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Note 6 - Income Taxes (Detail) - A reconciliation of income tax benefit: (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Sep. 30, 2010
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| Income tax expense at statutory rates | $ 3,669,000 | $ 1,099,000 | $ 1,436,000 |
| State income tax, net of federal benefits | 677,000 | 192,000 | 223,000 |
| Non-deductible expenses | 5,000 | (12,000) | 305,000 |
| Effect of AMT expense | 41,000 | 28,178 | 6,000 |
| Effect of foreign income tax | (688,093) | (221,501) | (206,773) |
| Effect of pioneer tax status - Malaysia | (233,000) | (134,000) | |
| Effect of change in UK tax rate | (72,000) | ||
| Effect of stock option exercises | (2,263,000) | (704,000) | |
| Utilization of NOL carryforwards | (1,637,205) | (973,753) | (1,087,173) |
| Decrease in valuation allowance | (4,006,000) | (2,145,000) | (2,485,000) |
| Income tax benefit | $ (4,507,298) | $ (2,167,076) | $ (2,512,946) |
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Disclosure of the aggregate tax benefit realized from the exercise of stock options and the conversion of similar instruments during the annual period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The sum of the current income tax expense or benefit and the deferred income tax expense or benefit pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations, that is attributable to changes in the income tax rates under enacted tax laws in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to other deductions received under enacted tax laws not otherwise listed in the existing taxonomy. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The portion of the difference, between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations, that is attributable to total foreign income tax expense or benefit. The foreign income tax expense or benefit difference represents the income tax expense or benefit at applicable domestic statutory income tax rates applied to foreign earnings or loss for the period versus the foreign income tax expense or benefit calculated by applying the appropriate foreign tax rates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of income tax expense or benefit for the period computed by applying the domestic federal statutory tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The sum of the differences between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to nondeductible expenses under enacted tax laws, or differences in the methodologies used to determine expense amounts for financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The portion of the difference, between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the year/accounting period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations, that is attributable to all other items not otherwise listed in the existing taxonomy. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The portion of the difference, between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations, that is attributable to state and local income tax expense or benefit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to foreign tax credits generated or utilized under enacted tax laws during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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