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Segment Information

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Segment Information
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Information [Abstract]  
Segment Information
10.   Segment Information

The Company's products and operations consist of two principal businesses that are comprised of three operating segments each, as described under Nature of Operations (Note 1):  Memorialization (Cemetery Products, Funeral Home Products, Cremation) and Brand Solutions (Graphics Imaging, Marking and Fulfillment Systems, Merchandising Solutions).  Management evaluates segment performance based on operating profit (before income taxes) and does not allocate non-operating items such as investment income, interest expense, other income (deductions), net and minority interest.

Information about the Company's segments follows:

   
Three Months Ended
  
   
December 31,
  
 
  
2012
    
2011
  
Sales to external customers:
            
Memorialization:
            
Cemetery Products
   $ 52,824     $ 45,150  
Funeral Home Products
     60,757       58,571  
Cremation
     11,102       9,434  
      124,683       113,155  
Brand Solutions:
                
Graphics Imaging
     62,435       70,443  
Marking and Fulfillment Systems
     17,915       16,383  
Merchandising Solutions
     20,576       17,232  
      100,926       104,058  
                 
    $ 225,609     $ 217,213  

Operating profit:
            
Memorialization:
            
Cemetery Products
   $ 6,372     $ 4,535  
Funeral Home Products
     7,693       6,488  
Cremation
     475       757  
      14,540       11,780  
Brand Solutions:
                
Graphics Imaging
     292       4,981  
Marking and Fulfillment Systems
     376       1,368  
Merchandising Solutions
     1,291       796  
      1,959       7,145  
                 
    $ 16,499     $ 18,925