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Segment Information

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Segment Information
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 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
 
Six Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
March 31,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Sales to external customers:
             
Memorialization:
             
Cemetery Products
$53,575
 
$52,857
 
$98,725
 
$103,370
Funeral Home Products
61,767
 
67,391
 
120,338
 
129,048
Cremation
11,098
 
8,294
 
20,532
 
16,534
 
126,440
 
128,542
 
239,595
 
248,952
Brand Solutions:
             
Graphics Imaging
64,839
 
64,834
 
135,282
 
124,861
Marking Products
17,756
 
14,521
 
34,139
 
27,442
Merchandising Solutions
16,510
 
12,254
 
33,742
 
26,240
 
99,105
 
91,609
 
203,163
 
178,543
               
 
$225,545
 
$220,151
 
$442,758
 
$427,495
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
March 31,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Operating profit:
             
Memorialization:
             
Cemetery Products
$10,165
 
$10,811
 
$14,700
 
$20,937
Funeral Home Products
7,327
 
9,547
 
13,815
 
15,918
Cremation
1,232
 
515
 
1,989
 
1,043
 
18,724
 
20,873
 
30,504
 
37,898
Brand Solutions:
             
Graphics Imaging
3,731 
 
5,907 
 
8,712 
 
9,625 
Marking Products
2,045 
 
1,888 
 
3,413 
 
2,914 
Merchandising Solutions
787 
 
(183)
 
1,583 
 
14 
 
6,563 
 
7,612 
 
13,708 
 
12,553 
               
 
$25,287 
 
$28,485 
 
$44,212 
 
$50,451