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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract] |
Goodwill Attributable to Each Segment | Changes to goodwill during the years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, follow.
|  | SGK Brand Solutions |  |  | Memorialization |  |  | Industrial |  |  | Consolidated |
Goodwill |  | $ | 178,312 |  |  | $ | 277,805 |  |  | $ | 30,816 |  |  | $ | 486,933 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (5,752 | ) |  |  | (5,000 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (10,752 | )
Balance at September 30, 2012 |  |  | 172,560 |  |  |  | 272,805 |  |  |  | 30,816 |  |  |  | 476,181 |
Additions during period |  |  | 21,361 |  |  |  | 1,382 |  |  |  | 19,677 |  |  |  | 42,420 |
Translation and other adjustments |  |  | 4,658 |  |  |  | 1,139 |  |  |  | 153 |  |  |  | 5,950 |
Goodwill |  |  | 204,331 |  |  |  | 280,326 |  |  |  | 50,646 |  |  |  | 535,303 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (5,752 | ) |  |  | (5,000 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (10,752 | )
Balance at September 30, 2013 |  |  | 198,579 |  |  |  | 275,326 |  |  |  | 50,646 |  |  |  | 524,551 |
Additions during period |  |  | 312,403 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 288 |  |  |  | 312,691 |
Translation and other adjustments |  |  | (15,684 | ) |  |  | (2,044 | ) |  |  | (47 | ) |  |  | (17,775 | )
Goodwill |  |  | 501,050 |  |  |  | 278,282 |  |  |  | 50,887 |  |  |  | 830,219 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (5,752 | ) |  |  | (5,000 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (10,752 | )
Balance at September 30, 2014 |  | $ | 495,298 |  |  | $ | 273,282 |  |  | $ | 50,887 |  |  | $ | 819,467 |
Other Intangible Assets | The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and related accumulated amortization for intangible assets as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
|  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Impairment |  |  |  |
|  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Loss |  |  | Net |
September 30, 2014: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | $ | 144,150 |  |  | $ | - | * |  | $ | (1,621 | ) |  | $ | 142,529 |
Trade names |  |  | 2,854 |  |  |  | (2,121 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 733 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 258,441 |  |  |  | (24,785 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 233,656 |
Copyrights/patents/other |  |  | 14,528 |  |  |  | (9,584 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 4,944 |
|  | $ | 419,973 |  |  | $ | (36,490 | ) |  | $ | (1,621 | ) |  | $ | 381,862 |
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=35741047&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=35741047&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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