SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Information about the Company's segments follows:

	SGK Brand Solutions		Memorialization		Industrial		Other		Consolidated
Sales to external customers:
2015	$	798,339	$	508,058	$	119,671	$	-	$	1,426,068
2014		497,328		508,420		100,849		-		1,106,597
2013		373,941		517,911		93,505		-		985,357
Intersegment sales:
2015		478		77		25		-		580
2014		463		35		31		-		529
2013		464		12		10		-		486
Depreciation and amortization:
2015		46,594		12,410		2,294		1,322		62,620
2014		27,700		11,486		2,203		1,475		42,864
2013		24,292		10,652		1,675		1,246		37,865
Operating profit:
2015		21,864		70,064		13,095		-		105,023
2014		2,536		67,937		11,049		-		81,522
2013		13,999		71,754		8,862		-		94,615
Total assets:
2015		1,171,914		766,089		116,867		108,148		2,163,018
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
Capital expenditures:
2015		23,676		10,922		5,866		7,787		48,251
2014		16,734		8,257		3,325		921		29,237
2013		9,764		10,988		2,904		1,268		24,924

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:
2015	$	936,513	$	8,806	$	30,367	$	398,533	$	21,225	$	30,624	$	1,426,068
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
Long-lived assets:
2015		1,016,703		17,488		41,690		349,533		22,072		50,650		1,498,136
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