Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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 and Fulfillment		Merchandising
	Products			Products		Cremation			Imaging			Products		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		914			199		269			30,303			24,961		-		56,646
Translation and other  adjustments		(97	)		-		(242	)		(1,675	)		56		-		(1,958	)
Goodwill		98,600			163,075		17,585			195,890			55,833		9,138		540,121
Accumulated impairment losses		(412	)		-		(5,000	)		(3,840	)		-		-		(9,252	)
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	98,188		$	163,075	$	12,585		$	192,050		$	55,833	$	9,138	$	530,869

Other intangible assets

The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and related accumulated amortization for intangible assets as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively.

	Carrying		Accumulated			Impairment
	Amount		Amortization			Loss			Net
March 31, 2013:
Trade names	$	24,119	$	-	*	$	(1,520	)	$	22,599
Trade names		2,174		(1,775	)		-			399
Customer relationships		47,499		(16,893	)		-			30,606
Copyrights/patents/other		9,772		(8,548	)		-			1,224
	$	83,564	$	(27,216	)	$	(1,520	)	$	54,828
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