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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Goodwill attributable to each segment | A summary of the carrying amount of goodwill attributable to each segment as well as the changes in such amounts are as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Marking and |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Cemetery |  |  | Funeral Home |  |  |  |  |  | Graphics |  |  | Fulfillment |  |  | Merchandising |  |  |  |
|  | Products |  |  | Products |  |  | Cremation |  |  | Imaging |  |  | Systems |  |  | Solutions |  |  | Consolidated |
Goodwill |  | $ | 99,707 |  |  | $ | 163,208 |  |  | $ | 17,823 |  |  | $ | 193,281 |  |  | $ | 50,646 |  |  | $ | 9,138 |  |  | $ | 533,803 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (412 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (5,000 | ) |  |  | (3,840 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (9,252 | )
Balance at September 30, 2013 |  |  | 99,295 |  |  |  | 163,208 |  |  |  | 12,823 |  |  |  | 189,441 |  |  |  | 50,646 |  |  |  | 9,138 |  |  |  | 524,551 |
Additions during period |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Translation and other adjustments |  |  | 314 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 133 |  |  |  | 1,828 |  |  |  | 58 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,333 |
Goodwill |  |  | 100,021 |  |  |  | 163,208 |  |  |  | 17,956 |  |  |  | 195,109 |  |  |  | 50,704 |  |  |  | 9,138 |  |  |  | 536,136 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (412 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (5,000 | ) |  |  | (3,840 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (9,252 | )
Balance at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 99,609 |  |  | $ | 163,208 |  |  | $ | 12,956 |  |  | $ | 191,269 |  |  | $ | 50,704 |  |  | $ | 9,138 |  |  | $ | 526,884 |
Other intangible assets | The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and related accumulated amortization for intangible assets as of December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013, respectively.
|  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Impairment |  |  |  |
|  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Loss |  |  | Net |
December 31, 2013: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | $ | 24,640 |  |  | $ | - | * |  | $ | (1,656 | ) |  | $ | 22,984 |
Trade names |  |  | 3,045 |  |  |  | (2,088 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 957 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 59,141 |  |  |  | (20,231 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 38,910 |
Copyrights/patents/other |  |  | 10,177 |  |  |  | (8,987 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,190 |
|  | $ | 97,003 |  |  | $ | (31,306 | ) |  | $ | (1,656 | ) |  | $ | 64,041 |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of amortizable and non-amortizable intangible assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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