BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Information by business segments
Number of reportable business segments | item			2
Total external revenues	$ 333,398,723	$ 334,456,509	$ 951,856,098	$ 937,333,849
Depreciation	429,626	451,057	1,389,756	1,435,719
Amortization	82,917	91,250	265,417	273,750
Operating income	3,315,180	3,550,637	8,059,200	7,976,463
Interest expense	188,798	242,266	562,654	673,783
Income from operations before taxes	3,161,934	3,329,224	7,595,180	7,366,587
Total assets	114,697,352	112,936,249	114,697,352	112,936,249	$ 120,183,807
Capital expenditures	321,586	201,518	1,013,988	812,624
Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	239,244,630	239,917,539	682,836,920	671,006,822
Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	39,495,721	38,406,568	112,880,466	110,276,853
Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	21,946,660	22,520,687	60,838,182	60,589,226
Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	6,541,789	7,744,518	21,353,621	23,750,098
Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	26,169,923	25,867,197	73,946,909	71,710,850
Wholesale Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	326,856,934	326,711,991	930,502,477	913,583,751
Depreciation	322,568	341,432	1,048,665	1,088,027
Amortization	82,917	91,250	265,417	273,750
Operating income	4,879,836	5,053,788	11,802,629	11,629,871
Interest expense	28,666	32,269	88,066	98,400
Income from operations before taxes	4,881,860	5,037,641	11,799,231	11,581,352
Total assets	102,432,357	99,443,589	102,432,357	99,443,589
Capital expenditures	123,260	187,605	705,137	692,394
Wholesale Segment | Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	239,244,630	239,917,539	682,836,920	671,006,822
Wholesale Segment | Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	39,495,721	38,406,568	112,880,466	110,276,853
Wholesale Segment | Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	21,946,660	22,520,687	60,838,182	60,589,226
Wholesale Segment | Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	26,169,923	25,867,197	73,946,909	71,710,850
Retail Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	6,541,789	7,744,518	21,353,621	23,750,098
Depreciation	107,058	109,625	341,091	345,818
Operating income	(109,304)	51,812	429,366	633,735
Interest expense		49,231		145,616
Income from operations before taxes	(104,442)	7,312	443,333	502,145
Total assets	12,097,050	13,292,026	12,097,050	13,292,026
Capital expenditures	198,326	13,913	308,851	120,230
Retail Segment | Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenues	6,541,789	7,744,518	21,353,621	23,750,098
Other
Information by business segments
Depreciation				1,874
Operating income	(1,455,352)	(1,554,963)	(4,172,795)	(4,287,143)
Interest expense	160,132	160,766	474,588	429,767
Income from operations before taxes	(1,615,484)	(1,715,729)	(4,647,384)	(4,716,910)
Total assets	$ 167,945	$ 200,634	$ 167,945	$ 200,634