SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Information about the Company's segments follows:

	SGK Brand Solutions		Memorialization		Industrial		Other		Consolidated
Sales to external customers:
2014	$	497,328	$	508,420	$	100,849	$	-	$	1,106,597
2013		373,941		517,911		93,505		-		985,357
2012		332,829		492,867		74,621		-		900,317
Intersegment sales:
2014		463		35		31		-		529
2013		464		12		10		-		486
2012		681		-		22		-		703
Depreciation and amortization:
2014		27,700		11,486		2,203		1,475		42,864
2013		24,292		10,652		1,675		1,246		37,865
2012		16,505		10,067		1,048		1,201		28,821
Operating profit:
2014		2,536		67,937		11,049		-		81,522
2013		13,999		71,754		8,862		-		94,615
2012		19,927		62,597		10,061		-		92,585
Total assets:
2014		1,278,869		557,089		115,470		72,620		2,024,048
2013		495,808		536,890		113,420		63,144		1,209,262
2012		422,628		551,552		75,217		72,774		1,122,171
Capital expenditures:
2014		16,734		8,257		3,325		921		29,237
2013		9,764		10,988		2,904		1,268		24,924
2012		20,189		6,747		2,513		3,787		33,236

Information about the Company's operations by geographic area follows:

	United States		Central and South America		Canada		Europe		Australia		Asia		Consolidated
Sales to external customers:
2014	$	676,764	$	3,272	$	14,471	$	380,229	$	13,994	$	17,867	$	1,106,597
2013		617,371		-		12,014		328,266		13,534		14,172		985,357
2012		569,435		-		11,967		290,283		13,778		14,854		900,317
Long-lived assets:
2014		918,996		10,739		36,543		391,944		21,300		31,122		1,410,644
2013		421,697		3,731		483		324,731		6,338		13,404		770,384
2012		395,565		4,743		507		260,809		7,041		10,580		679,245