Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Major Customer Data

Revenues and receivables from the Company's major customers are as follows for the years ended September 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011:

(in thousands)	Accounts Receivable				Revenue						% of Total Revenue
	2013		2012		2013		2012		2011		2013			2012			2011
USSC	$	3,004	$	1,970	$	21,056	$	14,442	$	7,796		20.7	%		11.4	%		7.9	%
Southern Gardens	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	19,950		0.0	%		0.0	%		20.2	%
Florida Orange Marketers, Inc.	$	-	$	-	$	15,689	$	22,219	$	17,743		15.4	%		17.5	%		18.0	%
Citrosuco North America, Inc.	$	-	$	-	$	11,092	$	18,895	$	17,416		10.9	%		14.9	%		17.7	%
Louis Dreyfus	$	-	$	-	$	26,246	$	29,344	$	12,069		25.8	%		23.1	%		12.2	%
Cutrale Citrus Juice	$	-	$	-	$	6,300	$	13,156	$	3,507		6.2	%		10.3	%		3.6	%

Schedule of Estimated Useful Life

The estimated useful life for property, buildings and equipment is as follows:

Breeding herd	6-7 years
Buildings	10-40 years
Citrus trees	25 years
Sugarcane plantings	3 years
Equipment and other facilities	3-20 years

Schedule of Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

The following table presents a reconciliation of basic to dilute weighted average shares outstanding for fiscal years ended September 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011:

(in thousands)	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2011
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding - Basic		7,313		7,355		7,363
Unvested Restricted Stock Awards		44		-		-
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding - Diluted		7,357		7,355		7,363

Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Total stock-based compensation expense recognized on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three years ended September 30, 2013 in other operations and general and administrative expense was as follows:

(in thousands)	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2013		2012			2011
Stock compensation expense:
Executives	$	81	$	(27	)	$	(19	)
Board of Directors		842		485			434
Total stock compensation expense	$	923	$	458		$	415

Schedule of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Title	Prescribed Effective Date	Alico's Status	Commentary
Update No. 2013-11-Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force)	1/1/2013 (Q2 2014)	Unadopted	The Company does not believe that adoption of the standard will have a material impact on its results of operations or financial position upon adoption.
Update 2013-02-Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	1/1/2013 (Q2 2014)	Unadopted	The Company does not believe that adoption of the standard will have a material impact on its results of operations or financial position upon adoption.
Update 2013-01-Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities	10/1/2014 (Q1 2015)	Unadopted	The Company does not believe that adoption of the standard will have a material impact on its results of operations or financial position upon adoption.