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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
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
   
Merchandising
       
   
Products
   
Products
   
Cremation
   
Imaging
   
Products
   
Solutions
   
Consolidated
 
                                           
Goodwill
  $ 88,142     $ 162,819     $ 16,735     $ 167,828     $ 29,593     $ 9,138     $ 474,255  
Accumulated impairment losses
    (412 )     -       (5,000 )     (3,840 )     -       -       (9,252 )
Balance at September 30, 2011
    87,730       162,819       11,735       163,988       29,593       9,138     $ 465,003  
                                                         
Additions during period
    -       57       -       -       -       -       57  
Translation and other  adjustments
    (654 )     -       (77 )     (4,169 )     45       -       (4,855 )
Goodwill
    87,488       162,876       16,658       163,659       29,638       9,138       469,457  
Accumulated impairment losses
    (412 )     -       (5,000 )     (3,840 )     -       -       (9,252 )
Balance at December 31, 2011
  $ 87,076     $ 162,876     $ 11,658     $ 159,819     $ 29,638     $ 9,138     $ 460,205  

Other Intangible Assets
The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and related accumulated amortization for intangible assets as of December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, respectively.

   
Carrying
   
Accumulated
       
   
Amount
   
Amortization
   
Net
 
December 31, 2011:
                 
Trade names
  $ 24,249     $ - *   $ 24,249  
Trade names
    2,167       (1,230 )     937  
Customer relationships
    47,435       (13,759 )     33,676  
Copyrights/patents/other
    9,823       (7,254 )     2,569  
    $ 83,674     $ (22,243 )   $ 61,431  
                         
September 30, 2011:
                       
Trade names
  $ 24,266     $ - *   $ 24,266  
Trade names
    2,227       (1,147 )     1,080  
Customer relationships
    47,876       (13,228 )     34,648  
Copyrights/patents/other
    9,870       (7,039 )     2,831  
    $ 84,239     $ (21,414 )   $ 62,825  
* Not subject to amortization