SEGMENT INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]

SEGMENT INFORMATION

17. SEGMENT INFORMATION:

Beginning October 1, 2014, the Company realigned its operations into three reporting segments, SGK Brand Solutions, Memorialization and Industrial. The SGK Brand Solutions segment is comprised of the graphics imaging business, including Schawk, and the merchandising solutions operations. The Memorialization segment is comprised of the Company's cemetery products, funeral home products and cremation operations.  The Industrial segment is comprised of the Company's marking and automation products and fulfillment systems.  Prior periods have been revised to conform with the current presentation.  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 noncontrolling interests.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Note 2).  Intersegment sales are accounted for at negotiated prices.  Operating profit is total revenue less operating expenses.  Segment assets include those assets that are used in the Company's operations within each segment.  Assets classified under "Other" principally consist of cash and cash equivalents, investments, deferred income taxes and corporate headquarters' assets.  Long-lived assets include property, plant and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation), goodwill, and other intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization).

Information about the Company's segments follows:

	SGK Brand Solutions		Memorialization		Industrial		Other		Consolidated
Sales to external customers:
2015	$	798,339	$	508,058	$	119,671	$	-	$	1,426,068
2014		497,328		508,420		100,849		-		1,106,597
2013		373,941		517,911		93,505		-		985,357
Intersegment sales:
2015		478		77		25		-		580
2014		463		35		31		-		529
2013		464		12		10		-		486
Depreciation and amortization:
2015		46,594		12,410		2,294		1,322		62,620
2014		27,700		11,486		2,203		1,475		42,864
2013		24,292		10,652		1,675		1,246		37,865
Operating profit:
2015		21,864		70,064		13,095		-		105,023
2014		2,536		67,937		11,049		-		81,522
2013		13,999		71,754		8,862		-		94,615
Total assets:
2015		1,171,914		766,089		116,867		108,148		2,163,018
2014		1,278,869		557,089		115,470		72,620		2,024,048
2013		495,808		536,890		113,420		63,144		1,209,262
Capital expenditures:
2015		23,676		10,922		5,866		7,787		48,251
2014		16,734		8,257		3,325		921		29,237
2013		9,764		10,988		2,904		1,268		24,924

Information about the Company's operations by geographic area follows:

	United States		Central and South America		Canada		Europe		Australia		Asia		Consolidated
Sales to external customers:
2015	$	936,513	$	8,806	$	30,367	$	398,533	$	21,225	$	30,624	$	1,426,068
2014		676,764		3,272		14,471		380,229		13,994		17,867		1,106,597
2013		617,371		-		12,014		328,266		13,534		14,172		985,357
Long-lived assets:
2015		1,016,703		17,488		41,690		349,533		22,072		50,650		1,498,136
2014		918,996		10,739		36,543		391,944		21,300		31,122		1,410,644
2013		421,697		3,731		483		324,731		6,338		13,404		770,384