Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Note 9.   Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The change in AOCI by component, net of tax, for the three month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

      Post-retirement benefit plans     Currency translation adjustment   Derivatives     Total  
Attributable to Matthews:
                 
Balance, September 30, 2013    $ (30,100 )   $ 3,714   $ (554 )   $ (26,940 )
OCI before reclassification
     
-
     
2,546
     
577
     
3,123
 
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
 
 (a)  
528
     
-
(b)
   
656
     
1,184
 
Net current-period OCI
     
528
     
2,546
     
1,233
     
4,307
 
Balance, December 31, 2013
   
$
(29,572
)
 
$
6,260
   
$
679
   
$
(22,633
)
Attributable to noncontrolling interest:
                                 
Balance, September 30, 2013
     
-
   
$
401
     
-
   
$
401
 
OCI before reclassification
     
-
     
143
     
-
     
143
 
Net current-period OCI
     
-
     
143
     
-
     
143
 
Balance, December 31, 2013
     
-
   
$
544
     
-
   
$
544
 

      Post-retirement benefit plans     Currency translation adjustment   Derivatives     Total  
Attributable to Matthews:
                 
Balance, September 30, 2014   $ (39,651 )   $ (27,367)   $ 201     $ (66,817 )
OCI before reclassification
     
-
     
(26,282)
     
(1,468
)
   
(27,750
)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
 
 (a)  
925
       
 (b)
   
657
     
1,582
 
Net current-period OCI
     
925
     
(26,282)
     
(811
)
   
(26,168
)
Balance, December 31, 2014
   
$
(38,726
)
 
$
(53,649)
   
$
(610
)
 
$
(92,985
)
Attributable to noncontrolling interest:
                                 
Balance, September 30, 2014
     
-
   
$
516
     
-
   
$
516
 
OCI before reclassification
     
-
     
(10)
     
-
     
(10
)
Net current-period OCI
     
-
     
(10)
     
-
     
(10
)
Balance, December 31, 2014
     
-
   
$
506
     
-
   
$
506
 

(a) Amounts were included in net periodic benefit cost for pension and other postretirement benefit plans (see note 8).
(b) Amounts were included in interest expense in the periods the hedged item affected earnings (see note 5).
 
Reclassifications out of AOCI for the three month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 
Details about AOCI Components
 
2014
   
2013
   
Affected line item in the Statement of income
                 
Postretirement benefit plans
              
     Prior service (cost) credit
 
$
94
   
$
74
 
(a)
 
     Actuarial losses
   
(1,564
)
   
(942
)
(a)
 
     
(1,470
)
   
(868
)
(b)
Total before tax
     
(545
)
   
(340
)
 
Tax provision (benefit)
   
$
(925
)
 
$
(528
)
 
Net of tax
Derivatives
                      
     Interest rate swap contracts
 
$
(1,077
)
 
$
(1,076
)
 
Interest expense
     
(1,077
)
   
(1,076
)
(b)
Total before tax
     
(420
)
   
(420
)
 
Tax provision (benefit)
   
$
(657
)
 
$
(656
)
 
Net of tax

(a) Amounts are included in the computation of pension and other postretirement benefit expense, which is reported in both cost of goods sold and selling and administrative expenses.  For additional information, see Note 8.
(b) For pre-tax items, positive amounts represent income and negative amounts represent expense.