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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]  
Goodwill Attributable to Each Segment
Changes to goodwill during the years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, follow.

            
Marking and
   
  
Cemetery
  
Funeral Home
    
Graphics
  
Merchandising
  
Fulfillment
   
  
Products
  
Products
  
Cremation
  
Imaging
  
Solutions
  
Systems
  
Consolidated
 
               
Goodwill
 
$
102,371
  
$
162,876
  
$
12,558
  
$
169,174
  
$
9,138
  
$
30,816
  
$
486,933
 
Accumulated impairment losses
  
(5,000
)
  
-
   
-
   
(5,752
)
  
-
   
-
   
(10,752
)
Balance at September 30, 2012
  
97,371
   
162,876
   
12,558
   
163,422
   
9,138
   
30,816
   
476,181
 
                             
Additions during period
  
914
   
199
   
269
   
21,361
   
-
   
19,677
   
42,420
 
Translation and other adjustments
  
1,010
   
133
   
(4
)
  
4,658
   
-
   
153
   
5,950
 
Goodwill
  
104,295
   
163,208
   
12,823
   
195,193
   
9,138
   
50,646
   
535,303
 
Accumulated impairment losses
  
(5,000
)
  
-
   
-
   
(5,752
)
  
-
   
-
   
(10,752
)
Balance at September 30, 2013
  
99,295
   
163,208
   
12,823
   
189,441
   
9,138
   
50,646
   
524,551
 
                             
Additions during period
  
-
   
-
   
-
   
312,403
   
-
   
288
   
312,691
 
Translation and other adjustments
  
(1,908
)
  
-
   
(136
)
  
(15,684
)
  
-
   
(47
)
  
(17,775
)
Goodwill
  
102,387
   
163,208
   
12,687
   
491,912
   
9,138
   
50,887
   
830,219
 
Accumulated impairment losses
  
(5,000
)
  
-
   
-
   
(5,752
)
  
-
   
-
   
(10,752
)
Balance at September 30, 2014
 
$
97,387
  
$
163,208
  
$
12,687
  
$
486,160
  
$
9,138
  
$
50,887
  
$
819,467
 
Other Intangible Assets
The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and related accumulated amortization for intangible assets as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
 
  
Carrying
  
Accumulated
  
Impairment
   
  
Amount
  
Amortization
  
Loss
  
Net
 
September 30, 2014:
        
Trade names
 
$
144,150
  
$
-
*
 
$
(1,621
)
 
$
142,529
 
Trade names
  
2,854
   
(2,121
)
  
-
   
733
 
Customer relationships
  
258,441
   
(24,785
)
  
-
   
233,656
 
Copyrights/patents/other
  
14,528
   
(9,584
)
  
-
   
4,944
 
  
$
419,973
  
$
(36,490
)
 
$
(1,621
)
 
$
381,862
 
                 
September 30, 2013:
                
Trade names
 
$
24,496
  
$
-
*
 
$
(1,618
)
 
$
22,878
 
Trade names
  
3,034
   
(2,142
)
  
-
   
892
 
Customer relationships
  
59,061
   
(19,099
)
  
-
   
39,962
 
Copyrights/patents/other
  
10,116
   
(8,746
)
  
-
   
1,370
 
  
$
96,707
  
$
(29,987
)
 
$
(1,618
)
 
$
65,102
 
*Not subject to amortization