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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)

Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 03, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt	$ 210,011,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt			$ 210,011,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt			$ 61,640,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Capitalized loan origination fees		2,834,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
Minimum current ratio	1.50			1.50
Minimum tangible net worth	160,000,000			160,000,000
Maximum debt ratio	0.625			0.625
Minimum debt coverage ratio	1.10			1.10
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt	17,000	585,000		964,000
Annual increase in covenant, percentage				10.00%
Maximum capital expenditures	30,000,000			30,000,000
Rabo Agrifinance, Inc. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capitalized loan origination fees						1,202,000
Write-off of debt issuance costs				396,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs	301,000			301,000				697,000
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and New England Life Insurance Company fixed rate term loans in the original principal amount of $125 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt	114,688,000			114,688,000
Fixed interest rate	4.15%			4.15%
Periodic principal payment				2,281,250
Amount of prepayment without penalty	8,750,000			8,750,000
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and New England Life Insurance Company variable rate term loans in the original principal amounts of $57.5 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt	56,781,000			56,781,000
LIBOR spread				1.50%
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and New England Life Insurance Company revolving line of credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of credit facility	25,000,000			25,000,000
Annual commitment fee				0.25%
LIBOR spread				1.50%
Working Capital Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of credit facility	70,000,000			70,000,000
LIBOR spread				1.75%
Letters of credit outstanding	17,498,500			17,498,500
Working Capital Line of Credit [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of credit facility	20,000,000			20,000,000
Rabo Agrifinance, Inc. variable rate term loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt							34,000,000
LIBOR spread							2.25%
Periodic principal payment							500,000
Rabo Agrifinance, Inc. revolving line of credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of credit facility	$ 60,000,000			$ 60,000,000
Annual commitment fee							0.20%
LIBOR spread							1.95%
Minimum [Member] \| Working Capital Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual commitment fee				0.20%
LIBOR spread				1.75%
Minimum [Member] \| Rabo Agrifinance, Inc. revolving line of credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR spread							1.95%
Maximum [Member] \| Working Capital Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual commitment fee				0.30%
LIBOR spread				2.50%
Maximum [Member] \| Rabo Agrifinance, Inc. revolving line of credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR spread							2.95%
Citrus Groves [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Acres collateralized	38,700			38,700
Farmland [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Acres collateralized	14,000			14,000