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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details)

SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2013 PrincipalBusinesses Segment	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]
Number of principal businesses									2
Number of operating segments									3
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to external customers	$ 252,706	$ 250,652	$ 256,390	$ 225,609	$ 230,081	$ 227,478	$ 225,545	$ 217,213	$ 985,357	$ 900,317	$ 898,821
Intersegment sales									2,115	1,052	591
Depreciation and amortization									37,865	28,821	27,661
Operating profit	23,463	30,760	25,070	16,499	21,852	27,513	25,287	18,925	95,792	93,577	118,516
Total assets	1,214,927				1,128,042				1,214,927	1,128,042	1,097,455
Capital expenditures									24,924	33,236	22,440
Cemetery Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to external customers									226,586	215,943	224,773
Intersegment sales									39	262	251
Depreciation and amortization									4,034	3,255	2,955
Operating profit									32,571	33,195	52,474
Total assets	210,242				211,205				210,242	211,205	197,127
Capital expenditures									8,415	3,811	1,618
Funeral Home Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to external customers									242,803	230,943	243,291
Intersegment sales									172	4	0
Depreciation and amortization									6,267	6,416	6,371
Operating profit									37,263	26,525	29,039
Total assets	286,576				299,248				286,576	299,248	311,841
Capital expenditures									2,399	2,540	3,850
Cremation [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to external customers									48,522	45,981	39,278
Intersegment sales									951	60	52
Depreciation and amortization									351	396	244
Operating profit									3,097	3,869	3,479
Total assets	40,072				41,099				40,072	41,099	35,018
Capital expenditures									174	396	501
Graphics Imaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to external customers									294,571	259,865	268,975
Intersegment sales									416	2	177
Depreciation and amortization									21,968	14,175	13,580
Operating profit									9,724	14,843	22,427
Total assets	425,823				356,458				425,823	356,458	351,595
Capital expenditures									9,027	18,693	10,820
Marking and Fulfillment Systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to external customers									93,505	74,621	61,938
Intersegment sales									10	22	21
Depreciation and amortization									1,675	1,048	530
Operating profit									8,862	10,061	7,819
Total assets	113,420				75,217				113,420	75,217	67,193
Capital expenditures									2,904	2,513	295
Merchandising Solutions [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to external customers									79,370	72,964	60,566
Intersegment sales									527	702	90
Depreciation and amortization									2,324	2,330	1,949
Operating profit									4,275	5,084	3,278
Total assets	69,012				66,170				69,012	66,170	60,491
Capital expenditures									737	1,496	3,165
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to external customers									0	0	0
Intersegment sales									0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization									1,246	1,201	2,032
Operating profit									0	0	0
Total assets	69,782				78,645				69,782	78,645	74,190
Capital expenditures									$ 1,268	$ 3,787	$ 2,191