Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

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	$	99,707		$	163,208	$	17,823		$	193,281		$	50,646	$	9,138	$	533,803
Accumulated impairment losses		(412	)		-		(5,000	)		(3,840	)		-		-		(9,252	)
Balance at September 30, 2013		99,295			163,208		12,823			189,441			50,646		9,138		524,551

Additions during period		-			-		-			-			-		-		-
Translation and other adjustments		314			-		133			1,828			58		-		2,333
Goodwill		100,021			163,208		17,956			195,109			50,704		9,138		536,136
Accumulated impairment losses		(412	)		-		(5,000	)		(3,840	)		-		-		(9,252	)
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	99,609		$	163,208	$	12,956		$	191,269		$	50,704	$	9,138	$	526,884

Other intangible assets

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

	Carrying		Accumulated			Impairment
	Amount		Amortization			Loss			Net
December 31, 2013:
Trade names	$	24,640	$	-	*	$	(1,656	)	$	22,984
Trade names		3,045		(2,088	)		-			957
Customer relationships		59,141		(20,231	)		-			38,910
Copyrights/patents/other		10,177		(8,987	)		-			1,190
	$	97,003	$	(31,306	)	$	(1,656	)	$	64,041

September 30, 2013:
Trade names	$	24,496	$	-	*	$	(1,618	)	$	22,878
Trade names		3,034		(2,142	)		-			892
Customer relationships		59,061		(19,099	)		-			39,962
Copyrights/patents/other		10,116		(8,746	)		-			1,370
	$	96,707	$	(29,987	)	$	(1,618	)	$	65,102
* Not subject to amortization