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, 2019

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, 2019																September 30, 2018
	Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Total				Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Total
Assets:
Derivatives⁽¹⁾	$	—			$	4,791			$	—			$	4,791			$	—			$	11,309			$	—			$	11,309
Equity and fixed income mutual funds	—				22,512				—				22,512				—				22,758				—				22,758
Life insurance policies	—				4,045				—				4,045				—				5,894				—				5,894
Total assets at fair value	$	—			$	31,348			$	—			$	31,348			$	—			$	39,961			$	—			$	39,961

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