Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Goodwill Attributable to Each Segment

A summary of the carrying amount of goodwill attributable to each segment as well as the changes in such amounts are as follows:

	Cemetery			Funeral Home					Graphics			Marking		Merchandising
	Products			Products		Cremation			Imaging			Products		Solutions		Consolidated
Goodwill	$	88,142		$	162,819	$	16,735		$	167,828		$	29,593	$	9,138	$	474,255
Accumulated impairment losses		(412	)		-		(5,000	)		(3,840	)		-		-		(9,252	)
Balance at September 30, 2011		87,730			162,819		11,735			163,988			29,593		9,138	$	465,003
Additions during period		-			57		-			-			-		-		57
Translation and other  adjustments		(654	)		-		(77	)		(4,169	)		45		-		(4,855	)
Goodwill		87,488			162,876		16,658			163,659			29,638		9,138		469,457
Accumulated impairment losses		(412	)		-		(5,000	)		(3,840	)		-		-		(9,252	)
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	87,076		$	162,876	$	11,658		$	159,819		$	29,638	$	9,138	$	460,205

Other Intangible Assets

The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and related accumulated amortization for intangible assets as of December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, respectively.

	Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization			Net
December 31, 2011:
Trade names	$	24,249	$	-	*	$	24,249
Trade names		2,167		(1,230	)		937
Customer relationships		47,435		(13,759	)		33,676
Copyrights/patents/other		9,823		(7,254	)		2,569
	$	83,674	$	(22,243	)	$	61,431
September 30, 2011:
Trade names	$	24,266	$	-	*	$	24,266
Trade names		2,227		(1,147	)		1,080
Customer relationships		47,876		(13,228	)		34,648
Copyrights/patents/other		9,870		(7,039	)		2,831
	$	84,239	$	(21,414	)	$	62,825
* Not subject to amortization