ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

The changes in AOCI by component, net of tax, for the year ended September 30, 2014 were as follows:

		Postretirement Benefit Plans			Currency Translation Adjustment				Derivatives			Total
Attributable to Matthews:
Balance, September 30, 2013		$	(30,100	)	$	3,714			$	(554	)	$	(26,940	)
OCI before reclassification			(11,649	)		(31,081	)			(1,879	)		(44,609	)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	(a)		2,098			-		(b)		2,634			4,732
Net current-period OCI			(9,551	)		(31,081	)			755			(39,877	)
Balance, September 30, 2014		$	(39,651	)	$	(27,367	)		$	201		$	(66,817	)
Attributable to noncontrolling interest:
Balance, September 30, 2013		$	-		$	401			$	-		$	401
OCI before reclassification			-			115				-			115
Net current-period OCI			-			115				-			115
Balance, September 30, 2014		$	-		$	516			$	-		$	516

(a)	Amounts were included in net periodic benefit cost for pension and other postretirement benefit plans (see Note 11).

(b)	Amounts were included in interest expense in the periods the hedged item affected earnings (see Note 7).

Reclassifications out of AOCI for the year ended September 30, 2014 were as follows:

Details about AOCI Components		Year ended September 30, 2014			Affected line item in the Statement of Income

Postretirement benefit plans
Prior service (cost) credit	(a)	$	401
Actuarial losses	(a)		(3,840	)
	(b)		(3,439	)	Total before tax
			(1,341	)	Tax provision (benefit)
		$	(2,098	)	Net of tax
Derivatives
Interest rate swap contracts		$	(4,318	)	Interest expense
	(b)		(4,318	)	Total before tax
			(1,684	)	Tax provision (benefit)
		$	(2,634	)	Net of tax

(a)	Amounts are included in the computation of pension and other postretirement benefit expense, which is reported in both cost of goods sold and selling and administrative expenses. For additional information, see Note 11.

(b)	For pre-tax items, positive amounts represent income and negative amounts represent expense.