CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Revenues:
Oil and natural gas	$ 9,008	$ 20,298
Contract drilling	4,886	6,287
Sale of interest in leasehold land, net	3,244	636
Gain on sale of investments	0	3,399
Gas processing and other	395	825
Total revenues	17,533	31,445
Costs and expenses:
Oil and natural gas operating	6,387	8,914
Contract drilling operating	3,692	5,026
General and administrative	8,551	8,026
Depletion, depreciation, and amortization	3,364	6,391
Impairment of real estate held for sale	316	0
Interest expense	315	664
Gain on sales of assets	(6,489)	0
Total costs and expenses	16,136	29,021
Earnings before equity in income (loss) of affiliates and income taxes	1,397	2,424
Equity in income (loss) of affiliates	1,580	(482)
Earnings before income taxes	2,977	1,942
Income tax provision	1,208	604
Net earnings	1,769	1,338
Less: Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interests	506	666
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 1,263	$ 672
Basic net earnings per common share attributable to Barnwell Industries, Inc. stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15	$ 0.08
Diluted net earnings per common share attributable to Barnwell Industries, Inc. stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15	$ 0.08
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	8,277,160	8,277,160
Diluted (in shares)	8,277,160	8,278,292