Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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:

												Marking and
	Cemetery			Funeral Home					Graphics			Fulfillment		Merchandising
	Products			Products		Cremation			Imaging			Systems		Solutions		Consolidated
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
Additions during period		1,112			199		-			32,644			23,465		-		57,420
Translation and other  adjustments		644			-		74			3,966			54		-		4,738
Goodwill		99,539			163,075		17,632			203,872			54,335		9,138		547,591
Accumulated impairment losses		(412	)		-		(5,000	)		(3,840	)		-		-		(9,252	)
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	99,127		$	163,075	$	12,632		$	200,032		$	54,335	$	9,138	$	538,339

Other Intangible Assets

The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and related accumulated amortization for intangible assets as of December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012, respectively.

	Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization			Net
December 31, 2012:
Trade names	$	24,520	$	-	*	$	24,520
Trade names		2,222		(1,722	)		500
Customer relationships		47,938		(16,430	)		31,508
Copyrights/patents/other		9,960		(8,289	)		1,671
	$	84,640	$	(26,441	)	$	58,199
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
* Not subject to amortization