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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
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12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2012
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| Cash flows from operating activities: |
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| Net loss |
$ (43,996)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
$ (36,592)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
$ (41,447)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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| Depreciation and amortization |
4,794us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization |
7,363us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization |
11,741us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization |
| Paid-in-kind interest |
10,072us-gaap_PaidInKindInterest |
6,551us-gaap_PaidInKindInterest |
6,423us-gaap_PaidInKindInterest |
| Bad debt expense |
250us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts |
367us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts |
802us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs |
11,449us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts |
10,571us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts |
10,421us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts |
| Incentive and stock-based compensation |
1,901us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation |
2,065us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation |
1,310us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation |
| Loss (gain) on debt extinguishment |
1,244alst_GainsLossesonExtinguishmentofDebtNonCashPortion |
(3,913)alst_GainsLossesonExtinguishmentofDebtNonCashPortion |
0alst_GainsLossesonExtinguishmentofDebtNonCashPortion |
| Change in warrant fair value |
(9,894)us-gaap_FairValueAdjustmentOfWarrants |
0us-gaap_FairValueAdjustmentOfWarrants |
0us-gaap_FairValueAdjustmentOfWarrants |
| Deferred income taxes |
6,974us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
6,974us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
6,974us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Other gains |
(700)alst_OtherGainsAndLosses |
(151)alst_OtherGainsAndLosses |
(95)alst_OtherGainsAndLosses |
| Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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| Accounts receivable |
859us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable |
2,323us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable |
4,269us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable |
| Other assets |
(1,568)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets |
733us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets |
4,122us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets |
| Trade accounts payable |
(6,089)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade |
16,829us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade |
(7,562)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade |
| Accrued liabilities |
19,086us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities |
(4,122)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities |
16,513us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities |
| Interest payable |
(14,782)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet |
100us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet |
266us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet |
| Other liabilities |
(2,877)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities |
1,685us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities |
(1,056)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities |
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
(23,277)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities |
10,783us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities |
12,681us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities |
| Cash flows from investing activities: |
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| Capital expenditures |
(1,182)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment |
(1,869)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment |
(2,731)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment |
| Asset sales proceeds |
1,596us-gaap_ProceedsFromSalesOfAssetsInvestingActivities |
0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSalesOfAssetsInvestingActivities |
0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSalesOfAssetsInvestingActivities |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
414us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities |
(1,869)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities |
(2,731)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities |
| Cash flows from financing activities: |
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| Payment of debt issue costs |
(30,505)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts |
0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts |
0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts |
| Repurchase of secured notes |
(338,959)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt |
0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt |
0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt |
| Retirement / Repurchase of unsecured notes |
0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfUnsecuredDebt |
(6,030)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfUnsecuredDebt |
0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfUnsecuredDebt |
| Revolver borrowings |
78,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit |
16,461us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit |
26,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit |
| Revolver repayments |
(35,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit |
(16,461)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit |
(26,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit |
| Loan to ESOP Trust |
(855)us-gaap_OriginationOfLoansToEmployeeStockOwnershipPlans |
(1,907)us-gaap_OriginationOfLoansToEmployeeStockOwnershipPlans |
(477)us-gaap_OriginationOfLoansToEmployeeStockOwnershipPlans |
| ESOP loan repayment |
855us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentOfLoansByEmployeeStockOwnershipPlans |
1,907us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentOfLoansByEmployeeStockOwnershipPlans |
477us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentOfLoansByEmployeeStockOwnershipPlans |
| Redeemable common stock purchased from ESOP Trust |
(2,285)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock |
(6,664)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock |
(4,843)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock |
| Redeemable common stock sold to ESOP Trust |
934us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock |
2,166us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock |
1,302us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock |
| Net cash used in financing activities |
7,982us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities |
(10,528)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities |
(3,541)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
(14,881)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease |
(1,614)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease |
6,409us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
25,613us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |
27,227us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |
20,818us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
10,732us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |
25,613us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |
27,227us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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| Cash paid for interest |
75,000us-gaap_InterestPaid |
58,460us-gaap_InterestPaid |
57,755us-gaap_InterestPaid |
| Cash paid (received) for taxes |
11us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid |
2us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid |
0us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid |
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: |
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| Common stock issued to ESOP Trust in satisfaction of employer contribution liability |
14,145us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockOwnershipPlan |
13,757us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockOwnershipPlan |
13,732us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockOwnershipPlan |
| Landlord funded leasehold improvements |
60alst_LandlordFundedLeaseholdImprovements |
493alst_LandlordFundedLeaseholdImprovements |
1,841alst_LandlordFundedLeaseholdImprovements |
| Debt Refinance [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |
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| Non-cash investing and financing activities: |
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| Value of stock/warrants |
16,412us-gaap_StockAndWarrantsIssuedDuringPeriodValuePreferredStockAndWarrants / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember / us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis = alst_DebtRefinanceMember |
0us-gaap_StockAndWarrantsIssuedDuringPeriodValuePreferredStockAndWarrants / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember / us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis = alst_DebtRefinanceMember |
0us-gaap_StockAndWarrantsIssuedDuringPeriodValuePreferredStockAndWarrants / us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember / us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis = alst_DebtRefinanceMember |
| Debt Refinance [Member] | Preferred Stock [Member] |
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| Non-cash investing and financing activities: |
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| Value of stock/warrants |
2,339us-gaap_StockAndWarrantsIssuedDuringPeriodValuePreferredStockAndWarrants / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember / us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis = alst_DebtRefinanceMember |
0us-gaap_StockAndWarrantsIssuedDuringPeriodValuePreferredStockAndWarrants / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember / us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis = alst_DebtRefinanceMember |
0us-gaap_StockAndWarrantsIssuedDuringPeriodValuePreferredStockAndWarrants / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember / us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis = alst_DebtRefinanceMember |
| Senior Notes [Member] |
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| Cash flows from financing activities: |
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| Retirement / Repurchase of unsecured notes |
(4,876)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfUnsecuredDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfUnsecuredDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfUnsecuredDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
| First Lien Term Loan, Tranche A [Member] |
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| Cash flows from financing activities: |
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| Proceeds from sale of loans |
107,800us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_FirstLienTermLoanTrancheAMember |
0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_FirstLienTermLoanTrancheAMember |
0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_FirstLienTermLoanTrancheAMember |
| First Lien Term Loan, Tranche B [Member] |
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| Cash flows from financing activities: |
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| Proceeds from sale of loans |
169,200us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_FirstLienTermLoanTrancheBMember |
0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_FirstLienTermLoanTrancheBMember |
0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_FirstLienTermLoanTrancheBMember |
| Second Lien Term Loans [Member] |
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| Cash flows from financing activities: |
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| Proceeds from sale of loans |
66,150us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_SecondLienTermLoansMember |
0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_SecondLienTermLoansMember |
0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_SecondLienTermLoansMember |
| Third Lien Notes [Member] |
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| Cash flows from financing activities: |
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| Proceeds from sale of loans |
1,711us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_ThirdLienNotesMember |
0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_ThirdLienNotesMember |
0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_ThirdLienNotesMember |
| Third Lien Notes [Member] | Debt Refinance [Member] |
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| Non-cash investing and financing activities: |
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| Unsecured Notes exchanged for Third Lien Notes |
208,135us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentAmount1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_ThirdLienNotesMember / us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis = alst_DebtRefinanceMember |
0us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentAmount1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_ThirdLienNotesMember / us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis = alst_DebtRefinanceMember |
0us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentAmount1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_ThirdLienNotesMember / us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis = alst_DebtRefinanceMember |
| First Lien Notes [Member] |
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| Cash flows from financing activities: |
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| Repayment of first lien notes |
$ (4,188)us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_FirstLienNotesMember |
$ 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_FirstLienNotesMember |
$ 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = alst_FirstLienNotesMember |