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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION [Abstract]

15.	SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

Changes in working capital items as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows consisted of the following:

	2012			2011			2010
Current assets:
Accounts receivable	$	(7,554	)	$	(5,560	)	$	(7,715	)
Inventories		(3,463	)		(13,627	)		(1,613	)
Other current assets		(4,655	)		(2,265	)		(1,630	)
		(15,672	)		(21,452	)		(10,958	)
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable		1,024			6,983			1,269
Accrued compensation		(1,476	)		(8,250	)		3,188
Accrued income taxes		(2,649	)		(3,167	)		4,863
Customer prepayments		1,162			2,028			6,354
Other current liabilities		1,208			765			(4,781	)
		(731	)		(1,641	)		10,893
Net change	$	(16,403	)	$	(23,093	)	$	(65	)

- Definition

The entire disclosure for supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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