DEBT OBLIGATIONS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended							0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011 Junior subordinated notes	Sep. 30, 2012 Junior subordinated notes	Sep. 30, 2011 Junior subordinated notes	Sep. 30, 2010 Junior subordinated notes	Sep. 30, 2012 Junior subordinated notes March 15, 2011 through July 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012 Junior subordinated notes August 1, 2012 through April 29, 2016	Sep. 30, 2012 Junior subordinated notes April 30, 2016 through April 30, 2036	Sep. 30, 2012 Mortgages payable	Sep. 30, 2011 Mortgages payable	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly-owned subsidiary Line of credit	Sep. 30, 2011 Wholly-owned subsidiary Line of credit	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly-owned subsidiary Line of credit Secured borrowings	Jun. 22, 2011 Wholly-owned subsidiary Line of credit Secured borrowings	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly-owned subsidiary Line of credit Secured borrowings Minimum	Sep. 30, 2012 Wholly-owned subsidiary Line of credit Secured borrowings Maximum	Apr. 17, 2012 Wholly-owned subsidiary Line of credit Unsecured borrowings	Apr. 17, 2012 Wholly-owned subsidiary Line of credit Unsecured borrowings Maximum
Debt Obligations
Total debt obligations		$ 51,817,000	$ 206,684,000		$ 37,400,000	$ 37,400,000					$ 169,284,000	$ 14,417,000
Maximum amount that may be borrowed under the facility																25,000,000			10,000,000
Borrowing base as a percent of receivables																	40.00%	65.00%
Interest Rate (as a percent)								3.00%	4.90%								5.50%
Reference rate										LIBOR					LIBOR
Margin interest above reference rate (as a percent)										2.00%					4.00%
Conversion of secured line of credit at maturity, period of term loan															18 months
Borrowing period																				90 days
Other disclosures
Repayment of outstanding notes at par on restructuring of existing junior subordinated notes		5,000,000		5,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(2,138,000)	(2,138,000)				(2,138,000)
Unamortized principal component in loss on extinguishment of debt						1,308,000
Unamortized cost component in loss on extinguishment of debt						830,000
Third party costs incurred and deferred						512,000
Interest expense					$ 1,260,000	$ 1,590,000	$ 2,098,000						$ 182,000	$ 37,000