Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Operating Activities
Net income (loss)	$ 5,305	$ 8,086	$ (8,550)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,854	2,493	2,974
Non-cash impairment charges	7,006	0	0
Write-down of inventory	542	420	84
Capitalized interest	143	277	322
Provision for (reversal of) allowance for doubtful accounts	45	(720)	1,698
Deferred income taxes	209	(27)	2,280
Non-cash share based compensation expense	855	1,328	1,390
(Gain) loss on sale of property, plant and equipment	(92)	26	(60)
Gain on sale of other assets	(2,883)	0	(2,576)
(Income) loss from equity method investment	(234)	417	(299)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash	20,558	(22,262)	(253)
Accounts receivable	3,274	(8,655)	(4,998)
Inventory	3,965	(6,638)	491
Accrued income taxes	(1,749)	573	351
Vendor deposits and other assets	10,649	(8,898)	(814)
Accounts payable	(10,164)	5,374	(224)
Customer deposits and accrued liabilities	(31,532)	40,817	(1,355)
Deferred profit	(961)	(822)	(150)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	6,790	11,789	(9,689)
Investing Activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(1,495)	(1,256)	(978)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	114	40	255
Proceeds from partial sale of subsidiary	0	0	7,012
Proceeds from sale of other assets	5,732	0	4,884
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	4,351	(1,216)	11,173
Financing Activities
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net	1,892	12,602	51
Repurchase of common stock	(4,000)	0	0
Payments on long-term obligations	(368)	(674)	(739)
Borrowings on long-term debt	0	755	1,145
Excess tax benefit of stock compensation	0	18	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(2,476)	12,701	457
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash	(1,455)	192	(138)
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	7,210	23,466	1,803
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year	51,121	27,655	25,852
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year	58,331	51,121	27,655
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Income tax (payments) refunds, net	(980)	146	(116)
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest	304	269	305
Supplemental Non-cash Financing and Investing Activities:
Transfer inventory to property, plant, and equipment	902	120	0
Transfer of property, plant, and equipment to inventory	0	22	526
Net of acquired non-controlling interest over debt forgiveness (See Note 13)	$ 0	$ (332)	$ 0