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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Debt - Long-Term Debt (Details)

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Debt - Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 782,483	$ 834,534
Finance lease obligations	7,993	9,684
Less current maturities	(4,274)	(26,824)
Total long-term debt and lease obligations, excluding current maturities	778,209	807,710
Senior secured term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	0	22,359
2025 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	297,526	297,256
Other borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	12,022	20,742
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	367,352	416,793
Securitization Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 97,590	$ 67,700

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