Matthews International Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

The fair values of the Company's assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis are categorized as follows:



	June 30, 2016								September 30, 2015
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Derivatives (1)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Trading securities	19,263		—		—		19,263		18,444		—		—		18,444
Total assets at fair value	$	19,263	$	—	$	—	$	19,263	$	18,444	$	—	$	—	$	18,444

Liabilities:
Derivatives (1)	$	—	$	8,297	$	—	$	8,297	$	—	$	3,686	$	—	$	3,686
Total liabilities at fair value	$	—	$	8,297	$	—	$	8,297	$	—	$	3,686	$	—	$	3,686
(1)Interest rate swaps are valued based on observable market swap rates and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.