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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract] |
Goodwill Attributable to Each Segment | Changes to goodwill during the years ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, follow.
|  | SGK Brand Solutions |  |  | Memorialization |  |  | Industrial |  |  | Consolidated |
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 |  |  |  | 272,326 |  |  |  | 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 |
Additions during period |  |  | 250 |  |  |  | 73,623 |  |  |  | 2,226 |  |  |  | 76,099 |
Translation and other adjustments |  |  | (34,653 | ) |  |  | (4,959 | ) |  |  | (226 | ) |  |  | (39,838 | )
Goodwill |  |  | 466,647 |  |  |  | 346,946 |  |  |  | 52,887 |  |  |  | 866,480 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (5,752 | ) |  |  | (5,000 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (10,752 | )
Balance at September 30, 2015 |  | $ | 460,895 |  |  | $ | 341,946 |  |  | $ | 52,887 |  |  | $ | 855,728 |
Other Intangible Assets | The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and related accumulated amortization for intangible assets as of September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
|  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  |
|  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Net |
September 30, 2015: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | $ | 168,467 |  |  | $ | - | * |  | $ | 168,467 |
Trade names |  |  | 1,815 |  |  |  | (1,718 | ) |  |  | 97 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 296,689 |  |  |  | (51,393 | ) |  |  | 245,296 |
Copyrights/patents/other |  |  | 11,389 |  |  |  | (10,249 | ) |  |  | 1,140 |
|  | $ | 478,360 |  |  | $ | (63,360 | ) |  | $ | 415,000 |
September 30, 2014: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | $ | 142,529 |  |  | $ | - | * |  | $ | 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 |
|  | $ | 418,352 |  |  | $ | (36,490 | ) |  | $ | 381,862 |
*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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