Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details)

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Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]    
Stock-based compensation expense $ 254,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 525,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
2008 Plan [Member]    
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]    
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased 350,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= alco_Plan2008Member
 
2013 Plan [Member]    
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]    
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased 105,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= alco_Plan2013Member