Alico, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Disclosures about reportable segments (Details)

Disclosures about reportable segments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total operating revenue	$ 16,158us-gaap_Revenues	$ 14,989us-gaap_Revenues
Total operating expenses	13,014us-gaap_CostOfRevenue	12,418us-gaap_CostOfRevenue
Gross profit	3,144us-gaap_GrossProfit	2,571us-gaap_GrossProfit
Total capital expenditures	2,048	6,539
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization	1,841	2,502
Total assets	411,449us-gaap_Assets		203,567us-gaap_Assets
Citrus Groves Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total operating revenue	12,898	5,633
Total operating expenses	10,059	3,898
Gross profit	2,839	1,735
Total capital expenditures	1,569	1,943
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization	1,256	529
Agricultural Supply Chain Management [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total operating revenue	1,183	2,106
Total operating expenses	1,371	2,325
Gross profit	(188)	(219)
Total capital expenditures	210	33
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization	52	29
Improved Farmland [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total operating revenue	1,092	6,532
Total operating expenses	791	5,530
Gross profit	301	1,002
Total capital expenditures		3,473
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization		1,337
Ranch and Conservation [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total operating revenue	836	531
Total operating expenses	745	603
Gross profit	91	(72)
Total capital expenditures	176	743
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization	243	333
Other Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total operating revenue	149	187
Total operating expenses	48	62
Gross profit	101	125
Total capital expenditures	15	4
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization	128	88
Operating Segments [Member] \| Citrus Groves Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	351,247		67,388
Operating Segments [Member] \| Agricultural Supply Chain Management [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	3,264		2,498
Operating Segments [Member] \| Improved Farmland [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	225		57,726
Operating Segments [Member] \| Ranch and Conservation [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	12,913		13,920
Operating Segments [Member] \| Other Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	31,050		26,356
Operating Segments [Member] \| Intersegment Revenues [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total operating revenue	1,271	1,153
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total operating revenue	(1,271)	(1,153)
Non - Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total capital expenditures	78	343
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization	162	186
Total assets	$ 12,749		$ 35,679