SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Information about the Company's segments follows:

	SGK Brand Solutions		Memorialization		Industrial Technologies		Other		Consolidated
Sales to external customers:
2016	$	755,975	$	610,142	$	114,347	$	—	$	1,480,464
2015	798,339		508,058		119,671		—		1,426,068
2014	497,328		508,420		100,849		—		1,106,597
Intersegment sales:
2016	346		43		99		—		488
2015	478		77		25		—		580
2014	463		35		31		—		529
Depreciation and amortization:
2016	41,238		19,223		2,503		2,516		65,480
2015	46,594		12,410		2,294		1,322		62,620
2014	27,700		11,486		2,203		1,475		42,864
Operating profit:
2016	42,909		68,252		7,654		—		118,815
2015	21,864		70,064		13,095		—		105,023
2014	2,536		67,937		11,049		—		81,522
Total assets:
2016	1,177,816		735,985		122,179		55,061		2,091,041
2015	1,157,771		762,028		115,664		108,148		2,143,611
2014	1,263,081		557,120		115,205		72,620		2,008,026
Capital expenditures:
2016	22,043		11,870		3,461		4,308		41,682
2015	23,676		10,922		5,866		7,787		48,251
2014	16,734		8,257		3,325		921		29,237

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:
2016	$	1,018,129	$	10,160	$	27,589	$	360,678	$	20,043	$	43,865	$	1,480,464
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
Long-lived assets:
2016	1,000,870		13,267		41,393		334,847		23,768		50,677		1,464,822
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