Matthews International Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

ACQUISITIONS (Details)

ACQUISITIONS (Details) $ / shares in Units, € in Millions		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
ACQUISITIONS (Details) $ / shares in Units, € in Millions	Jul. 29, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2012 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) Location Country	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) Location Country $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition price \| shares													5,398,829
Total service revenue					$ 349,832,000	$ 279,983,000	$ 246,837,000	$ 229,945,000	$ 252,706,000	$ 250,652,000	$ 256,390,000	$ 225,609,000	$ 1,106,597,000	$ 985,357,000	$ 900,317,000
Acquisition spending, net of cash acquired													$ 382,104,000	73,959,000	12,541,000
Weighted average amortization period for intangible assets													19 years 8 months 12 days
Indefinite-lived intangible assets [Abstract]
Goodwill					$ 819,467,000				$ 524,551,000				$ 819,467,000	524,551,000	$ 476,181,000
Treasury stock shares issued (in shares) \| shares													5,398,829
Treasury stock price per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 43.45								$ 43.45
Sales													$ 1,458,277,000	1,430,843,000
Income before income taxes													89,779,000	41,271,000
Net income													$ 63,586,000	$ 29,470,000
Earnings per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares													$ 1.93	$ 0.89
Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period for intangible assets													20 years
Product Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period for intangible assets													5 years
Non-compete Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period for intangible assets													3 years
Schawk Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition price \| shares	0.20582
Business acquisition cash price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 11.8
Closing price per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 20.74
Total service revenue														$ 442,640,000
Service deliverable locations \| Location									155					155
Number of service deliverable countries \| Country									20					20
Purchase price of acquisition													$ 309,524,000
Business acquisition transaction-related costs	$ 5,627,000				$ 3,401,000								3,401,000
Business acquisition write-off of inventory													9,537,000
Purchase Price [Abstract]
Cash paid													309,524,000
Treasury stock (5,398,829 shares issued, $43.45 per share)	234,579,000
Cash for debt repayment	83,882,000
Cash acquired	(11,299,000)
Total Purchase Price													616,686,000
Net Assets Acquired [Abstract]
Trade receivables	91,407,000
Inventory	27,459,000
Other current assets	16,537,000
Property, plant and equipment	43,236,000
Indefinite-lived intangible assets [Abstract]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	119,650,000
Goodwill	312,558,000
Other assets	7,864,000
Trade accounts payable	(21,088,000)
Other current liabilities	(50,265,000)
Multi-employer plan withdrawal liability	(30,622,000)
Non-current liabilities	(107,820,000)
Total net assets acquired	$ 616,686,000
Treasury stock shares issued (in shares) \| shares	0.20582
Sales													75,060,000
Income before income taxes													(8,453,000)
Net income													$ (5,888,000)
Earnings per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares													$ (0.21)
Schawk Inc [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Definite-lived intangible assets [Abstract]
Definite-lived intangible assets	$ 203,270,000
Schawk Inc [Member] \| Product Technology [Member]
Definite-lived intangible assets [Abstract]
Definite-lived intangible assets	2,890,000
Schawk Inc [Member] \| Trade Names and Other [Member]
Definite-lived intangible assets [Abstract]
Definite-lived intangible assets	$ 1,610,000
Kroma Pre-Press Preparation Systems Industry & Trade, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest acquired (in hundredths)											38.50%					61.50%
Pyramid Control Systems [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition		$ 26,178,000
Additional purchase price of acquisition		3,703,000										$ 3,703,000
Purchase Price [Abstract]
Cash paid		$ 26,178,000
Wetzel Holding AG [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition			$ 54,748,000	€ 42.6
Purchase Price [Abstract]
Cash paid			$ 54,748,000	€ 42.6