Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

Note 10.   Segment Information

The Company's products and operations consist of two principal businesses that are comprised of three operating segments each, as described under Nature of Operations (Note 1):  Memorialization (Cemetery Products, Funeral Home Products, Cremation) and Brand Solutions (Graphics Imaging, Marking and Fulfillment Systems, Merchandising Solutions).  Management evaluates segment performance based on operating profit (before income taxes) and does not allocate non-operating items such as investment income, interest expense, other income (deductions), net and minority interests.

Information about the Company's segments follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Sales to external customers:
Memorialization:
Cemetery Products	$	55,690	$	53,575	$	108,514	$	98,725
Funeral Home Products		67,996		61,767		128,753		120,338
Cremation		12,320		11,098		23,422		20,532
		136,006		126,440		260,689		239,595
Brand Solutions:
Graphics Imaging		78,519		64,839		140,954		135,282
Marking and Fulfillment Systems		22,350		17,756		40,265		34,139
Merchandising Solutions		19,515		16,510		40,091		33,742
		120,384		99,105		221,310		203,163
	$	256,390	$	225,545	$	481,999	$	442,758

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Operating profit:
Memorialization:
Cemetery Products	$	5,851	$	10,165	$	12,223	$	14,700
Funeral Home Products		9,751		7,327		17,444		13,815
Cremation		997		1,232		1,472		1,989
		16,599		18,724		31,139		30,504
Brand Solutions:
Graphics Imaging		5,510		3,731		5,802		8,712
Marking and Fulfillment Systems		2,407		2,045		2,783		3,413
Merchandising Solutions		554		787		1,845		1,583
		8,471		6,563		10,430		13,708
	$	25,070	$	25,287	$	41,569	$	44,212