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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Goodwill (Details)

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Goodwill (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill [Roll Forward]  
Goodwill, gross $ 830,219us-gaap_GoodwillGross
Accumulated impairment losses (10,752)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
Goodwill 819,467us-gaap_Goodwill
Translation and other adjustments (36,092)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
Goodwill, gross 794,127us-gaap_GoodwillGross
Accumulated impairment losses (10,752)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
Goodwill 783,375us-gaap_Goodwill
SGK Brand Solutions [Member]  
Goodwill [Roll Forward]  
Goodwill, gross 501,050us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_BrandSolutionsMember
Accumulated impairment losses (5,752)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_BrandSolutionsMember
Goodwill 495,298us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_BrandSolutionsMember
Translation and other adjustments (31,301)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_BrandSolutionsMember
Goodwill, gross 469,749us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_BrandSolutionsMember
Accumulated impairment losses (5,752)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_BrandSolutionsMember
Goodwill 463,997us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_BrandSolutionsMember
Memorialization [Member]  
Goodwill [Roll Forward]  
Goodwill, gross 278,282us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_MemorializationMember
Accumulated impairment losses (5,000)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_MemorializationMember
Goodwill 273,282us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_MemorializationMember
Translation and other adjustments (4,673)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_MemorializationMember
Goodwill, gross 273,609us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_MemorializationMember
Accumulated impairment losses (5,000)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_MemorializationMember
Goodwill 268,609us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_MemorializationMember
Industrial [Member]  
Goodwill [Roll Forward]  
Goodwill, gross 50,887us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_IndustrialMember
Accumulated impairment losses 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_IndustrialMember
Goodwill 50,887us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_IndustrialMember
Translation and other adjustments (118)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_IndustrialMember
Goodwill, gross 50,769us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_IndustrialMember
Accumulated impairment losses 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_IndustrialMember
Goodwill $ 50,769us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= matw_IndustrialMember