Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt (Silver Nip Citrus Debt) (Details)

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Long-Term Debt (Silver Nip Citrus Debt) (Details) (USD $)
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Sep. 04, 2014
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Total long-term debt $ 210,011,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt $ 61,640,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt    
Minimum current ratio 1.50alco_DebtInstrumentCovenantMinimumCurrentRatio      
Long-term Line of Credit 21,975,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit 3,160,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit    
Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, LLC fixed rate term loans (5.35%) [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Total long-term debt 26,970,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcFixedRateTermLoans5Point35Member
27,550,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcFixedRateTermLoans5Point35Member
27,550,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcFixedRateTermLoans5Point35Member
 
Periodic principal payment 290,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcFixedRateTermLoans5Point35Member
     
Amount of prepayment without penalty 5,000,000alco_DebtInstrumentAmountOfPrepaymentWithoutPenalty
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcFixedRateTermLoans5Point35Member
     
Fixed interest rate 5.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcFixedRateTermLoans5Point35Member
     
Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, LLC fixed rate term loan (3.85%) [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Total long-term debt 5,500,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcFixedRateTermLoan3Point85Member
      
Periodic principal payment 55,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcFixedRateTermLoan3Point85Member
     
Fixed interest rate 3.85%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcFixedRateTermLoan3Point85Member
     
Area of land acquired       1,500alco_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsAreaOfLand
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcFixedRateTermLoan3Point85Member
Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, LLC fixed rate term loan (3.45%) [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Total long-term debt 5,500,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcFixedRateTermLoan3Point45Member
      
Periodic principal payment 55,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcFixedRateTermLoan3Point45Member
     
Fixed interest rate 3.45%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcFixedRateTermLoan3Point45Member
     
Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, LLC revolving line of credit [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Amount of credit facility 6,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcRevolvingLineOfCreditMember
     
LIBOR spread 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcRevolvingLineOfCreditMember
     
Minimum current ratio 2.00alco_DebtInstrumentCovenantMinimumCurrentRatio
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcRevolvingLineOfCreditMember
     
Long-term Line of Credit $ 5,736,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcRevolvingLineOfCreditMember
$ 3,160,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcRevolvingLineOfCreditMember
$ 3,160,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= alco_PrudentialMortgageCapitalCompanyLlcRevolvingLineOfCreditMember