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Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit - Silver Nip Citrus Debt (Details)

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Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit - Silver Nip Citrus Debt (Details)			6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 04, 2014 USD ($) a loan	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) loan	Dec. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 15, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate term loans			$ 191,838,000		$ 197,219,000
Minimum current ratio	1.50
Fixed Interest Rate Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate term loans	$ 125,000,000		$ 102,188,000		105,312,000
Fixed interest rate (as a percentage)	4.15%
Quarterly principal payments	$ 2,281,250
Prepayment amount of the fixed term loan (up to)	$ 8,750,000						$ 0
Silver Nip Citrus
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of fixed rate term loans \| loan		2
Minimum current ratio			1.5
Silver Nip Citrus \| Citrus Grove
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Area of land acquired (in acres) \| a		1,500
Silver Nip Citrus \| Fixed Interest Rate Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of fixed rate term loans \| loan			2
Interest rate term loans			$ 27,550,000
Fixed interest rate (as a percentage)			5.35%
Quarterly principal payments			$ 290,000
Prepayment amount of the fixed term loan (up to)			$ 5,000,000
Amount of prepayment								$ 750,000
Silver Nip Citrus \| Fixed Interest Rate Term Loans \| Prudential
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate term loans		$ 5,500,000
Quarterly principal payments		$ 55,000
Silver Nip Citrus \| Fixed Rate Term Loan1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate (as a percentage)		3.85%
Silver Nip Citrus \| Fixed Rate Term Loan 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate (as a percentage)		3.45%
Loans Payable \| Silver Nip Citrus
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate term loans						$ 7,000,000
Limited guaranty and security agreement				$ 8,000,000	$ 8,000,000	$ 7,000,000

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