CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (USD $) In Thousands	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Parent [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Total	Comprehensive Income [Member]
Balance at Sep. 30, 2008	$ 269	$ 269,689	$ (3,980)	$ (101,440)	$ (20,805)	$ 143,733	$ 2,610	$ 146,343
Net loss	0	0	(14,931)	0	0	(14,931)	(1,603)	(16,534)	(16,534)
Issuance of common shares	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Treasury shares issued	0	(650)	0	1,073	0	423	0	423
Stock-based compensation	0	613	0	0	0	613	0	613
Restricted stock awards	0	3,615	0	0	0	3,615	2	3,617
Issuance of warrants in Senior Notes offering	0	4,941	0	0	0	4,941	0	4,941
Purchase of subsidiary stock held by a noncontrolling stockholder	0	(264)	0	0	0	(264)	0	(264)
Cash dividends	0	0	(3,560)	0	0	(3,560)	0	(3,560)
Distributions	0	0	0	0	0	0	(72)	(72)
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	(1,831)	(1,831)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0	5,245	5,245	1,217	6,462	6,462
Balance at Sep. 30, 2009	272	277,944	(22,471)	(100,367)	(15,560)	139,818	323	140,141	(10,072)
Net loss	0	0	(13,451)	0	0	(13,451)	(3,224)	(16,675)	(16,675)
Issuance of common shares	2	56	0	0	0	58	0	58
Treasury shares issued	0	(655)	0	1,037	0	382	0	382
Stock-based compensation	0	226	0	0	0	226	0	226
Restricted stock awards	0	2,765	0	0	0	2,765	46	2,811
Issuance of warrants in Senior Notes offering	0	1,042	0	0	0	1,042	0	1,042
Cash dividends	0	0	(1,636)	0	0	(1,636)	0	(1,636)
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0	2,753	2,753	(25)	2,728	2,728
Balance at Sep. 30, 2010	274	281,378	(37,558)	(99,330)	(12,807)	131,957	(2,873)	129,084	(13,947)
Net loss	0	0	(8,228)	0	0	(8,228)	799	(7,429)	(7,429)
Issuance of common shares	7	1,907	0	0	0	1,914	0	1,914
Treasury shares issued	0	(320)	0	617	0	297	0	297
Stock-based compensation	0	165	0	0	0	165	0	165
Repurchases of common stock	0	0	0	(241)	0	(241)	0	(241)
Restricted stock awards	0	2,023	0	0	0	2,023	40	2,063
Cash dividends	0	0	(2,246)	0	0	(2,246)	0	(2,246)
Noncontrolling interests related to LEAF (see Notes 16 and 27 )	0	(3,467)	0	0	0	(3,467)	39,418	35,951
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0	(1,806)	(1,806)	(24)	(1,830)	(1,830)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2011	$ 281	$ 281,686	$ (48,032)	$ (98,954)	$ (14,613)	$ 120,368	$ 37,360	$ 157,728	$ (9,259)