Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Segment Information (Details)

v2.4.1.9
Segment Information (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment
Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Information [Abstract]    
Number of operating segments 3us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Sales to external customers $ 343,584us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 229,945us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Operating profit 25,585us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 14,679us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Reporting Segments [Member] | Memorialization [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Sales to external customers 116,223us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_MemorializationMember
117,360us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_MemorializationMember
Operating profit 21,486us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_MemorializationMember
12,221us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_MemorializationMember
Reporting Segments [Member] | Brand Solutions [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Sales to external customers 200,834us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_BrandSolutionsMember
91,062us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_BrandSolutionsMember
Operating profit 1,850us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_BrandSolutionsMember
1,318us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_BrandSolutionsMember
Reporting Segments [Member] | Industrial [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Sales to external customers 26,527us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_IndustrialMember
21,523us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_IndustrialMember
Operating profit $ 2,249us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_IndustrialMember
$ 1,140us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_IndustrialMember