BUSINESS SEGMENTS: (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
BUSINESS SEGMENTS
Number of reportable business segments | item	2
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	$ 1,281,855,896	$ 1,236,755,388
Depreciation	1,899,184	2,021,402
Amortization	365,000	365,000
Operating income (loss)	11,534,963	9,396,369
Interest expense	841,739	935,360
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	10,762,278	8,591,528
Total assets	120,183,807	108,679,952
Capital expenditures	1,018,391	2,796,326
Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	919,708,097	890,603,305
Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	148,373,140	141,594,384
Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	83,201,334	77,635,706
Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	31,325,389	34,314,947
Foodservice & Other
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	99,247,936	92,607,046
Wholesale Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	1,250,530,507	1,202,440,441
Wholesale Segment | Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	919,708,097	890,603,305
Wholesale Segment | Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	148,373,140	141,594,384
Wholesale Segment | Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	83,201,334	77,635,706
Wholesale Segment | Foodservice & Other
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	99,247,936	92,607,046
Retail Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	31,325,389	34,314,947
Retail Segment | Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	31,325,389	34,314,947
Operating Segments | Wholesale Segment
Information by business segments
Depreciation	1,427,011	1,511,929
Amortization	365,000	365,000
Operating income (loss)	16,487,097	13,715,414
Interest expense	129,397	153,841
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	16,408,321	13,599,019
Total assets	107,220,546	95,261,175
Capital expenditures	854,924	2,648,857
Operating Segments | Retail Segment
Information by business segments
Depreciation	470,299	505,724
Operating income (loss)	661,835	768,417
Interest expense	194,349	217,833
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	485,918	569,991
Total assets	12,813,643	13,182,458
Capital expenditures	163,467	147,469
Other
Information by business segments
Depreciation	1,874	3,749
Operating income (loss)	(5,613,969)	(5,087,462)
Interest expense	517,993	563,686
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	(6,131,961)	(5,577,482)
Total assets	$ 149,618	$ 236,319