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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
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:
|  | SGK Brand Solutions |  |  | Memorialization |  |  | Industrial Technologies |  |  | Consolidated |
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 |
Additions during period |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,958 |  |  |  | 3,958 |
Translation and other adjustments |  |  | 4,096 |  |  |  | 1,907 |  |  |  | (71 | ) |  |  | 5,932 |
Goodwill |  |  | 470,743 |  |  |  | 348,853 |  |  |  | 56,774 |  |  |  | 876,370 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (5,752 | ) |  |  | (5,000 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (10,752 | )
Balance at March 31, 2016 |  | $ | 464,991 |  |  | $ | 343,853 |  |  | $ | 56,774 |  |  | $ | 865,618 |
Other intangible assets | The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and related accumulated amortization for intangible assets as of March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively.
|  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  |
|  | Amount |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Net |
March 31, 2016: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | $ | 168,467 |  |  | $ | - | * |  | $ | 168,467 |
Trade names |  |  | 1,830 |  |  |  | (1,778 | ) |  |  | 52 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 289,530 |  |  |  | (51,905 | ) |  |  | 237,625 |
Copyrights/patents/other |  |  | 11,292 |  |  |  | (10,494 | ) |  |  | 798 |
|  | $ | 471,119 |  |  | $ | (64,177 | ) |  | $ | 406,942 |
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 |
* 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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