Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Goodwill Attributable to Each Segment

A summary of the carrying amount of goodwill attributable to each segment as well as the changes in such amounts are as follows:

	Cemetery			Funeral Home					Graphics			Marking		Merchandising
	Products			Products		Cremation			Imaging			Products		Solutions		Consolidated
Goodwill	$	88,142		$	162,819	$	16,735		$	167,828		$	29,593	$	9,138	$	474,255
Accumulated Impairment losses		(412	)		-		(5,000	)		(3,840	)		-		-		(9,252	)
Balance at September 30, 2011		87,730			162,819		11,735			163,988			29,593		9,138		465,003
Additions during period		10,454			57		770			794			1,151		-		13,226
Translation and other  adjustments		(1,201	)		-		(91	)		(5,645	)		14		-		(6,923	)
Goodwill		97,395			162,876		17,414			162,977			30,758		9,138		480,558
Accumulated impairment losses		(412	)		-		(5,000	)		(3,840	)		-		-		(9,252	)
Balance at June 30,    2012	$	96,983		$	162,876	$	12,414		$	159,137		$	30,758	$	9,138	$	471,306

Other Intangible Assets

The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and related accumulated amortization for intangible assets as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.

	Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization			Net
June 30, 2012:
Trade names	$	24,312	$	-	*	$	24,312
Trade names		2,157		(1,437	)		720
Customer relationships		47,434		(14,969	)		32,465
Copyrights/patents/other		9,834		(7,727	)		2,107
	$	83,737	$	(24,133	)	$	59,604
September 30, 2011:
Trade names	$	24,266	$	-	*	$	24,266
Trade names		2,227		(1,147	)		1,080
Customer relationships		47,876		(13,228	)		34,648
Copyrights/patents/other		9,870		(7,039	)		2,831
	$	84,239	$	(21,414	)	$	62,825
* Not subject to amortization