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EARNINGS PER SHARE | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
EARNINGS PER SHARE [Abstract] |
EARNINGS PER SHARE | 10. EARNINGS PER SHARE: The information used to compute earnings per share attributable to Matthews’ common shareholders was as follows:
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders |  | $ | 54,888 |  |  | $ | 55,843 |  |  | $ | 72,372 |
Less: dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities |  |  | 583 |  |  |  | 861 |  |  |  | 1,420 |
Net income available to Matthews shareholders |  | $ | 54,305 |  |  | $ | 54,982 |  |  | $ | 70,952 |
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic shares |  |  | 27,255 |  |  |  | 27,753 |  |  |  | 28,775 |
Effect of dilutive securities |  |  | 168 |  |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | 37 |
Diluted shares |  |  | 27,423 |  |  |  | 27,839 |  |  |  | 28,812 |
Options to purchase 271,075, 782,942 and 289,502 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the years ended September 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, because the inclusion of these options would be anti-dilutive.

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