Alico, Inc. Annual report pursuant to section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
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Property, Buildings and Equipment, Net (Narrative) (Details)

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Property, Buildings and Equipment, Net (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Property, Buildings and Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Depreciation expense	$ 8,429	$ 7,291	$ 6,692
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Impairment charge on properties held for sale	1,918		980
Parcels of Land in Lee County, Florida [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Sale price of properties	7,500
Cash proceeds from sale of parcels	7,349
Impairment charge on properties held for sale	1,918
Remaining Parcels of Land in Lee County, Florida [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Fair value of parcels held for sale	2,475
Proceeds held in escrow	2,500
Two Parcels of Land in Polk County, Florida [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Number of properties held for sale	2
Sale price of properties	10,122
Cash proceeds from sale of parcels	9,768
Proceeds held in escrow	8,747
Pre-tax gains on sale of properties	9,113
Parcel of Land One [Member] \| Ben Hill Griffin III [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Acres held for sale	3,630
Sale price of properties	9,077
Price per acre	2,500
Cash proceeds from sale of parcels	8,747
Parcel of Land Two [Member] \| Ben Hill Griffin, Inc. [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Acres held for sale	380
Sale price of properties	1,045
Price per acre	2,750
Cash proceeds from sale of parcels	$ 1,020

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