Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Jun. 30, 2014
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Jun. 30, 2015
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Jun. 30, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2010
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Dec. 03, 2014
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Total long-term debt $ 206,580,000     $ 206,580,000   $ 61,640,000    
Capitalized loan origination fees   $ 2,834,000            
Minimum debt coverage ratio 1.10     1.10        
Minimum tangible net worth $ 160,000,000     $ 160,000,000        
Minimum current ratio 1.50     1.50        
Maximum debt ratio 0.625     0.625        
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt   $ 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       375,000        
Unamortized debt issuance costs 301,000     301,000       $ 697,000
Alico [Member] | Silver Nip [Member]                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Amount of credit facility 7,000,000     7,000,000        
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 $ 113,125,000     $ 113,125,000        
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 56,063,000     $ 56,063,000        
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    
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 | a 38,700     38,700        
Farmland [Member]                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Acres collateralized | a 14,000     14,000