CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data |
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Sep. 30, 2011 |
Sep. 30, 2010 |
Sep. 30, 2009 |
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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME [Abstract] | |||
| Sales | $ 898,821 | $ 821,829 | $ 780,908 |
| Cost of sales | (547,161) | (498,442) | (486,131) |
| Gross profit | 351,660 | 323,387 | 294,777 |
| Selling expense | (99,251) | (91,215) | (83,576) |
| Administrative expense | (133,893) | (115,591) | (110,190) |
| Operating profit | 118,516 | 116,581 | 101,011 |
| Investment income | 1,443 | 2,536 | 2,048 |
| Interest expense | (8,241) | (7,419) | (12,053) |
| Other income (deductions), net | 298 | (1,285) | (12) |
| Income before income taxes | 112,016 | 110,413 | 90,994 |
| Income taxes | (38,556) | (38,639) | (31,313) |
| Net income | 73,460 | 71,774 | 59,681 |
| Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1,088) | (2,717) | (1,949) |
| Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders | $ 72,372 | $ 69,057 | $ 57,732 |
| Earnings per share attributable to Matthews shareholders: | |||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ 2.47 | $ 2.32 | $ 1.91 |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ 2.46 | $ 2.31 | $ 1.90 |
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