0	[1]	(10,208)	[1]
Payables to managed entities and related parties	0	[1]	(98)	[1]
Borrowings	0	[1]	(202,481)	[1]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	[1]	255	[1]
Noncontrolling interests	$ 0	[1]	$ (37,668)	[1]

[1] Reflects the deconsolidation of LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc. ("LEAF") during the three months ended December 31, 2011. As a result of the deconsolidation of this entity, the amounts noted above were removed from the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The sum of the assets removed and cash equated to the sum of the liabilities and equity that were similarly eliminated and, as such, there was no change in the Company’s total net assets.