Alico, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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

Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit - Silver Nip Citrus Debt (Details)				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 04, 2014 USD ($) a loan	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate term loans				$ 186,476,000	$ 197,219,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt				0	0	$ 1,051,000
Deferred Financing Costs, Net				1,767,000	1,980,000
Revolving Line Of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred Financing Costs, Net				1,656,000	1,965,000,000			$ 339,000
Pru Loans A & B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate term loans				23,030,000	24,190,000
Pru Loan E
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate term loans				4,895,000	5,115,000
Pru Loan F
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate term loans				$ 4,895,000	$ 5,115,000
Silver Nip Citrus
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum current ratio (at least)				1.5
Silver Nip Citrus \| Prudential
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of fixed rate term loans \| loan			2
Interest rate term loans			$ 5,500,000
Quarterly principal payments			$ 55,000
Silver Nip Citrus \| Prudential \| Revolving Line Of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving line of credit		$ 6,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 87,000
Silver Nip Citrus \| Citrus Grove \| Prudential
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Area of land acquired (in acres) \| a			1,500
Silver Nip Citrus \| Pru Loans A & B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of fixed rate term loans \| loan				2
Interest rate term loans				$ 27,550,000
Fixed interest rate				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 \| Pru Loan E
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			3.85%
Silver Nip Citrus \| Pru Loan F
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			3.45%
Silver Nip Citrus \| Silver Nip Citrus Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred Financing Costs, Net				$ 325,000
Silver Nip Citrus \| Silver Nip Citrus Debt \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Limited guaranty	$ 8,000,000
Maximum \| Silver Nip Citrus \| Silver Nip Citrus Debt \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated current covenant ratio	1.50
Minimum \| Silver Nip Citrus \| Silver Nip Citrus Debt \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated current covenant ratio	1.00