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Orange-Co Acquisition (Schedule of Assets Recognized and Liabilities Assumed) (Details)

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Orange-Co Acquisition (Schedule of Assets Recognized and Liabilities Assumed) (Details) (Orange-Co Acquisition [Member], USD $)
Dec. 02, 2014
Orange-Co Acquisition [Member]
 
Assets  
Accounts receivable $ 888,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivables
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= alco_OrangeCoAcquisitionMember
Other current assets 849,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsOther
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= alco_OrangeCoAcquisitionMember
Inventories 30,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedInventory
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= alco_OrangeCoAcquisitionMember
Property, Buildings and Equipment:  
Equipment and other facilities 5,237,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= alco_OrangeCoAcquisitionMember
Land 71,327,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLand
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= alco_OrangeCoAcquisitionMember
Citrus trees 172,671,000alco_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAgriculturalProperty
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= alco_OrangeCoAcquisitionMember
Other assets 1,060,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= alco_OrangeCoAcquisitionMember
Total assets, net of cash acquired 282,032,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= alco_OrangeCoAcquisitionMember
Liabilities  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 4,200,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= alco_OrangeCoAcquisitionMember
Term loan 500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= alco_OrangeCoAcquisitionMember
Payable to seller 7,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedContingentLiability
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= alco_OrangeCoAcquisitionMember
Total liabilities assumed 12,200,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= alco_OrangeCoAcquisitionMember
Assets acquired less liabilities assumed 269,832,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= alco_OrangeCoAcquisitionMember
Less: fair value attributable to noncontrolling interest (4,769,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionOfLessThan100PercentNoncontrollingInterestFairValue
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= alco_OrangeCoAcquisitionMember
Total purchase consideration $ 265,063,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedLessNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= alco_OrangeCoAcquisitionMember