REAL ESTATE LOANS (Details 3) (USD $)	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 05, 2012 First Mortgage Loans	Dec. 05, 2012 First Mortgage Loans Gould Investors	Sep. 30, 2012 Total interest and fees earned on loan portfolio Customer concentration risk First largest real estate loan	Sep. 30, 2012 Total interest and fees earned on loan portfolio Customer concentration risk Second largest real estate loan	Sep. 30, 2012 Total interest and fees earned on loan portfolio Customer concentration risk Third largest real estate loan	Sep. 30, 2011 Total mortgage loans Real estate loan concentration	Sep. 30, 2012 Total mortgage loans Geographic concentration New York Senior mortgage loans	Sep. 30, 2012 Total mortgage loans Geographic concentration Georgia Senior mortgage loans	Sep. 30, 2012 Total mortgage loans Geographic concentration Michigan Senior mortgage loans	Sep. 30, 2012 Total mortgage loans Geographic concentration Florida Senior mortgage loans
Loan outstanding in excess of 5%
Percentage of total					16.10%	7.80%	1.30%	11.20%	39.00%	37.00%	17.00%	7.00%
Real estate loans, gross	$ 37,096,000	$ 67,266,000			$ 13,753,000	$ 7,812,000	$ 6,295,000
Gross amount of loan originated	37,096,000		23,000,000
Purchased pari passu participation in the loan by related party				7,500,000
Real estate loans receivable scheduled to mature in fiscal 2011
Real estate loans receivable scheduled to mature in fiscal 2012	55,393,000
Real estate loans receivable extended	2,556,000
Real estate loans receivable paid off or sold	$ 52,837,000