Related party transaction period of advisory service agreement.

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- Definition

Related Party Transaction, Termination Notice, Period

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- Definition

Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(k)(1))
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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- Definition

The amount of cash paid for interest during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
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-Paragraph 25
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- Definition

Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Identify the stated interest rate per the agreement, for example, leasing and debt arrangements between related parties.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				14 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	May 20, 2014	Aug. 31, 2015	Jun. 19, 2014	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Repayments of interest				$ 18,722,000	$ 16,472,000	$ 16,361,000
Financing Agreement \| Grupo Finmart \| Investors
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts due to related party		$ 3,500,000
Financing Agreement \| Grupo Finmart \| Investors \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest rate of related party loan		10.00%
Financing Agreement \| Grupo Finmart \| Investors \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest rate of related party loan		15.00%
Financing Agreement \| Grupo Finmart \| Santiago Creel Miranda
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts due to related party		$ 250,000
Interest rate of related party loan		15.00%
Repayments of interest								$ 14,000
Advisory Services Agreement \| Madison Park, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts due to related party					$ 0
Period of advisory services agreements						1 year	1 year
Expenses from transactions with related party			$ 5,200,000			$ 7,200,000
Period for termination notice	30 days
Consulting Agreement \| LPG Limited (HK)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Period of advisory services agreements						1 year	1 year
Expenses from transactions with related party						$ 259,000