BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Information by business segments
Number of reportable business segments | item	2
Total external revenues	$ 1,274,984,408	$ 1,294,625,223
Depreciation	1,784,475	1,831,000
Amortization	265,000	331,667
Operating income (loss)	6,224,753	10,873,935
Interest expense	825,690	723,221
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	5,438,576	10,255,673
Total assets	131,804,887	110,821,471
Capital expenditures	2,565,699	1,594,848
Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	909,533,495	929,512,552
Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	158,899,064	153,176,500
Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	80,129,898	83,196,699
Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	25,421,603	27,416,987
Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	101,000,348	101,322,485
Operating Segments | Wholesale Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	1,249,562,805	1,267,208,236
Depreciation	1,295,534	1,390,625
Amortization	265,000	331,667
Operating income (loss)	13,665,234	16,177,122
Interest expense	101,691	115,415
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	13,663,327	16,148,463
Total assets	117,297,333	97,819,841
Capital expenditures	525,558	851,718
Operating Segments | Wholesale Segment | Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	909,533,495	929,512,552
Operating Segments | Wholesale Segment | Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	158,899,064	153,176,500
Operating Segments | Wholesale Segment | Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	80,129,898	83,196,699
Operating Segments | Wholesale Segment | Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	101,000,348	101,322,485
Operating Segments | Retail Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	25,421,603	27,416,987
Depreciation	488,941	440,375
Operating income (loss)	(1,801,581)	51,749
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	(1,786,851)	69,952
Total assets	14,399,224	12,896,376
Capital expenditures	2,040,141	743,130
Operating Segments | Retail Segment | Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	25,421,603	27,416,987
Other
Information by business segments
Operating income (loss)	(5,638,900)	(5,354,936)
Interest expense	723,999	607,806
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	(6,437,900)	(5,962,742)
Total assets	$ 108,330	$ 105,254