GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]

Goodwill Attributable to Each Segment

The Company performed its annual impairment reviews in the second quarters of fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011 and determined that no adjustments to the carrying values of goodwill or other indefinite lived intangibles were necessary. Changes to goodwill, net of accumulated amortization, during the years ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, follow.

												Marking and
	Cemetery			Funeral Home					Graphics			Fulfillment		Merchandising
	Products			Products		Cremation			Imaging			Systems		Solutions		Consolidated
Goodwill	$	88,613		$	140,553	$	16,799		$	149,161		$	10,168	$	9,138	$	414,432
Accumulated impairment losses		(412	)		-		(5,000	)		(3,840	)		-		-		(9,252	)
Balance at September 30, 2010		88,201			140,553		11,799			145,321			10,168		9,138		405,180
Additions during period		-			22,266		-			22,521			19,227		-		64,014
Translation and other adjustments		(471	)		-		(64	)		(3,854	)		198		-		(4,191	)
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		10,424			57		770			2,896			1,151		-		15,298
Translation and other adjustments		(783	)		-		53			(3,462	)		72		-		(4,120	)
Goodwill		97,783			162,876		17,558			167,262			30,816		9,138		485,433
Accumulated impairment losses		(412	)		-		(5,000	)		(3,840	)		-		-		(9,252	)
Balance at September 30, 2012	$	97,371		$	162,876	$	12,558		$	163,422		$	30,816	$	9,138	$	476,181

Other Intangible Assets

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

	Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization			Net
September 30, 2012:
Trade names	$	24,488	$	-	*	$	24,488
Trade names		2,182		(1,571	)		611
Customer relationships		47,654		(15,689	)		31,965
Copyrights/patents/other		9,920		(7,969	)		1,951
	$	84,244	$	(25,229	)	$	59,015
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