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Segment Information

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Segment Information
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Segment Information [Abstract]  
Segment Information
Note 10.   Segment Information

The Company's products and operations consist of two principal businesses that are comprised of three operating segments each, as described under Nature of Operations (Note 1):  Memorialization (Cemetery Products, Funeral Home Products, Cremation) and Brand Solutions (Graphics Imaging, Marking Products, Merchandising Solutions).  Effective October 1, 2011, the Company's cremation casket manufacturing operations are included in the Funeral Home Products segment.  Prior period financial information has been reclassified to reflect the current presentation.  Management evaluates segment performance based on operating profit (before income taxes) and does not allocate non-operating items such as investment income, interest expense, other income (deductions), net, and noncontrolling interests.

Information about the Company's segments follows:

   
Three Months Ended
    
Nine Months Ended
  
   
June 30,
    
June 30,
  
 
  
2012
    
2011
    
2012
    
2011
  
Sales to external customers:
                        
Memorialization:
                        
Cemetery Products
   $ 58,423     $ 62,777     $ 157,148     $ 166,147  
Funeral Home Products
     56,115       59,713       176,453       188,762  
Cremation
     12,342       9,736       32,874       26,270  
      126,880       132,226       366,475       381,179  
Brand Solutions:
                                
Graphics Imaging
     62,429       68,481       197,711       193,342  
Marking Products
     19,310       15,746       53,449       43,187  
Merchandising Solutions
     18,859       15,058       52,601       41,298  
      100,598       99,285       303,761       277,827  
                                 
    $ 227,478     $ 231,511     $ 670,236     $ 659,006  


 
   
Three Months Ended
    
Nine Months Ended
  
   
June 30,
    
June 30,
  
 
  
2012
    
2011
    
2012
    
2011
  
Operating profit:
                        
Memorialization:
                        
Cemetery Products
   $ 12,591     $ 17,972     $ 27,291     $ 38,910  
Funeral Home Products
     6,936       6,970       20,751       22,888  
Cremation
     1,314       1,145       3,303       2,188  
      20,841       26,087       51,345       63,986  
Brand Solutions:
                                
Graphics Imaging
     2,588       6,120       11,300       15,745  
Marking Products
     2,862       1,780       6,275       4,693  
Merchandising Solutions
     1,222       1,094       2,805       1,108  
      6,672       8,994       20,380       21,546  
                                 
    $ 27,513     $ 35,081     $ 71,725     $ 85,532