CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Sales (including excise taxes of $390.8 million and $387.8 million, respectively)	$ 1,281,855,896	$ 1,236,755,388
Cost of sales	1,205,287,311	1,160,248,793
Gross profit	76,568,585	76,506,595
Selling, general and administrative expenses	62,769,438	64,723,824
Depreciation and amortization	2,264,184	2,386,402
Total operating expenses	65,033,622	67,110,226
Operating income	11,534,963	9,396,369
Other expense (income):
Interest expense	841,739	935,360
Other (income), net	(69,054)	(130,519)
Total other expenses (income)	772,685	804,841
Income from operations before income tax expense	10,762,278	8,591,528
Income tax expense	4,401,000	3,632,000
Net income	6,361,278	4,959,528
Preferred stock dividend requirements	(195,105)	(195,105)
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 6,166,173	$ 4,764,423
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders: (in dollars per share)	$ 9.96	$ 7.81
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders: (in dollars per share)	$ 8.59	$ 6.75
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	619,295	610,392
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	740,233	735,227