CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2009
Revenues:
Sales of alcoholic beverages	$ 32,575	$ 28,532	$ 23,641
Sales of food and merchandise	7,402	6,327	5,615
Service revenues	38,178	34,179	31,786
Internet revenues	470	562	641
Media revenues	1,248	1,440	1,404
Other	3,618	3,023	2,328
Total revenues	83,491	74,063	65,415
Operating expenses:
Cost of goods sold	10,427	9,136	7,884
Salaries and wages	18,321	16,305	14,799
Stock compensation expense	8	405	96
Other general and administrative:
Taxes and permits	12,542	11,452	8,351
Charge card fees	1,361	1,229	1,300
Rent	2,988	2,737	2,166
Legal and professional	2,289	3,002	2,848
Advertising and marketing	3,471	3,167	2,588
Depreciation and amortization	3,904	3,225	2,806
Insurance	1,157	985	894
Utilities	1,605	1,507	1,390
Impairment of assets	0	3,574	0
Other	6,624	5,948	5,258
Total operating expenses	64,697	62,672	50,380
Income from operations	18,794	11,391	15,035
Other income (expense):
Interest income	118	19	16
Interest expense	(3,930)	(4,023)	(3,352)
Interest expense - loan origination costs	(359)	(450)	(65)
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative instruments	129	(31)	145
Gain on settlement of debt	903	0	0
Gain (loss) on sale of property and other	0	(3)	182
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	15,655	6,903	11,961
Income taxes	5,403	2,998	4,013
Income from continuing operations	10,252	3,905	7,948
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(2,195)	(11,603)	(2,446)
Net income (loss)	8,057	(7,698)	5,502
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(211)	(260)	(294)
Net income (loss) attributable to Rick's Cabaret International, Inc.	$ 7,846	$ (7,958)	$ 5,208
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Rick's shareholders:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.01	$ 0.38	$ 0.83
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.22)	$ (1.20)	$ (0.26)
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share)	$ 0.79	$ (0.82)	$ 0.56
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Rick's shareholders:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.01	$ 0.38	$ 0.81
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.22)	$ (1.20)	$ (0.26)
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share)	$ 0.79	$ (0.82)	$ 0.55
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	9,930	9,697	9,266
Diluted (in shares)	9,932	9,697	9,428