Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews Shareholders (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Earnings Per Share Attributable to Matthews' Shareholders [Abstract]

Information used to compute earnings per share attributable to Matthews' common shareholders

The information used to compute earnings per share attributable to Matthews’ common shareholders was as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders	$	11,333	$	14,192	$	19,247	$	22,447
Less: dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		23		145		74		251
Net income available to Matthews shareholders	$	11,310	$	14,047	$	19,173	$	22,196
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic shares		27,276		27,369		27,193		27,312
Effect of dilutive securities		194		143		231		99
Diluted shares		27,470		27,512		27,424		27,411