LONG-TERM DEBT	3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]
LONG-TERM DEBT	LONG-TERM DEBT Canadian revolving credit facility On September 30, 2015, Barnwell’s revolving credit facility at Royal Bank of Canada was amended and reduced by the bank to $1,000,000 Canadian dollars, or U.S. $723,000 at the December 31, 2015 exchange rate, as a result of the sale of the Company's principal oil and natural gas property, Dunvegan, in September 2015. Barnwell repaid the credit facility in full in September 2015 from the proceeds of the disposition. The other material terms of the credit facility remain unchanged. At December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, borrowings under this facility were U.S. $0. Issued letters of credit were $33,000 at December 31, 2015. The Canadian revolving credit facility is available in U.S. dollars at the London Interbank Offer Rate plus 2.50%, at Royal Bank of Canada’s U.S. base rate plus 1.50%, or in Canadian dollars at Royal Bank of Canada’s prime rate plus 1.50%. A standby fee of 0.625% per annum is charged on the unused facility balance. Under the financing agreement with Royal Bank of Canada, the credit facility is reviewed annually, with the next review planned for April 2016. Subject to that review, the credit facility may be renewed for one year with no required debt repayments or converted to a two-year term loan by the bank. If the credit facility is converted to a two-year term loan, Barnwell has agreed to the following repayment schedule of the then outstanding loan balance: first year of the term period - 20% (5% per quarter), and in the second year of the term period - 80% (5% per quarter for the first three quarters and 65% in the final quarter). Real estate loan Barnwell, together with its real estate joint venture, Kaupulehu 2007, has a non-revolving real estate loan with a Hawaii bank. In January 2015, the loan was amended from monthly principal and interest payments to monthly interest-only payments effective February 1, 2015. All other terms of the loan remained unchanged. The principal balance and any accrued interest will be due and payable on April 1, 2018. The interest rate adjusts each April for the remaining term of the loan to the lender’s then prevailing interest rate for similarly priced commercial mortgage loans or a floating rate equal to the lender’s base rate. The interest rate at December 31, 2015 was 3.59%. At December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, the balance of the real estate loan was $3,440,000. The loan is collateralized by, among other things, a first mortgage on Kaupulehu 2007’s lots together with all improvements thereon. Kaupulehu 2007 will be required to make a principal payment upon the sale of the house or the residential parcel in the amount of the net sales proceeds of the house or residential parcel; the loan agreement defines net sales proceeds as the gross sales proceeds for the house or residential parcel, less reasonable commissions and normal closing costs. The loan agreement contains provisions requiring us to maintain compliance with certain covenants including a consolidated debt service coverage ratio and a consolidated total liabilities to tangible net worth ratio. However, in June 2015, the bank suspended these financial covenants in exchange for an interest reserve account which had a balance of $212,000 and $242,000 at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, respectively, and is included in "Restricted cash" on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These financial covenants will remain suspended as long as there are sufficient funds in the interest reserve account. The home and residential lot collateralizing the loan are currently available for sale; therefore, the entire balance outstanding at December 31, 2015 under the term loan has been classified as a current liability.

LONG-TERM DEBT

Canadian revolving credit facility

On September 30, 2015, Barnwell’s revolving credit facility at Royal Bank of Canada was amended and reduced by the bank to $1,000,000 Canadian dollars, or U.S. $723,000 at the December 31, 2015 exchange rate, as a result of the sale of the Company's principal oil and natural gas property, Dunvegan, in September 2015. Barnwell repaid the credit facility in full in September 2015 from the proceeds of the disposition. The other material terms of the credit facility remain unchanged. At December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, borrowings under this facility were U.S. $0. Issued letters of credit were $33,000 at December 31, 2015.

The Canadian revolving credit facility is available in U.S. dollars at the London Interbank Offer Rate plus 2.50%, at Royal Bank of Canada’s U.S. base rate plus 1.50%, or in Canadian dollars at Royal Bank of Canada’s prime rate plus 1.50%. A standby fee of 0.625% per annum is charged on the unused facility balance. Under the financing agreement with Royal Bank of Canada, the credit facility is reviewed annually, with the next review planned for April 2016. Subject to that review, the credit facility may be renewed for one year with no required debt repayments or converted to a two-year term loan by the bank. If the credit facility is converted to a two-year term loan, Barnwell has agreed to the following repayment schedule of the then outstanding loan balance: first year of the term period - 20% (5% per quarter), and in the second year of the term period - 80% (5% per quarter for the first three quarters and 65% in the final quarter).

Real estate loan

Barnwell, together with its real estate joint venture, Kaupulehu 2007, has a non-revolving real estate loan with a Hawaii bank. In January 2015, the loan was amended from monthly principal and interest payments to monthly interest-only payments effective February 1, 2015. All other terms of the loan remained unchanged. The principal balance and any accrued interest will be due and payable on April 1, 2018. The interest rate adjusts each April for the remaining term of the loan to the lender’s then prevailing interest rate for similarly priced commercial mortgage loans or a floating rate equal to the lender’s base rate. The interest rate at December 31, 2015 was 3.59%. At December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, the balance of the real estate loan was $3,440,000.

The loan is collateralized by, among other things, a first mortgage on Kaupulehu 2007’s lots together with all improvements thereon. Kaupulehu 2007 will be required to make a principal payment upon the sale of the house or the residential parcel in the amount of the net sales proceeds of the house or residential parcel; the loan agreement defines net sales proceeds as the gross sales proceeds for the house or residential parcel, less reasonable commissions and normal closing costs.

The loan agreement contains provisions requiring us to maintain compliance with certain covenants including a consolidated debt service coverage ratio and a consolidated total liabilities to tangible net worth ratio. However, in June 2015, the bank suspended these financial covenants in exchange for an interest reserve account which had a balance of $212,000 and $242,000 at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, respectively, and is included in "Restricted cash" on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These financial covenants will remain suspended as long as there are sufficient funds in the interest reserve account.

The home and residential lot collateralizing the loan are currently available for sale; therefore, the entire balance outstanding at December 31, 2015 under the term loan has been classified as a current liability.