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Note 6 - Income Taxes (Detail) - Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities: (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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| Federal net operating loss carryforwards | $ 8,378,000 | $ 10,112,000 |
| State net operating loss carryforwards | 1,175,000 | 1,426,000 |
| AMT credit carryforward | 152,000 | 111,000 |
| Foreign capital allowance – U.K. | 177,000 | 247,000 |
| Accrued expenses | 748,000 | |
| Other, net | 29,000 | 60,000 |
| Gross deferred tax assets | 25,439,000 | 30,445,000 |
| Valuation allowance for deferred tax asset | (12,139,000) | (22,045,000) |
| Net deferred tax assets | 13,300,000 | 8,400,000 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities: | ||
| Foreign capital allowance – Malaysia | (194,244) | (188,177) |
| Net deferred tax asset | 13,105,756 | 8,211,823 |
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U.K. [Member]
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| Foreign net operating loss carryforwards – U.K. | $ 14,780,000 | $ 18,489,000 |
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- Definition
Deferred Tax Assets Foreign Capital Allowance No definition available.
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- Definition
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards, net of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible domestic operating loss carryforwards. Excludes state and local operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible foreign operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible state and local operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the amount of future tax deductions arising from all unused tax credit carryforwards which have been reduced by a valuation allowance. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from reserves and accruals. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Details
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- Definition
Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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