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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Acquisitions (Details)

Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions, £ in Millions												9 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 ($)	Nov. 30, 2016 GBP (£)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business, net of cash acquired												$ 119,953	$ 96,320
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
Annual sales of acquired entity, last annual period	$ 31,000
Compass Engineering Group, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business, net of cash acquired		$ 50,794
Annual sales of acquired entity, last annual period		$ 24,000
Additional Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business, net of cash acquired												$ 39,446
GJ Creative Limited
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business, net of cash acquired			$ 37,596	£ 30.5
Annual sales of acquired entity, last annual period			$ 30,000
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
Annual sales of acquired entity, last annual period								$ 35,000
Guidance Automation Limited
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment to acquire business, net of cash acquired										$ 9,974	£ 8.0