Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		36 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Two Parcels of Land in Polk County, Florida [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Atlantic Blue Group, Inc. [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 John R. Alexander [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 John R. Alexander [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 John R. Alexander [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 John R. Alexander [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 John R. Alexander [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Scenic Highlands Enterprises LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Scenic Highlands Enterprises LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Scenic Highlands Enterprises LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 JD Alexander [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 JD Alexander [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 JD Alexander [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 JD Alexander [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Alexander Properties, Inc. [Member] Bowen Brothers Fruit, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Alexander Properties, Inc. [Member] Bowen Brothers Fruit, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Alexander Properties, Inc. [Member] Bowen Brothers Fruit, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Alexander Properties, Inc. [Member] Bowen Brothers Fruit, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Tri County Groves, LLC [Member] Bowen Brothers Fruit, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Tri County Groves, LLC [Member] Bowen Brothers Fruit, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Tri County Groves, LLC [Member] Bowen Brothers Fruit, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Tri County Groves, LLC [Member] Bowen Brothers Fruit, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Ben Hill Griffin, Inc. [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Ben Hill Griffin, Inc. [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Ben Hill Griffin, Inc. [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Ben Hill Griffin, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Ben Hill Griffin, Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership interest in subsidiary				51.00%
Monthly expense allowance											$ 5,000
Related party expense						38,000		113,000	600,000	15,000		45,000
Legal fees					39,000	0	118,000	68,000					39,000	0	221,000	48,000
Number of boxes of fruit marketed																	602	742	1,946	2,196	47,209	75,116	237,626	222,856
Related party revenue																	12,000	13,000	31,000	30,000	639,000	713,000	2,900,000	2,053,000	148,000	271,000	521,000	1,100,000
Accounts receivable from related party																									80,000		80,000		152,000
Harvesting, marketing and processing costs																									83,000	60,000	135,000	228,000
Purchases from related parties																									63,000	1,478,000	880,000	2,255,000
Accounts payable to related parties																									46,000		46,000		41,000
Land Transactions
Sale price of properties			10,122,000
Pre-tax gains on sale of properties			9,124,000
Proceeds held in escrow	10,747,000
Cash proceeds from sale of parcels			$ 9,768,000