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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
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 
770 
794 
1,151 
- 
2,772 
Translation and other  adjustments
106 
- 
94 
720 
74 
- 
994 
Goodwill
88,248 
162,876 
17,599 
169,342 
30,818 
9,138 
478,021 
Accumulated impairment losses
(412)
- 
(5,000)
(3,840)
- 
- 
(9,252)
Balance at March 31, 2012
$87,836 
$162,876 
$12,599 
$165,502 
$30,818 
$9,138 
$468,769 
Other Intangible Assets
The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and related accumulated amortization for intangible assets as of March 31, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.

Carrying
Accumulated
Amount
Amortization
Net
March 31, 2012:
Trade names
$ 24,430
$            -*
$ 24,430
Trade names
2,238
(1,382)
856
Customer relationships
48,026
(14,532)
33,494
Copyrights/patents/other
9,937
(7,581)
2,356
$ 84,631
$ (23,495)
$ 61,136
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