BANK LOANS, NET, Impaired Loans (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Gross Recorded Investment	$ 72,459			$ 72,459			$ 83,201
Unpaid Principal Balance	93,960			93,960			122,119
Allowance for Losses	15,912			15,912			11,281
Impaired Loan, troubled debt restructurings	26,600			26,600			27,800
Average impaired loan balance	66,716		68,019	66,072		62,278
Interest income recognized	81		28	219		81
Commercial loans [Member] | Impaired loans with allowance for loan losses [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Gross Recorded Investment	26,192	[1]		26,192	[1]		0	[1]
Unpaid Principal Balance	26,535	[1]		26,535	[1]		0	[1]
Allowance for Losses	5,464	[1]		5,464	[1]		0	[1]
CRE loans [Member] | Impaired loans with allowance for loan losses [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Gross Recorded Investment	20,771	[1]		20,771	[1]		60,598	[1]
Unpaid Principal Balance	34,014	[1]		34,014	[1]		85,652	[1]
Allowance for Losses	7,744	[1]		7,744	[1]		8,469	[1]
Residential mortgage - First mortgage [Member] | Impaired loans with allowance for loan losses [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Gross Recorded Investment	14,031	[1]		14,031	[1]		12,434	[1]
Unpaid Principal Balance	15,712	[1]		15,712	[1]		13,659	[1]
Allowance for Losses	2,678	[1]		2,678	[1]		2,782	[1]
Residential mortgage - Home equity [Member] | Impaired loans with allowance for loan losses [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Gross Recorded Investment	143	[1]		143	[1]		144	[1]
Unpaid Principal Balance	143	[1]		143	[1]		144	[1]
Allowance for Losses	26	[1]		26	[1]		30	[1]
Impaired loans with allowance for loan losses [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Gross Recorded Investment	61,137	[1]		61,137	[1]		73,176	[1]
Unpaid Principal Balance	76,404	[1]		76,404	[1]		99,455	[1]
Allowance for Losses	15,912	[1]		15,912	[1]		11,281	[1]
CRE loans [Member] | Impaired loans without allowance for loan losses [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Gross Recorded Investment	5,034	[2]		5,034	[2]		6,473	[2]
Unpaid Principal Balance	7,925	[2]		7,925	[2]		17,309	[2]
Allowance for Losses	0	[2]		0	[2]		0	[2]
Residential mortgage - First mortgage [Member] | Impaired loans without allowance for loan losses [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Gross Recorded Investment	6,288	[2]		6,288	[2]		3,552	[2]
Unpaid Principal Balance	9,631	[2]		9,631	[2]		5,355	[2]
Allowance for Losses	0	[2]		0	[2]		0	[2]
Impaired loans without allowance for loan losses [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Gross Recorded Investment	11,322	[2]		11,322	[2]		10,025	[2]
Unpaid Principal Balance	17,556	[2]		17,556	[2]		22,664	[2]
Allowance for Losses	0	[2]		0	[2]		0	[2]
Commercial loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average impaired loan balance	8,731		0	2,910		0
Interest income recognized	0		0	0		0
CRE loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average impaired loan balance	37,862		61,558	43,954		56,815
Interest income recognized	0		0	0		0
Residential mortgage - First mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average impaired loan balance	19,980		6,333	19,065		5,335
Interest income recognized	80		27	216		79
Residential mortgage - Home equity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average impaired loan balance	143		128	143		128
Interest income recognized	$ 1		$ 1	$ 3		$ 2

[1] Impaired loan balances have had reserves established based upon management's analysis.

[2] When the discounted cash flow, collateral value or market value equals or exceeds the carrying value of the loan, then the loan does not require an allowance. These are generally loans in process of foreclosure that have already been adjusted to fair value.