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Common shares earned pursuant to award.

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Compensation expense accrued percentage of target levels.

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Income tax benefits resulting of issuing common shares.

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Options issued under both plans generally vested.

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Outstanding share awards earned and issued at greater than the target number of shares.

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award performance period.

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Aggregate unrecognized cost of share-based awards, other than options, made to employees under an equity-based compensation plan, that have yet to vest.

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Aggregate unrecognized cost of option awards made to employees under a stock option plan or plans, that have yet to vest.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Amount of difference between fair value of the underlying shares reserved for issuance and exercise price of options outstanding.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Stock options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Stock options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Restricted shares [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Restricted shares [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 2007 Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 2007 Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 2007 Plan [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 2007 Plan [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 2007 Plan [Member] Performance shares awarded during fiscal 2012 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 2007 Plan [Member] Performance shares awarded during fiscal 2011 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 2007 Plan [Member] Performance shares awarded during fiscal 2010 [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]
Stock options may be awarded							396,200
Stock options, vesting period			10 years		3 years	1 year	10 years
Aggregate number of shares that may be awarded							600,000
Performance period							3 years
Ultimate number of common shares that may be earned										0
Common shares earned as percentage of initial target number shares awarded									150.00%
Compensation expense accrued as percentage of target levels											100.00%	50.00%	118.00%
Compensation expense related to performance and restricted shares awarded			$ 0	$ 0			$ 892	$ 547
Income tax benefits resulting of issuing common shares							59	45
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to performance and restricted shares awarded							1,235
Period of recognized compensation cost							2 years
Stock Based Compensation (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Options issued under both plans generally vested	25.00%	25.00%
Unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options granted under company plan	0	0
Outstanding share awards earned and issued at greater than the target number of shares	150.00%
Weighted average remaining term, options outstanding	2 years 8 months 12 days
Aggregate intrinsic value, options outstanding	$ 14