Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

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:

	Cemetery			Funeral Home					Graphics			Marking and Fulfillment			Merchandising
	Products			Products		Cremation			Imaging			Products			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		334			-		269			2,056			(60	)		-		2,599
Goodwill		100,041			163,208		18,092			195,337			50,586			9,138		536,402
Accumulated impairment losses		(412	)		-		(5,000	)		(3,840	)		-			-		(9,252	)
Balance at June 30, 2014	$	99,629		$	163,208	$	13,092		$	191,497		$	50,586		$	9,138	$	527,150

Other intangible assets

The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and related accumulated amortization for intangible assets as of June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively.

	Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization			Net
June 30, 2014:
Trade names	$	23,140	$	-	*	$	23,140
Trade names		3,042		(2,202	)		840
Customer relationships		59,184		(21,763	)		37,421
Copyrights/patents/other		10,257		(9,443	)		814
	$	95,623	$	(33,408	)	$	62,215

September 30, 2013:
Trade names	$	22,878	$	-	*	$	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
	$	95,089	$	(29,987	)	$	65,102
* Not subject to amortization