Matthews International Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details)

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ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions													9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2017 EUR (€)	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 13, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 13, 2017 EUR (€)	Jan. 03, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2017 EUR (€)	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Feb. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash payment to acquire business														$ 121,065	$ 98,235	$ 6,937
Goodwill														$ 948,894	$ 897,794	$ 851,489
Star Granite Bronze International, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price of Star Granite and Bronze International, Inc.	$ 34,713
Cash payment to acquire business	29,713
Shares issued in business acquisition	5,000
Annual sales of business before acquisition	$ 31,000
Compass Engineering Group, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash payment to acquire business		$ 51,887
Annual sales of business before acquisition		$ 24,000
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash payment to acquire business													$ 39,465
GJ Creative Limited
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition			$ 37,596	€ 30.5
Annual sales of business before acquisition			$ 30,000
RAF Technology, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition					$ 8,717
VCG (Holdings) Limited
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition						$ 10,695	€ 8.8
Ungricht
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition								$ 25,185	€ 24.0
Annual sales of business before acquisition								$ 35
Guidance Automation Limited
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition										$ 9,974	€ 8.0
Digital Design, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition												$ 8,773

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