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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
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:
|  | Cemetery |  |  | Funeral Home |  |  |  |  |  | Graphics |  |  | Marking and Fulfillment |  |  | Merchandising |  |  |  |
|  | Products |  |  | Products |  |  | Cremation |  |  | Imaging |  |  | Products |  |  | 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 |  |  | 334 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 269 |  |  |  | 2,056 |  |  |  | (60 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,599 |
Goodwill |  |  | 100,041 |  |  |  | 163,208 |  |  |  | 18,092 |  |  |  | 195,337 |  |  |  | 50,586 |  |  |  | 9,138 |  |  |  | 536,402 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (412 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (5,000 | ) |  |  | (3,840 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (9,252 | )
Balance at June 30, 2014 |  | $ | 99,629 |  |  | $ | 163,208 |  |  | $ | 13,092 |  |  | $ | 191,497 |  |  | $ | 50,586 |  |  | $ | 9,138 |  |  | $ | 527,150 |
Other intangible assets | The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and related accumulated amortization for intangible assets as of June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively.
|  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  |
|  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Net |
June 30, 2014: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | $ | 23,140 |  |  | $ | - | * |  | $ | 23,140 |
Trade names |  |  | 3,042 |  |  |  | (2,202 | ) |  |  | 840 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 59,184 |  |  |  | (21,763 | ) |  |  | 37,421 |
Copyrights/patents/other |  |  | 10,257 |  |  |  | (9,443 | ) |  |  | 814 |
|  | $ | 95,623 |  |  | $ | (33,408 | ) |  | $ | 62,215 |
September 30, 2013: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | $ | 22,878 |  |  | $ | - | * |  | $ | 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 |
|  | $ | 95,089 |  |  | $ | (29,987 | ) |  | $ | 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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