Intangible assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Amortizable asset carrying Amount	$ 2,836	$ 1,433
Amortizable asset accumulated Amortization	1,198	855
Below market lease carrying amount	220	220
Below market lease accumulated amortization	206	176
In place leases
Amortizable asset carrying Amount	2,788	1,385
Amortizable asset accumulated Amortization	1,175	836
Above Market leases
Amortizable asset carrying Amount	48	48
Amortizable asset accumulated Amortization	23	19
Below market leases
Below market lease carrying amount	220	220
Below market lease accumulated amortization	$ 206	$ 176

Amount of accumulated amortization of leases acquired as part of a real property acquisition at below market lease rate with a finite life.

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Amount before amortization of leases acquired as part of a real property acquisition at below market lease rate with a finite life.

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Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275

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Amount before amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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