Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

Note 11.   Segment Information

The Company's products and operations consist of two principal businesses that are comprised of three operating segments each, as described under Nature of Operations (Note 1):  Memorialization (Cemetery Products, Funeral Home Products, Cremation) and Brand Solutions (Graphics Imaging, Marking and Fulfillment Systems, Merchandising Solutions).  Management evaluates segment performance based on operating profit (before income taxes) and does not allocate non-operating items such as investment income, interest expense, other income (deductions), net and minority interests.

Information about the Company's segments follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Sales to external customers:
Memorialization:
Cemetery Products	$	52,858	$	55,690	$	102,685	$	108,514
Funeral Home Products		63,069		67,996		121,737		128,753
Cremation		9,724		12,320		18,589		23,422
		125,651		136,006		243,011		260,689
Brand Solutions:
Graphics Imaging		80,296		78,519		152,950		140,954
Marking and Fulfillment Systems		22,845		22,350		44,368		40,265
Merchandising Solutions		18,045		19,515		36,453		40,091
		121,186		120,384		233,771		221,310
	$	246,837	$	256,390	$	476,782	$	481,999

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	March 31,					March 31,
	2014			2013		2014		2013
Operating profit:
Memorialization:
Cemetery Products	$	8,069		$	5,851	$	14,188	$	12,223
Funeral Home Products		9,141			9,751		15,962		17,444
Cremation		565			997		163		1,472
		17,775			16,599		30,313		31,139
Brand Solutions:
Graphics Imaging		1,310			5,510		2,351		5,802
Marking and Fulfillment Systems		1,830			2,407		2,970		2,783
Merchandising Solutions		(23	)		554		254		1,845
		3,117			8,471		5,575		10,430
	$	20,892		$	25,070	$	35,888	$	41,569