Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Operating Activities
Net loss	$ (2,074)	$ (6,427)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,255	1,529
Write-down of inventory	51	74
Capitalized interest	204	0
Deferred income taxes	24	(5)
Non-cash share based compensation expense	624	708
Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment	9	0
Gain on sale of other assets	0	(2,576)
Loss (gain) from equity method investment	91	(671)
Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts, net of provision	(1,217)	(122)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash	(1,703)	97
Accounts receivable	(2,002)	475
Inventories	1,840	(656)
Accrued income taxes	169	1,939
Vendor deposits and other assets	(5,557)	(120)
Accounts payable	1,823	(707)
Accrued liabilities and customer deposits	17,531	1,515
Deferred profit	520	(1,440)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	11,588	(6,387)
Investing Activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(210)	(192)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	34	0
Proceeds from partial sale of subsidiary	0	7,012
Proceeds from sale of other assets	0	4,884
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(176)	11,704
Financing Activities
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options	94	30
Payments on long-term debt	(319)	(259)
Borrowings on long-term debt	137	830
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(88)	601
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents	(119)	48
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	11,205	5,966
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period	27,655	25,852
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	38,860	31,818
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest	135	176
Income tax payments	262	0
Income tax payments	$ 78	$ 0