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Number Of Real Estate Properties, To Be Constructed

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This element represents the noncurrent portion of a long-term real estate loan to finance building costs. The funds are disbursed as needed or in accordance with a prearranged plan; generally, a portion of the funds is disbursed at inception and the remainder as construction progresses. The money is repaid on completion of the project (generally one to seven years), usually from the proceeds of a mortgage loan. The rate is normally higher than the prime rate, and there is usually an origination fee. The effective yield on these loans tends to be high, and the lender has a security interest in the real property.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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This element represents the aggregate cost of investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The amount of liabilities reported by an equity method investment of the entity.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of or advances to an equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED VENTURES (Details)	12 Months Ended
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED VENTURES (Details)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) property property_unit investment	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of investments \| investment	3
Contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 21,894,000	$ 0	$ 0
Number of properties owned \| property	33
Unconsolidated joint ventures
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 21,835,000
Number of properties owned \| property_unit	1,026,000
Purchase Price	$ 103,215,000
Acquisition Debt	$ 66,350,000
Joint venture, forty six percent ownership
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties to be constructed \| property_unit	339
Columbia, SC \| Joint venture, thirty two percent ownership
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 5,670,000
Joint ventures ownership, percentage	32.00%
Number of properties owned \| property_unit	374,000
Purchase Price	$ 58,300,000
Acquisition Debt	41,000,000
Columbia, SC (Location 2) \| Joint venture, forty six percent ownership
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 8,665,000
Joint ventures ownership, percentage	46.00%
Number of properties owned \| property_unit	339,000
Purchase Price	$ 5,915,000
Acquisition Debt	0
Forney, TX \| Joint venture, fifty percent ownership
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 7,500,000
Joint ventures ownership, percentage	50.00%
Number of properties owned \| property_unit	313,000
Purchase Price	$ 39,000,000
Acquisition Debt	25,350,000
Secured debt \| Joint venture, forty six percent ownership
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Construction Loan	$ 47,426,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.08%