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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Basis of Presentation (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Acquisitions (Details)

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Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions, £ in Millions												6 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2017 GBP (£)	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 13, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 13, 2017 GBP (£)	Jan. 03, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2017 EUR (€)	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016 GBP (£)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business, net of cash acquired												$ 119,689	$ 92,564
Star Granite Bronze International, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price	$ 34,713
Payment to acquire business, net of cash acquired	29,713
Common stock issued in acquisition	$ 5,000
Compass Engineering Group, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business, net of cash acquired		$ 50,794
Additional Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business, net of cash acquired												$ 39,182
GJ Creative Limited
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business, net of cash acquired			$ 37,596	£ 30.5
RAF Technology, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business, net of cash acquired					$ 8,717
VCG (Holdings) Limited
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business, net of cash acquired						$ 10,695	£ 8.8
Ungricht
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business, net of cash acquired								$ 25,185	€ 24.0
Guidance Automation Limited
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business, net of cash acquired										$ 9,974	£ 8.0

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