Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]  
Goodwill Attributable to Each Segment
Changes to goodwill during the years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, follow.

                       
Marking and
     
   
Cemetery
   
Funeral Home
       
Graphics
   
Merchandising
   
Fulfillment
     
   
Products
   
Products
   
Cremation
   
Imaging
   
Solutions
   
Systems
   
Consolidated
 
                             
Goodwill
 
$
102,371
   
$
162,876
   
$
12,558
   
$
169,174
   
$
9,138
   
$
30,816
   
$
486,933
 
Accumulated impairment losses
   
(5,000
)
   
-
     
-
     
(5,752
)
   
-
     
-
     
(10,752
)
Balance at September 30, 2012
   
97,371
     
162,876
     
12,558
     
163,422
     
9,138
     
30,816
     
476,181
 
                                                         
Additions during period
   
914
     
199
     
269
     
21,361
     
-
     
19,677
     
42,420
 
Translation and other adjustments
   
1,010
     
133
     
(4
)
   
4,658
     
-
     
153
     
5,950
 
Goodwill
   
104,295
     
163,208
     
12,823
     
195,193
     
9,138
     
50,646
     
535,303
 
Accumulated impairment losses
   
(5,000
)
   
-
     
-
     
(5,752
)
   
-
     
-
     
(10,752
)
Balance at September 30, 2013
   
99,295
     
163,208
     
12,823
     
189,441
     
9,138
     
50,646
     
524,551
 
                                                         
Additions during period
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
312,403
     
-
     
288
     
312,691
 
Translation and other adjustments
   
(1,908
)
   
-
     
(136
)
   
(15,684
)
   
-
     
(47
)
   
(17,775
)
Goodwill
   
102,387
     
163,208
     
12,687
     
491,912
     
9,138
     
50,887
     
830,219
 
Accumulated impairment losses
   
(5,000
)
   
-
     
-
     
(5,752
)
   
-
     
-
     
(10,752
)
Balance at September 30, 2014
 
$
97,387
   
$
163,208
   
$
12,687
   
$
486,160
   
$
9,138
   
$
50,887
   
$
819,467
 
Other Intangible Assets
The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and related accumulated amortization for intangible assets as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
 
   
Carrying
   
Accumulated
   
Impairment
     
   
Amount
   
Amortization
   
Loss
   
Net
 
September 30, 2014:
               
Trade names
 
$
144,150
   
$
-
*
 
$
(1,621
)
 
$
142,529
 
Trade names
   
2,854
     
(2,121
)
   
-
     
733
 
Customer relationships
   
258,441
     
(24,785
)
   
-
     
233,656
 
Copyrights/patents/other
   
14,528
     
(9,584
)
   
-
     
4,944
 
   
$
419,973
   
$
(36,490
)
 
$
(1,621
)
 
$
381,862
 
                                 
September 30, 2013:
                               
Trade names
 
$
24,496
   
$
-
*
 
$
(1,618
)
 
$
22,878
 
Trade names
   
3,034
     
(2,142
)
   
-
     
892
 
Customer relationships
   
59,061
     
(19,099
)
   
-
     
39,962
 
Copyrights/patents/other
   
10,116
     
(8,746
)
   
-
     
1,370
 
   
$
96,707
   
$
(29,987
)
 
$
(1,618
)
 
$
65,102
 
*Not subject to amortization