Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SEGMENT INFORMATION - Information about the Company's Segments (Details)

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SEGMENT INFORMATION - Information about the Company's Segments (Details)
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3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
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Segment Reporting [Abstract]                        
Number of reporting segments | segment                 3      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                        
Sales $ 396,064 $ 389,630 $ 380,916 $ 348,998 $ 376,995 $ 382,061 $ 367,176 $ 354,232 $ 1,515,608 $ 1,480,464 $ 1,426,068  
Depreciation and amortization                 67,981 65,480 62,620  
Operating profit 29,926 $ 36,786 $ 26,828 $ 19,063 39,672 $ 40,670 $ 26,435 $ 12,038 112,603 118,815 105,023  
Total assets 2,244,649       2,091,041       2,244,649 2,091,041   $ 2,143,611
Capital expenditures                 44,935 41,682 48,251  
SGK Brand Solutions                        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                        
Sales                 770,181 755,975 798,339  
Memorialization                        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                        
Sales                 615,882 610,142 508,058  
Industrial Technologies                        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                        
Sales                 129,545 114,347 119,671  
Operating Segments | SGK Brand Solutions                        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                        
Depreciation and amortization                 41,941 41,238 46,594  
Operating profit                 24,919 42,909 21,864  
Total assets 1,276,295       1,177,816       1,276,295 1,177,816   1,157,771
Capital expenditures                 22,941 22,043 23,676  
Operating Segments | Memorialization                        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                        
Depreciation and amortization                 19,808 19,223 12,410  
Operating profit                 80,652 68,252 70,064  
Total assets 741,148       735,985       741,148 735,985   762,028
Capital expenditures                 8,078 11,870 10,922  
Operating Segments | Industrial Technologies                        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                        
Depreciation and amortization                 2,863 2,503 2,294  
Operating profit                 7,032 7,654 13,095  
Total assets 161,472       122,179       161,472 122,179   115,664
Capital expenditures                 4,622 3,461 5,866  
Intersegment Sales                        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                        
Sales                 358 488 580  
Intersegment Sales | SGK Brand Solutions                        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                        
Sales                 356 346 478  
Intersegment Sales | Memorialization                        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                        
Sales                 0 43 77  
Intersegment Sales | Industrial Technologies                        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                        
Sales                 2 99 25  
Other                        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                        
Depreciation and amortization                 3,369 2,516 1,322  
Total assets $ 65,734       $ 55,061       65,734 55,061   $ 108,148
Capital expenditures                 $ 9,294 $ 4,308 $ 7,787