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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis

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



	March 31, 2018																September 30, 2017
	Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Total				Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Total
Assets:
Derivatives (1)	$	—			$	9,912			$	—			$	9,912			$	—			$	3,990			$	—			$	3,990
Equity and fixed income mutual funds	—				21,685				—				21,685				—				21,649				—				21,649
Other investments	—				5,976				—				5,976				—				5,810				—				5,810
Total assets at fair value	$	—			$	37,573			$	—			$	37,573			$	—			$	31,449			$	—			$	31,449

Liabilities:
Derivatives (1)	$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	31			$	—			$	31
Total liabilities at fair value	$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	31			$	—			$	31
(1) Interest rate swaps are valued based on observable market swap rates and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.