Note 6 - Structured Settlements (At Fair Value) (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Structured Settlements [Table Text Block]

	December 31 , 2016			September 30, 2016
Maturity (1) (2)	$	143,226,000		$	133,059,000
Unearned income		(51,721,000	)		(47,351,000	)
Net collections	$	91,505,000		$	85,708,000

Schedule of Fair Value of Debt [Table Text Block]

	December 31 , 2016		September 30, 2016
Notes payable secured by settlement receivables with principal and interest outstanding payable until June 2025 (3)	$	1,817,000	$	1,862,000
Notes payable secured by settlement receivables with principal and interest outstanding payable until August 2026 (3)		4,138,000		4,242,000
Notes payable secured by settlement receivables with principal and interest outstanding payable until April 2032 (3)		3,948,000		3,987,000
Notes payable secured by settlement receivables with principal and interest outstanding payable until February 2037 (3)		18,601,000		18,978,000
Notes payable secured by settlement receivables with principal and interest outstanding payable until March 2034 (3)		14,193,000		14,507,000
Notes payable secured by settlement receivables with principal and interest outstanding payable until February 2043 (3)		13,605,000		13,705,000
$25,000,000 revolving line of credit (3)		15,264,000		10,154,000
Encumbered structured settlements		71,566,000		67,435,000
Structured settlements not encumbered		19,939,000		18,273,000
Total structured settlements	$	91,505,000	$	85,708,000

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

September 30, 2017 (9 months)	$	7,635,000
September 30, 2018		8,556,000
September 30, 2019		8,914,000
September 30, 2020		8,371,000
September 30, 2021		9,105,000
Thereafter		100,645,000
Total	$	143,226,000