CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenues:
Sales of alcoholic beverages	$ 14,597	$ 14,004
Sales of food and merchandise	4,334	4,834
Service revenues	12,641	13,528
Other	1,903	1,838
Total revenues	33,475	34,204
Operating expenses:
Cost of goods sold	5,184	5,111
Salaries and wages	8,135	8,032
Stock-based compensation	120	120
Other general and administrative:
Taxes and permits	3,227	3,110
Charge card fees	613	547
Rent	948	1,141
Legal and professional	1,105	959
Advertising and marketing	1,305	1,367
Depreciation and amortization	1,817	1,645
Insurance	874	820
Utilities	710	734
Impairment of assets	0	1,358
Settlement of lawsuits and other one-time costs	540	247
Other	3,180	2,873
Total operating expenses	27,758	28,064
Income from operations	5,717	6,140
Other income (expense):
Interest income and other	4	13
Interest expense	(1,915)	(1,619)
Gain from acquisition of controlling interest in subsidiary	0	577
Income before income taxes	3,806	5,111
Income taxes	1,367	1,846
Net income	2,439	3,265
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	113	95
Net income attributable to RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.	$ 2,552	$ 3,360
Basic earnings per share attributable to RCIHH shareholders:
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.33
Diluted earnings per share attributable to RCIHH shareholders:
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.32
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	10,296	10,264
Diluted (in shares)	10,635	10,929