Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]  
Change in AOCI by component
The change in AOCI by component, net of tax, for the three month periods ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

   
Post-retirement benefit plans
   
Currency translation adjustment
    Derivatives     Total  
Attributable to Matthews:
               
Balance, September 30, 2014    $ (39,651 )   $ (27,367 )   $ 201     $ (66,817 )
OCI before reclassification
   
-
     
(26,282
)
   
(1,468
)
   
(27,750
)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
 (a)  
925
           (b)  
657
     
1,582
 
Net current-period OCI
   
925
     
(26,282
)
   
(811
)
   
(26,168
)
Balance, December 31, 2014
 
$
(38,726
)
 
$
(53,649
)
 
$
(610
)
 
$
(92,985
)
Attributable to noncontrolling interest:
                               
Balance, September 30, 2014
   
-
   
$
516
     
-
   
$
516
 
OCI before reclassification
   
-
     
(10
)
   
-
     
(10
)
Net current-period OCI
   
-
     
(10
)
   
-
     
(10
)
Balance, December 31, 2014
   
-
   
$
506
     
-
   
$
506
 

   
Post-retirement benefit plans
   
Currency translation adjustment
   
Derivatives
    Total  
Attributable to Matthews:
               
Balance, September 30, 2015    $ (43,474 )   $ (104,604 )   $ (2,248 )   $ (150,326 )
OCI before reclassification
   
-
     
(10,069
)
(b)   
1,076
     
(8,993
)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
(a)   
1,102
             
506
     
1,608
 
Net current-period OCI
   
1,102
     
(10,069
)
   
1,582
     
(7,385
)
Balance, December 31, 2015
 
$
(42,372
)
 
$
(114,673
)
 
$
(666
)
 
$
(157,711
)
Attributable to noncontrolling interest:
                               
Balance, September 30, 2015
   
-
   
$
366
     
-
   
$
366
 
OCI before reclassification
   
-
     
(53
)
   
-
     
(53
)
Net current-period OCI
   
-
     
(53
)
   
-
     
(53
)
Balance, December 31, 2015
   
-
   
$
313
     
-
   
$
313
 

(a) Amounts were included in net periodic benefit cost for pension and other postretirement benefit plans (see note 8).
(b) Amounts were included in interest expense in the periods the hedged item affected earnings (see note 5).
Reclassifications out of AOCI
Reclassifications out of AOCI for the three month periods ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

   
Amount reclassified from AOCI
Details about AOCI Components
 
Three months ended
December 31, 2015
   
Three months ended
December 31, 2014
   
Affected line item in the Statement of income
                 
Postretirement benefit plans
              
     Prior service (cost) credit
 
$
95
   
$
94
 
(a)
 
     Actuarial losses
   
(1,866
)
   
(1,564
)
(a)
 
     
(1,771
)
   
(1,470
)
(b)
Total before tax
     
(669
)
   
(545
)
 
Tax provision (benefit)
   
$
(1,102
)
 
$
(925
)
 
Net of tax
Derivatives
                      
     Interest rate swap contracts
 
$
(830
)
 
$
(1,077
)
 
Interest expense
     
(830
)
   
(1,077
)
(b)
Total before tax
     
(324
)
   
(420
)
 
Tax provision (benefit)
   
$
(506
)
 
$
(657
)
 
Net of tax

(a) Amounts are included in the computation of pension and other postretirement benefit expense, which is reported in both cost of goods sold and selling and administrative expenses.  For additional information, see Note 8.
(b) For pre-tax items, positive amounts represent income and negative amounts represent expense.