Annual report pursuant to section 13 and 15(d)

Segment Information (Schedule of Operations Data by Segment) (Details)

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Segment Information (Schedule of Operations Data by Segment) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2012
Mar. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Sep. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2011
Mar. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2011
Sep. 30, 2010
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue $ 6,559 $ 40,420 [1] $ 54,132 $ 26,076 $ 6,206 $ 39,341 $ 36,490 [2] $ 16,555 $ 127,187 $ 98,592 $ 79,792
Total operating expenses 4,671 29,892 [1] 39,859 20,533 5,173 27,502 28,422 [2] 14,062 94,955 75,159 69,869
Gross profit 1,888 10,528 [1] 14,273 5,543 1,033 11,839 8,068 [2] 2,493 32,232 23,433 9,923
Citrus Groves [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 55,423 47,088 36,469
Total operating expenses                 30,995 27,764 25,730
Gross profit                 24,428 19,324 10,739
Agricultural Supply Chain Management [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 60,154 45,794 36,796
Total operating expenses                 59,513 44,788 36,069
Gross profit                 641 1,006 727
Improved Farmland [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 15,316 8,642 4,992
Total operating expenses                 11,574 7,343 4,133
Gross profit                 3,742 1,299 859
Ranch and Conservation [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 7,348 6,015 5,332
Total operating expenses                 3,497 3,640 4,322
Gross profit                 3,851 2,375 1,010
Other Operations [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 766 732 4,103
Total operating expenses                 1,196 1,303 7,515
Gross profit                 (430) (571) (3,412)
Intra-Company Eliminations [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 (11,820) (9,679) (7,900)
Total operating expenses                 (11,820) (9,679) (7,900)
Gross profit                         
Alico Fruit Segment [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 48,334 36,115 28,896
Total operating expenses                 47,693 35,109 28,169
Gross profit                 641 1,006 727
Alico Fruit Segment [Member] | Citrus Groves [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Alico Fruit Segment [Member] | Agricultural Supply Chain Management [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 60,154 45,794 36,796
Total operating expenses                 59,513 44,788 36,069
Gross profit                 641 1,006 727
Alico Fruit Segment [Member] | Improved Farmland [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Alico Fruit Segment [Member] | Ranch and Conservation [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Alico Fruit Segment [Member] | Other Operations [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Alico Fruit Segment [Member] | Intra-Company Eliminations [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 (11,820) (9,679) (7,900)
Total operating expenses                 (11,820) (9,679) (7,900)
Gross profit                         
Citrus Groves Segment [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 55,423 47,088 36,469
Total operating expenses                 30,995 27,764 25,730
Gross profit                 24,428 19,324 10,739
Citrus Groves Segment [Member] | Citrus Groves [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 55,423 47,088 36,469
Total operating expenses                 30,995 27,764 25,730
Gross profit                 24,428 19,324 10,739
Citrus Groves Segment [Member] | Agricultural Supply Chain Management [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Citrus Groves Segment [Member] | Improved Farmland [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Citrus Groves Segment [Member] | Ranch and Conservation [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Citrus Groves Segment [Member] | Other Operations [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Citrus Groves Segment [Member] | Intra-Company Eliminations [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Sugarcane Segment [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 14,442 7,796 4,097
Total operating expenses                 11,127 6,834 3,707
Gross profit                 3,315 962 390
Sugarcane Segment [Member] | Citrus Groves [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Sugarcane Segment [Member] | Agricultural Supply Chain Management [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Sugarcane Segment [Member] | Improved Farmland [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 14,442 7,796 4,097
Total operating expenses                 11,127 6,834 3,707
Gross profit                 3,315 962 390
Sugarcane Segment [Member] | Ranch and Conservation [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Sugarcane Segment [Member] | Other Operations [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Sugarcane Segment [Member] | Intra-Company Eliminations [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Cattle Segment [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 5,894 4,613 4,035
Total operating expenses                 3,188 3,178 3,772
Gross profit                 2,706 1,435 263
Cattle Segment [Member] | Citrus Groves [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Cattle Segment [Member] | Agricultural Supply Chain Management [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Cattle Segment [Member] | Improved Farmland [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Cattle Segment [Member] | Ranch and Conservation [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 5,894 4,613 4,035
Total operating expenses                 3,188 3,178 3,772
Gross profit                 2,706 1,435 263
Cattle Segment [Member] | Other Operations [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Cattle Segment [Member] | Intra-Company Eliminations [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Land leasing and rentals Segment [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 2,421 2,432 2,357
Total operating expenses                 1,057 1,220 1,103
Gross profit                 1,364 1,212 1,254
Land leasing and rentals Segment [Member] | Citrus Groves [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Land leasing and rentals Segment [Member] | Agricultural Supply Chain Management [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Land leasing and rentals Segment [Member] | Improved Farmland [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 874 846 895
Total operating expenses                 447 509 426
Gross profit                 427 337 469
Land leasing and rentals Segment [Member] | Ranch and Conservation [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 1,067 1,096 1,040
Total operating expenses                 309 378 309
Gross profit                 758 718 731
Land leasing and rentals Segment [Member] | Other Operations [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 480 490 422
Total operating expenses                 301 333 368
Gross profit                 179 157 54
Land leasing and rentals Segment [Member] | Intra-Company Eliminations [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                         
Total operating expenses                         
Gross profit                         
Other operations [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 673 548 3,938 [3],[4]
Total operating expenses                 895 [3] 1,054 [3] 7,388 [3],[4]
Gross profit                 (222) [3] (506) [3] (3,450) [3],[4]
Other operations [Member] | Citrus Groves [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                          [3],[4]
Total operating expenses                    [3]    [3]    [3],[4]
Gross profit                    [3]    [3]    [3],[4]
Other operations [Member] | Agricultural Supply Chain Management [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                          [3],[4]
Total operating expenses                    [3]    [3]    [3],[4]
Gross profit                    [3]    [3]    [3],[4]
Other operations [Member] | Improved Farmland [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                          [3],[4]
Total operating expenses                    [3]    [3]    [3],[4]
Gross profit                    [3]    [3]    [3],[4]
Other operations [Member] | Ranch and Conservation [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 387 306 257 [3],[4]
Total operating expenses                    [3] 84 [3] 241 [3],[4]
Gross profit                 387 [3] 222 [3] 16 [3],[4]
Other operations [Member] | Other Operations [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                 286 242 3,681 [3],[4]
Total operating expenses                 895 [3] 970 [3] 7,147 [3],[4]
Gross profit                 (609) [3] (728) [3] (3,466) [3],[4]
Other operations [Member] | Intra-Company Eliminations [Member]
                      
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]                      
Total operating revenue                          [3],[4]
Total operating expenses                    [3]    [3]    [3],[4]
Gross profit                    [3]    [3]    [3],[4]
[1] During the fiscal year 2012, the Company recorded a gain on the sale of the Polk County, Florida properties totaling $9,113,000 and an impairment charge of $1,918,000. Impairment was recorded on assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2012, which were subsequently sold on October 3, 2012. See Note 7. Property, Buildings and Equipment, Net and Note 18. Subsequent Events.
[2] During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, the Company fully reserved $1,685,000 in allocated surplus that had been recorded based on patronage allocation with Farm Credit which is included in other (expense) income in the table above. See Note 4. Investments, Deposits and Other Assets.
[3] Other operations include the former real estate segment. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012, management changed its business strategy in regards to Alico Land Development Co., which operated the real estate segment. The President terminated employment and operations are winding down.
[4] Other operations include vegetables which operations were terminated in June of 2010.