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Matthews International Corporation
(NASDAQ:MATW) 

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Matthews International Corporation provides brand solutions, memorialization products, and industrial technologies worldwide. The company's SGK Brand Solutions segment offers brand management and pre-media services, printing plates and cylinders, engineered products, imaging services, digital asset ...

Founded: 1850
Full Time Employees: 11,000
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Conglomerates

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      sales
    258,619,000 284,763,000 318,841,000 349,377,000 427,629,000 401,842,000 446,695,000 427,833,000 471,223,000 449,986,000 480,168,000 471,908,000 479,580,000 449,240,000 457,127,000 421,719,000 444,978,000 438,579,000 438,839,000 428,380,000 417,154,000 386,657,000 399,140,000 359,422,000 374,800,000 364,944,000 392,405,000 379,294,000 391,400,000 374,177,000 407,444,000 411,621,000 414,061,000 369,454,000 396,064,000 389,630,000 380,916,000 348,998,000 376,995,000 382,061,000 367,176,000 354,232,000 368,338,000 364,752,000 349,394,000 343,584,000 349,832,000 279,983,000 246,837,000 229,945,000 252,706,000 250,652,000 256,390,000 225,609,000 230,081,000 227,478,000 225,545,000 217,213,000 239,815,000 231,511,000 220,151,000 207,344,000 214,661,000 213,329,000 200,866,000 192,973,000 200,213,000 192,047,000 197,362,000 191,286,000 219,178,000 219,270,000 197,827,000 182,348,000 185,472,000 185,477,000 202,979,000 175,424,000 182,910,000 181,804,000 181,068,000 170,109,000 175,890,000 158,983,000 156,243,000 148,706,000  
      cost of sales
    -156,635,000 -185,090,000 -203,008,000 -227,421,000 -283,517,000 -276,150,000 -329,360,000 -295,996,000 -323,041,000 -317,633,000 -329,354,000 -333,603,000 -329,957,000 -310,310,000 -311,870,000 -300,854,000 -320,459,000 -306,942,000 -300,774,000 -291,122,000 -276,143,000 -261,159,000 -262,815,000 -238,469,000 -250,036,000 -249,217,000 -249,809,000 -242,116,000 -255,119,000 -247,766,000 -258,660,000 -259,720,000 -264,095,000 -238,755,000 -242,460,000 -245,536,000 -242,494,000 -221,731,000 -230,165,000 -236,764,000 -229,416,000 -227,665,000 -226,764,000 -229,316,000 -221,699,000 -218,914,000 -233,124,000 -175,753,000 -156,657,000 -148,569,000 -162,419,000 -159,261,000 -161,524,000 -145,635,000 -143,922,000 -139,769,000 -140,838,000 -139,218,000 -147,957,000 -139,567,000 -132,038,000 -127,599,000 -127,414,000 -128,360,000 -123,085,000 -119,583,000 -121,871,000 -116,581,000 -124,245,000 -123,434,000 -135,355,000 -132,351,000 -117,593,000 -110,360,000 -113,574,000 -116,059,000 -128,772,000 -110,490,000 -109,410,000 -111,515,000 -114,121,000 -108,912,000   -101,857,000 -100,287,000  
      gross profit
    101,984,000 99,673,000 115,833,000 121,956,000 144,112,000 125,692,000 117,335,000 131,837,000 148,182,000 132,353,000 150,814,000 138,305,000 149,623,000 138,930,000 145,257,000 120,865,000 124,519,000 131,637,000 138,065,000 137,258,000 141,011,000 125,498,000 136,325,000 120,953,000 124,764,000 115,727,000 142,596,000 137,178,000 136,281,000 126,411,000 148,784,000 151,901,000 149,966,000 130,699,000 153,604,000 144,094,000 138,422,000 127,267,000 146,830,000 145,297,000 137,760,000 126,567,000 141,574,000 135,436,000 127,695,000 124,670,000 116,708,000 104,230,000 90,180,000 81,376,000 90,287,000 91,391,000 94,866,000 79,974,000 86,159,000 87,709,000 84,707,000 77,995,000 91,858,000 91,944,000 88,113,000 79,745,000 87,247,000 84,969,000 77,781,000 73,390,000 78,342,000 75,466,000 73,117,000 67,852,000 83,823,000 86,919,000 80,234,000 71,988,000 71,898,000 69,418,000 74,207,000 64,934,000 73,500,000 70,289,000 66,947,000 61,197,000 63,150,000 57,120,000 54,386,000 48,419,000  
      yoy
    -29.23% -20.70% -1.28% -7.49% -2.75% -5.03% -22.20% -4.68% -0.96% -4.73% 3.83% 14.43% 20.16% 5.54% 5.21% -11.94% -11.70% 4.89% 1.28% 13.48% 13.02% 8.44% -4.40% -11.83% -8.45% -8.45% -4.16% -9.69% -9.13% -3.28% -3.14% 5.42% 8.34% 2.70% 4.61% -0.83% 0.48% 0.55% 3.71% 7.28% 7.88% 1.52% 21.31% 29.94% 41.60% 53.20% 29.26% 14.05% -4.94% 1.75% 4.79% 4.20% 11.99% 2.54% -6.20% -4.61% -3.87% -2.19% 5.28% 8.21% 13.28% 8.66% 11.37% 12.59% 6.38% 8.16% -6.54% -13.18% -8.87% -5.75% 16.59% 25.21% 8.12% 10.86% -2.18% -1.24% 10.84% 6.11% 16.39% 23.05% 23.10% 26.39%      
      qoq
    2.32% -13.95% -5.02% -15.37% 14.65% 7.12% -11.00% -11.03% 11.96% -12.24% 9.04% -7.56% 7.70% -4.36% 20.18% -2.93% -5.41% -4.66% 0.59% -2.66% 12.36% -7.94% 12.71% -3.05% 7.81% -18.84% 3.95% 0.66% 7.81% -15.04% -2.05% 1.29% 14.74% -14.91% 6.60% 4.10% 8.77% -13.32% 1.06% 5.47% 8.84% -10.60% 4.53% 6.06% 2.43% 6.82% 11.97% 15.58% 10.82% -9.87% -1.21% -3.66% 18.62% -7.18% -1.77% 3.54% 8.61% -15.09% -0.09% 4.35% 10.49% -8.60% 2.68% 9.24% 5.98% -6.32% 3.81% 3.21% 7.76% -19.05% -3.56% 8.33% 11.45% 0.13% 3.57% -6.45% 14.28% -11.65% 4.57% 4.99% 9.40% -3.09% 10.56% 5.03% 12.32%   
      selling expense
    -26,130,000 -31,108,000 -30,039,000 -16,058,000 -36,972,000 -34,857,000 -35,415,000 -36,012,000 -36,004,000 -34,444,000 -35,796,000 -36,345,000 -34,539,000 -33,439,000 -32,081,000 -32,157,000 -33,381,000 -30,743,000 -35,581,000 -31,463,000 -32,360,000 -30,795,000 -31,164,000 -28,508,000 -33,182,000 -32,263,000 -31,130,000 -32,857,000 -34,352,000 -35,029,000 -31,691,000 -36,226,000 -37,417,000                                                       
      administrative expense
    -72,410,000 -81,284,000 -91,483,000 -84,336,000 -96,912,000 -76,553,000 -105,741,000 -80,086,000 -81,891,000 -78,687,000 -78,135,000 -69,796,000 -81,516,000 -77,921,000 -91,986,000 -65,941,000 -71,819,000 -68,569,000 -72,024,000 -73,484,000 -70,749,000 -69,109,000 -66,685,000 -69,374,000 -68,399,000 -70,465,000 -75,121,000 -65,087,000 -68,156,000 -67,103,000 -61,571,000 -69,446,000 -74,509,000                                                       
      intangible amortization
    -2,674,000 -2,966,000 -3,707,000 -3,474,000 -4,280,000 -8,608,000 -9,232,000 -9,037,000 -8,959,000 -9,795,000 -10,569,000 -10,640,000 -10,517,000 -10,342,000 -11,781,000 -11,804,000 -11,953,000 -21,546,000 -23,043,000 -23,039,000 -22,930,000 -15,221,000 -17,875,000 -17,825,000 -17,872,000 -17,942,000 -18,591,000 -9,543,000 -9,509,000 -8,113,000 -8,298,000 -8,334,000 -8,249,000                                                       
      gain on divestitures
    -3,945,000 113,209,000                                                                                      
      operating profit
    -3,175,000 97,524,000 -11,360,000 75,191,000 5,948,000 5,674,000 -49,780,000 6,702,000 21,328,000 9,427,000 26,314,000 21,524,000 23,051,000 17,228,000 -73,045,000 10,963,000 7,366,000 10,779,000 7,417,000 9,272,000 14,972,000 10,373,000 20,601,000 5,246,000 -85,097,000 -4,943,000 -59,818,000 29,691,000 24,264,000 16,166,000 47,224,000 37,895,000 29,791,000 17,924,000 29,926,000 36,786,000 26,828,000 19,063,000 39,672,000 40,670,000 26,435,000 12,038,000 32,758,000 27,405,000 19,275,000 25,585,000 14,811,000 32,192,000 20,892,000 14,996,000 23,463,000 30,760,000 25,070,000 16,499,000 21,852,000 27,513,000 25,287,000 18,925,000 32,984,000 35,081,000 28,485,000 21,966,000 32,773,000 34,514,000 27,118,000 22,176,000 27,683,000 29,810,000 23,439,000 20,079,000 35,048,000 36,734,000 34,392,000 26,778,000 34,866,000 21,129,000 31,645,000 24,184,000 31,882,000 30,523,000 29,061,000 22,418,000 27,306,000 27,477,000 26,385,000 20,119,000  
      yoy
    -153.38% 1618.79% -77.18% 1021.92% -72.11% -39.81% -289.18% -68.86% -7.47% -45.28% -136.02% 96.33% 212.94% 59.83% -1084.83% 18.24% -50.80% 3.91% -64.00% 76.74% -117.59% -309.85% -134.44% -82.33% -450.71% -130.58% -226.67% -21.65% -18.55% -9.81% 57.80% 3.01% 11.04% -5.97% -24.57% -9.55% 1.49% 58.36% 21.11% 48.40% 37.15% -52.95% 121.17% -14.87% -7.74% 70.61% -36.88% 4.66% -16.67% -9.11% 7.37% 11.80% -0.86% -12.82% -33.75% -21.57% -11.23% -13.84% 0.64% 1.64% 5.04% -0.95% 18.39% 15.78% 15.70% 10.44% -21.01% -18.85% -31.85% -25.02% 0.52% 73.86% 8.68% 10.73% 9.36% -30.78% 8.89% 7.88% 16.76% 11.09% 10.14% 11.43%      
      qoq
    -103.26% -958.49% -115.11% 1164.14% 4.83% -111.40% -842.76% -68.58% 126.24% -64.17% 22.25% -6.62% 33.80% -123.59% -766.29% 48.83% -31.66% 45.33% -20.01% -38.07% 44.34% -49.65% 292.70% -106.16% 1621.57% -91.74% -301.47% 22.37% 50.09% -65.77% 24.62% 27.20% 66.21% -40.11% -18.65% 37.12% 40.73% -51.95% -2.45% 53.85% 119.60% -63.25% 19.53% 42.18% -24.66% 72.74% -53.99% 54.09% 39.32% -36.09% -23.72% 22.70% 51.95% -24.50% -20.58% 8.80% 33.62% -42.62% -5.98% 23.16% 29.68% -32.98% -5.04% 27.27% 22.29% -19.89% -7.14% 27.18% 16.73% -42.71% -4.59% 6.81% 28.43% -23.20% 65.01% -33.23% 30.85% -24.15% 4.45% 5.03% 29.63% -17.90% -0.62% 4.14% 31.14%   
      interest expense
    -10,042,000 -14,633,000 -15,518,000 -15,830,000 -15,865,000 -15,682,000 -13,633,000 -12,780,000 -12,545,000 -11,576,000 -11,462,000 -10,924,000 -12,047,000 -10,215,000 -8,299,000 -6,659,000 -6,260,000 -6,507,000 -6,975,000 -6,748,000 -7,233,000 -7,728,000 -7,950,000 -8,082,000 -9,613,000 -9,240,000 -9,894,000 -10,508,000 -10,259,000 -10,301,000 -10,645,000 -9,719,000 -9,262,000 -7,801,000 -6,621,000 -6,988,000 -6,614,000 -6,148,000 -6,198,000 -6,257,000 -6,049,000 -5,840,000 -5,494,000 -4,849,000 -4,934,000 -5,333,000 -4,388,000 -2,785,000 -2,554,000 -2,901,000 -3,141,000 -3,486,000 -3,051,000 -3,247,000 -3,311,000 -2,881,000 -2,727,000 -2,557,000 -2,236,000 -2,166,000 -2,087,000 -1,752,000 -1,799,000 -1,869,000 -1,812,000 -1,939,000 -3,000,000 -2,759,000 -3,030,000 -3,264,000 -3,723,000 -2,648,000 -1,890,000 -2,144,000 -2,281,000 -2,098,000 -1,924,000 -1,816,000 -2,055,000 -1,924,000 -1,576,000 -1,440,000   -538,000 -483,000  
      loss on debt extinguishment
    -16,343,000                                                                                       
      other income (deductions)
    1,509,000 1,527,000 1,697,000 -497,000 -1,727,000 4,178,000 -4,068,000 -974,000 -878,000 -880,000 479,000 -2,487,000 1,503,000 -2,054,000 -1,994,000 -448,000 562,000 -31,713,000 -2,000 -2,442,000 -2,584,000 -1,734,000    -2,819,000 -5,502,000 -1,425,000 -1,067,000 -924,000 1,903,000 -57,000 -171,000 -659,000 360,000 7,935,000 -153,000 -555,000 -692,000 460,000 -192,000 -874,000 -1,356,000 9,845,000 -1,238,000  -1,861,000 -897,000 -790,000  -557,000 -986,000 -1,067,000  -316,000 -602,000 -638,000  1,823,000 -559,000 -697,000  -265,000 -329,000 -633,000     -110,000       79,000 131,000 -9,000 130,000 -18,000 -33,000 106,000  -335,000 1,926,000  
      income before income taxes
    -28,051,000 84,418,000 -25,181,000 58,864,000 -11,644,000 -5,830,000 -67,481,000 -7,052,000 7,905,000 -3,029,000 15,331,000 8,113,000 12,507,000 4,959,000 -83,037,000 3,915,000 1,341,000 -26,438,000 80,000 1,041,000 6,124,000 1,988,000 11,387,000 -4,360,000 -97,661,000 -15,703,000 -75,114,000 18,413,000 15,029,000 3,589,000 39,121,000 28,657,000 20,284,000 9,931,000 24,585,000 38,164,000 20,841,000 12,697,000 33,383,000 35,397,000 20,429,000 6,025,000 25,052,000 32,459,000 13,805,000 20,088,000 8,942,000 28,966,000 17,901,000 11,987,000 20,575,000 26,922,000 21,559,000 12,380,000 19,096,000 24,206,000 23,165,000 17,454,000 31,770,000 32,951,000 26,199,000 21,096,000 31,377,000 32,220,000 25,482,000 21,334,000 24,555,000 27,554,000 20,104,000 16,330,000 30,761,000 33,571,000 32,401,000 24,839,000 32,401,000 19,277,000 29,648,000 22,390,000 29,342,000 28,375,000 27,007,000 20,684,000 24,734,000 26,055,000 24,616,000 20,525,000  
      income tax benefit
    6,217,000 -40,789,000 -2,289,000 -43,477,000 2,728,000 2,358,000 -680,000 8,829,000 1,122,000 726,000 2,362,000 558,000 -3,382,000 -1,312,000 2,080,000 -1,040,000 -3,277,000 6,628,000 -3,748,000 2,325,000 -972,000 -3,980,000 -3,987,000 6,209,000 11,066,000 5,397,000 3,623,000 -3,989,000 165,000 -605,000 -9,585,000 -4,312,000 -2,212,000 25,227,000                                                      
      net income
    -21,834,000 43,629,000 -27,470,000 15,387,000 -8,916,000 -3,472,000 -68,161,000 1,777,000 9,027,000 -2,303,000 17,693,000 8,671,000 9,125,000 3,647,000 -80,957,000 2,875,000 -1,936,000 -19,810,000 -3,668,000 3,366,000 5,152,000 -1,992,000 7,400,000 1,849,000 -86,595,000 -10,306,000 -71,491,000 14,424,000 15,194,000 2,984,000 29,536,000 24,345,000 18,072,000 35,158,000 20,783,000 29,308,000 14,868,000 8,974,000 23,600,000 23,792,000 14,266,000 4,503,000 17,002,000 23,214,000 9,428,000 14,836,000 5,524,000 19,639,000 11,251,000 7,906,000 14,816,000 17,898,000 14,055,000 8,003,000 12,207,000 16,385,000 15,192,000 11,420,000 20,647,000 22,171,000 17,119,000 13,523,000 20,614,000 21,209,000 16,295,000 13,656,000 15,633,000 18,068,000 12,742,000 11,289,000 20,392,000 21,378,000 20,283,000 17,431,000 20,225,000 12,029,000 18,501,000 13,971,000 18,979,000 17,706,000 16,852,000 12,907,000 15,682,000 16,154,000 15,263,000 12,725,000  
      yoy
    144.89% -1356.60% -59.70% 765.90% -198.77% 50.76% -485.24% -79.51% -1.07% -163.15% -121.85% 201.60% -571.33% -118.41% 2107.12% -14.59% -137.58% 894.48% -149.57% 82.04% -105.95% -80.67% -110.35% -87.18% -669.93% -445.38% -342.05% -40.75% -15.93% -91.51% 42.12% -16.93% 21.55% 291.78% -11.94% 23.18% 4.22% 99.29% 38.81% 2.49% 51.32% -69.65% 207.78% 18.20% -16.20% 87.65% -62.72% 9.73% -19.95% -1.21% 21.37% 9.23% -7.48% -29.92% -40.88% -26.10% -11.26% -15.55% 0.16% 4.54% 5.06% -0.97% 31.86% 17.38% 27.88% 20.97% -23.34% -15.48% -37.18% -35.24% 0.83% 77.72% 9.63% 24.77% 6.57% -32.06% 9.79% 8.24% 21.02% 9.61% 10.41% 1.43%      
      qoq
    -150.04% -258.82% -278.53% -272.58% 156.80% -94.91% -3935.73% -80.31% -491.97% -113.02% 104.05% -4.98% 150.21% -104.50% -2915.90% -248.50% -90.23% 440.08% -208.97% -34.67% -358.63% -126.92% 300.22% -102.14% 740.24% -85.58% -595.64% -5.07% 409.18% -89.90% 21.32% 34.71% -48.60% 69.17% -29.09% 97.12% 65.68% -61.97% -0.81% 66.77% 216.81% -73.51% -26.76% 146.22% -36.45% 168.57% -71.87% 74.55% 42.31% -46.64% -17.22% 27.34% 75.62% -34.44% -25.50% 7.85% 33.03% -44.69% -6.87% 29.51% 26.59% -34.40% -2.81% 30.16% 19.32% -12.65% -13.48% 41.80% 12.87% -44.64% -4.61% 5.40% 16.36% -13.81% 68.14% -34.98% 32.42% -26.39% 7.19% 5.07% 30.56% -17.70% -2.92% 5.84% 19.94%   
      earnings per share:
                                                                                           
      basic
    -0.69 1.39 -0.89 0.5 -0.29  -2.21 0.06 0.29 -0.07 0.58 0.28 0.3 0.12 -2.58 0.09 -0.06  -0.12 0.11 0.16  0.25 0.07 -2.77 -0.34 -2.26 0.47 0.49 0.1 0.94 0.77 0.57 1.11 0.65 0.91 0.46 0.28 0.73 0.73 0.44 0.14 0.52 0.7 0.29 0.45 0.13 0.7 0.41 0.29 0.52 0.65 0.51 0.3 0.47 0.58 0.54 0.4 0.72 0.74 0.56 0.46 0.67 0.68 0.53 0.43 0.52 0.6 0.42 0.37 0.66 0.69 0.66 0.56 0.65 0.38 0.58 0.44 0.6 0.55 0.53 0.4 0.49 0.5 0.47 0.39  
      diluted
    -0.69 1.39 -0.89 0.49 -0.29  -2.2 0.06 0.29 -0.07 0.57 0.28 0.29 0.12 -2.58 0.09 -0.06  -0.12 0.1 0.16  0.25 0.07 -2.77 -0.34 -2.26 0.46 0.48 0.1 0.93 0.77 0.57 1.1 0.64 0.91 0.46 0.28 0.73 0.73 0.43 0.14 0.51 0.7 0.29 0.45 0.13 0.7 0.41 0.29 0.52 0.65 0.51 0.3 0.47 0.58 0.54 0.4 0.71 0.74 0.56 0.45 0.67 0.68 0.53 0.43 0.52 0.6 0.42 0.37 0.65 0.69 0.65 0.56 0.64 0.38 0.58 0.44 0.59 0.55 0.52 0.4 0.48 0.5 0.47 0.39  
      gain on sale of sgk business
      -1,964,000 57,103,000                                                                                    
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
              30,000 67,000 2,000 56,000 -2,000 18,000 31,000 7,000 -8,000 -11,000 -163,000 234,000    -160,000 360,000 205,000 223,000 113,000 59,000 69,000 110,000 22,000 92,000 177,000 52,000 114,000 263,000 123,000 91,000 111,000 -28,000 -74,000 148,000 115,000 -360,000 -376,000 82,000 8,000 -366,000 93,000 137,000 252,000   66,000                               
      net income attributable to matthews shareholders
      -27,470,000 15,387,000 -8,916,000  -68,161,000 1,777,000 9,027,000 -2,303,000 17,723,000 8,738,000 9,127,000 3,703,000 -80,959,000 2,893,000 -1,905,000  -3,676,000 3,355,000 4,989,000  7,406,000 2,269,000 -86,364,000 -10,466,000 -71,131,000 14,629,000 15,417,000 3,097,000 29,595,000 24,414,000 18,182,000 35,180,000 20,875,000 29,485,000 14,920,000 9,088,000 23,863,000 23,915,000 14,357,000 4,614,000 16,974,000 23,140,000 9,576,000 14,951,000 5,164,000 19,263,000 11,333,000 7,914,000 14,450,000 17,991,000 14,192,000 8,255,000 12,975,000 16,325,000 15,258,000 11,285,000 20,696,000 21,875,000 16,587,000 13,214,000                          
      earnings per share attributable to matthews shareholders:
                                                                                           
      basic
    -0.69 1.39 -0.89 0.5 -0.29  -2.21 0.06 0.29 -0.07 0.58 0.28 0.3 0.12 -2.58 0.09 -0.06  -0.12 0.11 0.16  0.25 0.07 -2.77 -0.34 -2.26 0.47 0.49 0.1 0.94 0.77 0.57 1.11 0.65 0.91 0.46 0.28 0.73 0.73 0.44 0.14 0.52 0.7 0.29 0.45 0.13 0.7 0.41 0.29 0.52 0.65 0.51 0.3 0.47 0.58 0.54 0.4 0.72 0.74 0.56 0.46 0.67 0.68 0.53 0.43 0.52 0.6 0.42 0.37 0.66 0.69 0.66 0.56 0.65 0.38 0.58 0.44 0.6 0.55 0.53 0.4 0.49 0.5 0.47 0.39  
      diluted
    -0.69 1.39 -0.89 0.49 -0.29  -2.2 0.06 0.29 -0.07 0.57 0.28 0.29 0.12 -2.58 0.09 -0.06  -0.12 0.1 0.16  0.25 0.07 -2.77 -0.34 -2.26 0.46 0.48 0.1 0.93 0.77 0.57 1.1 0.64 0.91 0.46 0.28 0.73 0.73 0.43 0.14 0.51 0.7 0.29 0.45 0.13 0.7 0.41 0.29 0.52 0.65 0.51 0.3 0.47 0.58 0.54 0.4 0.71 0.74 0.56 0.45 0.67 0.68 0.53 0.43 0.52 0.6 0.42 0.37 0.65 0.69 0.65 0.56 0.64 0.38 0.58 0.44 0.59 0.55 0.52 0.4 0.48 0.5 0.47 0.39  
      net loss attributable to matthews shareholders
         -3,472,000            -19,803,000    -1,758,000                                                                  
      loss per share attributable to matthews shareholders:
                                                                                           
      basic
         -0.11            -0.62    -0.06                                                                  
      diluted
         -0.11            -0.62    -0.06                                                                  
      investment income
                  301,000 59,000 -327,000 1,003,000 -360,000 959,000 969,000 1,077,000 519,000 1,252,000 -1,108,000 1,299,000 100,000 655,000 2,091,000 -1,352,000 639,000 538,000 -74,000 467,000 920,000 431,000 780,000 337,000 601,000 524,000 235,000 701,000 -856,000 58,000 702,000 271,000 380,000 456,000 353,000 874,000 810,000 634,000 607,000 233,000 871,000 176,000 1,243,000 1,601,000 -801,000 595,000 498,000 1,151,000 628,000 -96,000 809,000 1,195,000 1,419,000 1,324,000 -307,000 -388,000 413,000 392,000 491,000 512,000 660,000 880,000 439,000 411,000 483,000 366,000 244,000 327,000 721,000 366,000 316,000 323,000  
      goodwill write-down
                          -22,602,000  -90,408,000                                                               
      other deductions
                          -1,859,500 -2,776,000 -1,843,000                     -435,000    -982,000    -1,105,000    -515,000    -269,000    -98,000                      
      net losses attributable to noncontrolling interests
                          122,750 420,000 231,000                                                               
      selling and administrative expenses
                                     -112,775,000 -81,776,500 -107,308,000 -111,594,000 -108,204,000 -82,620,250 -104,627,000 -111,325,000 -114,529,000 -78,884,000 -108,031,000 -108,420,000 -99,085,000 -51,927,000 -72,038,000 -69,288,000 -66,380,000 -48,475,500 -60,631,000 -69,796,000 -63,475,000 -44,671,500 -60,196,000 -59,420,000 -59,070,000 -43,567,500 -56,863,000 -59,628,000 -57,779,000 -38,083,000 -50,455,000 -50,663,000 -51,214,000 -35,776,750 -45,656,000 -49,678,000 -47,773,000 -35,309,250 -50,185,000 -45,842,000 -45,210,000 -32,900,250 -48,289,000 -42,562,000 -40,750,000 -29,107,750 -39,766,000 -37,886,000 -38,779,000   -28,001,000 -28,300,000  
      income taxes
                                      -3,802,000 -8,856,000 -5,973,000 -3,723,000 -9,783,000 -11,605,000 -6,163,000 -1,522,000 -8,050,000 -9,245,000 -4,377,000 -5,252,000 -3,418,000 -9,327,000 -6,650,000 -4,081,000 -5,759,000 -9,024,000 -7,504,000 -4,377,000 -6,889,000 -7,821,000 -7,973,000 -6,034,000 -11,123,000 -10,780,000 -9,080,000 -7,573,000 -10,763,000 -11,011,000 -9,187,000 -7,678,000 -8,922,000 -9,486,000 -7,362,000 -5,041,000 -10,369,000 -12,193,000 -12,118,000 -7,408,000 -12,176,000 -7,248,000 -11,147,000 -8,419,000 -10,363,000 -10,669,000 -10,155,000 -7,777,000   -9,353,000 -7,800,000  
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                          -32,250 -60,000   49,000 -296,000 -532,000  -895,000 -798,000 -364,000 660,000                      
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                             -135,000    -309,000                          
      net income attributable to matthews’ shareholders
                                                                  12,334,500 20,411,000 15,931,000 12,996,000                      
      earnings per share attributable to matthews’ shareholders:
                                                                                           
      basic
    -0.69 1.39 -0.89 0.5 -0.29  -2.21 0.06 0.29 -0.07 0.58 0.28 0.3 0.12 -2.58 0.09 -0.06  -0.12 0.11 0.16  0.25 0.07 -2.77 -0.34 -2.26 0.47 0.49 0.1 0.94 0.77 0.57 1.11 0.65 0.91 0.46 0.28 0.73 0.73 0.44 0.14 0.52 0.7 0.29 0.45 0.13 0.7 0.41 0.29 0.52 0.65 0.51 0.3 0.47 0.58 0.54 0.4 0.72 0.74 0.56 0.46 0.67 0.68 0.53 0.43 0.52 0.6 0.42 0.37 0.66 0.69 0.66 0.56 0.65 0.38 0.58 0.44 0.6 0.55 0.53 0.4 0.49 0.5 0.47 0.39  
      diluted
    -0.69 1.39 -0.89 0.49 -0.29  -2.2 0.06 0.29 -0.07 0.57 0.28 0.29 0.12 -2.58 0.09 -0.06  -0.12 0.1 0.16  0.25 0.07 -2.77 -0.34 -2.26 0.46 0.48 0.1 0.93 0.77 0.57 1.1 0.64 0.91 0.46 0.28 0.73 0.73 0.43 0.14 0.51 0.7 0.29 0.45 0.13 0.7 0.41 0.29 0.52 0.65 0.51 0.3 0.47 0.58 0.54 0.4 0.71 0.74 0.56 0.45 0.67 0.68 0.53 0.43 0.52 0.6 0.42 0.37 0.65 0.69 0.65 0.56 0.64 0.38 0.58 0.44 0.59 0.55 0.52 0.4 0.48 0.5 0.47 0.39  
      earnings per share attributable to matthews' shareholders:
                                                                                           
      basic
    -0.69 1.39 -0.89 0.5 -0.29  -2.21 0.06 0.29 -0.07 0.58 0.28 0.3 0.12 -2.58 0.09 -0.06  -0.12 0.11 0.16  0.25 0.07 -2.77 -0.34 -2.26 0.47 0.49 0.1 0.94 0.77 0.57 1.11 0.65 0.91 0.46 0.28 0.73 0.73 0.44 0.14 0.52 0.7 0.29 0.45 0.13 0.7 0.41 0.29 0.52 0.65 0.51 0.3 0.47 0.58 0.54 0.4 0.72 0.74 0.56 0.46 0.67 0.68 0.53 0.43 0.52 0.6 0.42 0.37 0.66 0.69 0.66 0.56 0.65 0.38 0.58 0.44 0.6 0.55 0.53 0.4 0.49 0.5 0.47 0.39  
      diluted
    -0.69 1.39 -0.89 0.49 -0.29  -2.2 0.06 0.29 -0.07 0.57 0.28 0.29 0.12 -2.58 0.09 -0.06  -0.12 0.1 0.16  0.25 0.07 -2.77 -0.34 -2.26 0.46 0.48 0.1 0.93 0.77 0.57 1.1 0.64 0.91 0.46 0.28 0.73 0.73 0.43 0.14 0.51 0.7 0.29 0.45 0.13 0.7 0.41 0.29 0.52 0.65 0.51 0.3 0.47 0.58 0.54 0.4 0.71 0.74 0.56 0.45 0.67 0.68 0.53 0.43 0.52 0.6 0.42 0.37 0.65 0.69 0.65 0.56 0.64 0.38 0.58 0.44 0.59 0.55 0.52 0.4 0.48 0.5 0.47 0.39  
      other income
                                                                      20,750 80,000 113,000  264,000 -122,000 123,000 245,000 56,000 88,000            
      minority interest
                                                                      -1,452,000 -901,000 -111,000 13,000 -1,241,000 -785,000 -715,000 -552,000 -900,000 -722,000 -591,000 -520,000 -959,000 -720,000 -704,000 -588,000   -1,212,000 -1,360,000  
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        assets
                                                                                              
        current assets:
                                                                                              
        cash and cash equivalents
      36,088,000 31,357,000 32,433,000 20,383,000 22,996,000 40,246,000 33,513,000 40,816,000 42,745,000 45,497,000 37,921,000 42,101,000 39,295,000 41,916,000 42,718,000 69,016,000 45,846,000 53,777,000 70,984,000 49,176,000 46,230,000 46,980,000 41,175,000 41,334,000 42,904,000 72,338,000 39,384,000 35,302,000 33,603,000 37,730,000 39,836,000 41,572,000 53,715,000 64,831,000 60,142,000 57,515,000 56,752,000 43,603,000 106,407,000 55,711,000 74,483,000 59,332,000 65,106,000 72,196,000 69,788,000 63,075,000 69,484,000 75,604,000 80,616,000 61,590,000 62,866,000 57,986,000 54,861,000 51,528,000 53,606,000 58,259,000 54,692,000 54,671,000 54,474,000 60,271,000 54,720,000 60,331,000 53,724,000 59,715,000 55,974,000 60,934,000 59,828,000 57,732,000 51,893,000 49,580,000 53,151,000 50,667,000 50,855,000 65,820,000 59,403,000 44,002,000 36,993,000 43,510,000 36,061,000 29,720,000 36,951,000 36,640,000 32,276,000 39,555,000 40,263,000 46,147,000 64,463,000 65,830,000 
        accounts receivable
      100,734,000 115,476,000 132,940,000 158,891,000 72,146,000 146,135,000 199,303,000 205,984,000 192,817,000 192,735,000 216,402,000 207,526,000 188,262,000 216,140,000 221,613,000 221,015,000 207,503,000 223,283,000 313,997,000 309,818,000 296,660,000 292,703,000 305,426,000 295,185,000 271,238,000 294,587,000 312,903,000 318,756,000 318,717,000 318,147,000 313,246,000 331,463,000 327,684,000 342,341,000 320,115,000 319,566,000 307,232,000 302,558,000 286,269,000 294,915,000 285,184,000 273,785,000 268,071,000 283,963,000 268,306,000 261,922,000 267,571,000 282,730,000 199,472,000 185,274,000 172,182,000 188,405,000 183,437,000 185,235,000 183,841,000 174,632,000 172,247,000 166,613,000 163,318,000 164,738,000 160,977,000 150,179,000 139,410,000 151,038,000 142,633,000 129,520,000 125,778,000 138,927,000 136,751,000 128,503,000 122,280,000 145,288,000 145,354,000 118,594,000 107,598,000 120,882,000 120,512,000 119,212,000 116,373,000 121,750,000 116,999,000 108,562,000 107,346,000 115,362,000 88,509,000 90,641,000 83,492,000 87,490,000 
        inventories
      195,893,000 192,378,000 202,827,000 210,539,000 31,236,000 205,241,000 241,585,000 237,888,000 248,644,000 253,301,000 257,836,000 260,409,000 268,599,000 254,557,000 245,565,000 225,440,000 211,161,000 201,566,000 192,744,000 189,088,000 194,700,000 186,522,000 178,160,000 175,100,000 182,351,000 186,919,000 185,608,000 180,274,000 188,658,000 187,653,000 188,319,000 180,451,000 184,814,000 182,057,000 179,336,000 171,445,000 179,873,000 174,796,000 165,569,000 162,472,000 166,723,000 169,304,000 171,633,000 171,423,000 142,911,000 146,558,000 154,501,000 152,842,000 141,908,000 143,005,000 140,140,000 130,768,000 131,839,000 137,440,000 138,187,000 130,690,000 133,171,000 128,164,000 130,333,000 125,567,000 131,977,000 122,495,000 116,497,000 107,926,000 99,462,000 95,339,000 95,319,000 94,455,000 94,248,000 94,955,000 102,661,000 96,388,000 100,974,000 90,842,000 91,831,000 93,834,000 93,110,000 93,523,000 95,336,000 85,415,000 86,953,000 81,624,000 76,542,000 71,333,000    42,536,000 
        contract assets
      103,144,000 111,366,000 107,147,000 78,062,000  84,527,000 88,617,000 92,969,000 95,263,000 90,835,000 79,067,000 74,646,000 45,636,000 30,430,000                                                                           
        other current assets
      43,735,000 38,566,000 44,821,000 48,404,000  53,702,000 60,181,000 54,886,000 62,610,000 71,681,000 66,837,000 63,575,000 77,758,000 75,196,000 120,950,000 110,747,000 113,822,000 111,371,000 89,860,000 76,083,000 83,141,000 73,410,000 66,201,000 63,954,000 73,175,000 72,093,000 56,453,000 49,384,000 73,467,000 74,274,000 73,145,000 62,937,000 63,728,000 58,167,000 53,784,000 46,533,000 70,705,000 63,118,000 54,117,000 61,086,000 73,328,000 76,194,000 66,833,000 77,319,000 54,274,000 55,570,000 41,020,000 49,456,000 22,973,000 21,780,000 22,985,000 18,997,000 20,399,000 21,850,000 22,222,000 19,950,000 22,253,000 19,191,000 17,884,000 16,157,000 17,414,000 15,254,000 14,121,000 13,915,000 14,070,000 15,112,000 11,550,000 12,430,000 12,127,000 11,219,000 10,522,000 9,439,000 10,518,000 10,528,000 8,241,000 6,025,000 6,568,000 6,890,000 4,891,000 4,184,000 6,960,000 7,590,000 6,481,000 4,310,000 5,982,000 5,744,000 5,285,000 4,302,000 
        total current assets
      479,594,000 489,143,000 520,168,000 516,279,000  654,413,000 623,199,000 632,543,000 642,079,000 654,049,000 658,063,000 648,257,000 619,550,000 618,239,000 633,244,000 628,616,000 598,629,000 612,292,000 686,752,000 624,165,000 620,731,000 599,615,000 590,962,000 575,573,000 569,668,000 625,937,000 594,348,000 583,716,000 614,445,000 617,804,000 614,546,000 616,423,000 629,941,000 647,396,000 613,377,000 595,059,000 614,562,000 584,075,000 612,362,000 574,184,000 599,718,000 578,615,000 584,568,000 624,654,000 548,868,000 540,674,000 546,266,000 573,915,000 454,835,000 421,454,000 407,971,000 405,982,000 392,184,000 397,722,000 399,545,000 385,225,000 384,072,000 370,349,000 367,730,000 369,846,000 368,156,000 351,314,000 326,808,000 335,655,000 314,718,000 304,094,000 294,337,000 305,422,000 296,389,000 285,542,000 289,910,000 303,115,000 309,432,000 287,504,000 268,809,000 266,514,000 258,967,000 264,906,000 254,444,000 242,843,000 247,948,000 234,484,000 222,713,000 232,133,000 192,408,000 188,436,000 197,367,000 202,478,000 
        investments
      276,166,000 287,118,000 288,637,000 285,398,000  22,275,000 22,615,000 23,076,000 26,810,000 26,780,000 25,224,000 24,988,000 25,228,000 23,805,000 26,448,000 25,976,000 23,600,000 23,697,000 30,416,000 30,438,000 49,646,000 49,048,000 63,999,000 63,250,000 62,068,000 93,208,000 91,286,000 85,501,000 88,887,000 61,356,000 55,684,000 45,430,000 50,236,000 49,772,000 49,946,000 37,667,000 34,567,000 34,180,000 33,033,000 31,365,000 27,218,000 26,139,000 25,878,000 25,517,000 26,937,000 27,309,000 27,088,000 23,130,000 23,550,000 23,122,000 22,983,000 22,288,000 19,709,000 19,242,000 18,839,000 18,842,000 18,393,000 18,409,000 16,387,000 15,105,000 16,314,000 16,069,000 15,674,000 13,642,000 13,062,000 13,619,000 15,350,000 13,389,000 12,515,000 11,445,000 12,048,000 10,410,000 10,149,000 15,935,000 13,659,000 12,044,000 11,822,000 11,356,000 10,941,000 11,492,000 11,160,000 11,076,000 11,152,000 11,072,000 10,856,000 6,628,000 7,748,000 7,694,000 
        property, plant and equipment
      185,594,000 191,255,000 224,575,000 230,665,000 40,425,000 222,365,000 264,895,000 279,499,000 272,875,000 277,903,000 281,839,000 270,326,000 273,572,000 268,247,000 264,684,000 256,065,000 209,110,000 213,104,000 221,940,000 223,707,000 229,207,000 228,362,000 236,236,000 236,788,000 239,070,000 235,962,000 239,240,000 237,442,000 247,169,000 243,493,000 246,021,000 252,775,000    235,533,000    219,492,000    227,408,000    209,315,000    180,731,000    144,049,000    134,504,000    129,750,000    138,060,000    145,738,000    88,926,000    88,099,000    88,867,000    72,714,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      54,582,000 47,039,000  49,577,000 18,334,000 50,279,000 62,063,000  64,009,000 65,779,000 66,604,000  74,846,000 75,429,000 74,613,000  74,247,000 78,984,000 79,128,000  83,846,000 78,944,000 69,771,000                                                                  
        deferred income taxes
      5,760,000 5,802,000 6,435,000 8,184,000 16,837,000 7,830,000 6,120,000 6,548,000 2,075,000 2,316,000 2,396,000 2,269,000 2,684,000 2,890,000 3,159,000 3,610,000 2,740,000 2,950,000 2,987,000 3,489,000 2,894,000 3,457,000 3,752,000 3,757,000 4,756,000 4,940,000 5,155,000 5,032,000 2,680,000 1,945,000 1,960,000 1,837,000 3,504,000 2,362,000 1,890,000 2,456,000 866,000 1,195,000 1,166,000 775,000 1,324,000 20,105,000 13,190,000 19,753,000 13,589,000 13,549,000 13,690,000 13,283,000 9,866,000 9,805,000 9,798,000 9,826,000 1,648,000 1,669,000 1,689,000 1,694,000 1,709,000 1,710,000 1,721,000 1,722,000 1,676,000 1,663,000 1,662,000 1,666,000 1,183,000 1,797,000 1,800,000 1,816,000 1,308,000 1,223,000 1,234,000 1,271,000 1,668,000 1,647,000 1,655,000 1,666,000 1,684,000 1,680,000 1,687,000 1,682,000 7,894,000 7,621,000 7,524,000 1,506,000 3,938,000 4,176,000 4,629,000 1,462,000 
        goodwill
      433,201,000 431,794,000 487,561,000 516,050,000 223,719,000 473,119,000 685,967,000 697,123,000 706,219,000 707,881,000 708,961,000 698,109,000 702,916,000 708,767,000 692,015,000 675,421,000 754,649,000 769,111,000 771,983,000 773,787,000 780,375,000 777,823,000 778,441,000 765,388,000 756,056,000 750,578,000 856,989,000 846,807,000 935,107,000 933,748,000 931,457,000 948,894,000 953,264,000 972,961,000 948,687,000 897,794,000 884,745,000 867,883,000 841,163,000 851,489,000 854,409,000 865,618,000 851,474,000 855,728,000 788,936,000 783,375,000 805,132,000 819,467,000 527,150,000 527,282,000 526,884,000 524,551,000 532,926,000 530,869,000 538,339,000 476,181,000 471,306,000 468,769,000 460,205,000 465,003,000 447,473,000 444,058,000 427,994,000 405,180,000 380,848,000 385,550,000 389,193,000 385,219,000 374,443,000 362,739,000 365,156,000 359,641,000 363,923,000 327,643,000 319,575,000 318,298,000 310,484,000 305,078,000 303,377,000 298,125,000 285,931,000 280,125,000 260,313,000 260,672,000 201,921,000 199,599,000 198,912,000 189,016,000 
        other intangible assets
      91,985,000 93,762,000 105,958,000 83,840,000 23,672,000 86,775,000 116,878,000 126,026,000 134,801,000 143,884,000 151,342,000 160,478,000 174,954,000 190,387,000 193,756,000 202,154,000 213,371,000 227,255,000 239,724,000 261,542,000 285,756,000 305,295,000 320,982,000 333,498,000 347,205,000 364,106,000 385,156,000 400,650,000 420,795,000 430,706,000 439,799,000 443,910,000 452,848,000 464,878,000 455,744,000 424,382,000 428,858,000 430,258,000 386,277,000 393,841,000 399,703,000 406,942,000 408,742,000 415,000,000 346,316,000 348,944,000 362,915,000 381,862,000 62,215,000 62,934,000 64,041,000 65,102,000 53,166,000 54,828,000 58,199,000 59,015,000 59,604,000 61,136,000 61,431,000 62,825,000 58,068,000 58,860,000 59,327,000 57,942,000 55,911,000 53,749,000 55,548,000 55,001,000 55,674,000 55,119,000 56,831,000 59,910,000 63,462,000 49,611,000 50,312,000 51,306,000 45,444,000 45,303,000 45,225,000  45,233,000 45,153,000 45,599,000  30,888,000 31,917,000 32,525,000  
        other non-current assets
      4,481,000 6,953,000 9,498,000 15,972,000  6,739,000                                                                                   
        total assets
      1,531,363,000 1,552,866,000 1,694,442,000 1,705,965,000 451,142,000 1,827,243,000 1,791,719,000 1,834,890,000 1,861,877,000 1,890,477,000 1,903,125,000 1,887,381,000 1,884,191,000 1,897,273,000 1,902,942,000 1,882,771,000 1,904,689,000 1,952,793,000 2,053,315,000 2,032,078,000 2,075,051,000 2,063,760,000 2,087,454,000 2,072,633,000 2,084,616,000 2,191,736,000 2,284,579,000 2,190,603,000 2,345,293,000 2,335,897,000 2,352,777,000 2,375,485,000 2,412,941,000 2,462,989,000 2,382,375,000 2,244,649,000 2,235,903,000 2,173,859,000 2,107,344,000 2,091,041,000 2,126,822,000 2,143,901,000 2,126,200,000 2,163,018,000 1,930,382,000 1,921,113,000 1,971,472,000 2,031,735,000 1,258,870,000 1,228,061,000 1,217,301,000 1,214,927,000 1,210,560,000 1,217,703,000 1,235,035,000 1,128,042,000 1,121,575,000 1,107,543,000 1,086,176,000 1,097,455,000 1,071,462,000 1,052,370,000 1,010,719,000 993,825,000 947,586,000 946,495,000 949,786,000 949,653,000 913,882,000 886,484,000 897,370,000 914,282,000 952,711,000 803,309,000 775,450,000 771,069,000 745,663,000 746,194,000 734,229,000 716,090,000 706,819,000 687,114,000 655,611,000 662,067,000 539,135,000 522,556,000 536,554,000 530,542,000 
        liabilities
                                                                                              
        current liabilities:
                                                                                              
        long-term debt, current maturities
      7,298,000 7,271,000 7,230,000 6,379,000  6,357,000 7,260,000 6,853,000 5,476,000 5,419,000 4,948,000 3,696,000 2,941,000 2,825,000 2,977,000 3,277,000 3,364,000 3,872,000 4,271,000 4,624,000 4,994,000 4,274,000 26,826,000 26,824,000 23,114,000 26,077,000 25,532,000 42,503,000 58,080,000 56,596,000 46,110,000 31,260,000 27,567,000 26,876,000 31,390,000 29,528,000 31,908,000 29,653,000 24,250,000 27,747,000 21,246,000 12,857,000 12,389,000 11,737,000 11,981,000 12,618,000 14,671,000 15,228,000 22,812,000 23,472,000 24,925,000 22,614,000 17,520,000 18,746,000 23,018,000 21,566,000 23,785,000 21,874,000 18,852,000 18,014,000 8,714,000 10,095,000 11,561,000 12,073,000 12,379,000 13,921,000 13,582,000 14,188,000 14,309,000 19,445,000 24,608,000 35,144,000 48,374,000 26,536,000 26,444,000 27,057,000 27,035,000 25,544,000 26,353,000 28,451,000 28,376,000 30,084,000 29,218,000 28,721,000 14,886,000 16,329,000 16,258,000 17,003,000 
        current portion of operating lease liabilities
      15,170,000 16,075,000 17,186,000 17,529,000 7,478,000 17,372,000 22,365,000 22,617,000 23,321,000 23,442,000 23,409,000 23,983,000 24,152,000 23,302,000 22,971,000 22,869,000 23,567,000 24,541,000 24,535,000 25,151,000 25,349,000 24,458,000 24,258,000                                                                  
        trade accounts payable
      102,484,000 94,677,000 98,462,000 98,123,000 14,805,000 107,801,000 101,927,000 108,362,000 113,636,000 107,147,000 97,340,000 114,316,000 111,723,000 117,911,000 101,279,000 121,359,000 103,641,000 114,984,000 112,016,000 112,722,000 101,591,000 89,321,000 73,797,000 82,921,000 75,654,000 89,650,000 62,786,000 74,558,000 68,318,000 67,656,000 67,444,000 70,044,000 66,457,000 71,176,000 57,267,000 66,607,000 65,171,000 62,502,000 58,812,000 58,118,000 58,104,000 59,998,000 62,788,000 68,896,000 61,445,000 59,995,000 53,008,000 72,040,000    45,232,000    44,294,000    46,655,000    36,308,000    28,604,000    26,647,000    22,859,000    26,925,000    43,524,000    26,130,000 
        accrued rebates
      14,538,000 17,828,000 18,185,000 17,749,000  18,146,000 23,422,000 23,766,000                                                                                 
        accrued compensation
      23,617,000 25,414,000 36,408,000 34,674,000 12,258,000 39,947,000 59,663,000 88,781,000 47,025,000 44,525,000 44,277,000 58,872,000 49,089,000 46,306,000 42,632,000 58,272,000 42,540,000 47,580,000 38,506,000 68,938,000 64,214,000 57,547,000 48,450,000 58,058,000 43,300,000 39,077,000 33,450,000 42,545,000 41,415,000 41,819,000 33,386,000 51,490,000 53,017,000 55,523,000 45,471,000 62,210,000 50,457,000 54,047,000 46,497,000 63,737,000 65,179,000 56,258,000 45,802,000 63,931,000 63,595,000 52,707,000 49,064,000 60,690,000 40,326,000 34,496,000 31,497,000 41,916,000 36,985,000 31,503,000 29,887,000 30,222,000 28,491,000 25,793,000 25,811,000 31,339,000 34,065,000 34,874,000 27,787,000 39,062,000 34,797,000 34,055,000 31,188,000 35,592,000 33,882,000 33,254,000 27,969,000 40,188,000 39,941,000 29,455,000 24,601,000 31,205,000 29,191,000 29,972,000 24,494,000 33,517,000 29,098,000 28,520,000 25,603,000 32,858,000 30,036,000 25,781,000 22,571,000 31,274,000 
        accrued income taxes
      24,075,000 36,910,000 9,293,000 7,636,000  4,612,000 7,872,000 7,522,000 10,164,000 4,035,000 7,523,000 12,561,000 3,872,000 5,142,000 7,582,000 9,277,000 3,260,000 3,751,000 4,728,000 4,235,000 2,479,000 2,764,000 3,858,000 3,612,000 3,044,000 1,894,000 1,164,000 5,997,000 12,102,000 9,869,000 10,349,000 11,413,000 22,871,000 21,667,000 31,211,000 21,386,000 30,724,000 23,531,000 15,807,000 15,527,000 21,311,000 9,214,000 12,040,000 11,448,000 5,324,000 4,371,000 2,955,000 7,079,000 7,439,000 4,010,000 8,545,000 5,910,000 11,284,000 7,896,000 11,310,000 7,632,000 18,350,000 19,426,000 16,040,000 10,272,000 15,754,000 11,318,000 14,939,000 12,984,000 15,211,000 13,383,000 10,917,000 8,120,000 15,480,000 10,525,000 14,984,000 12,075,000 19,190,000 17,338,000 14,004,000 5,792,000 6,824,000 8,173,000 14,601,000 9,230,000 7,994,000 10,244,000 16,803,000 11,640,000 13,415,000 13,203,000 16,703,000 13,018,000 
        contract liabilities
      4,597,000 1,532,000 7,447,000 7,903,000  11,125,000 28,388,000 28,723,000 31,389,000 35,613,000 34,300,000 36,935,000 38,404,000 23,362,000                                                                           
        other current liabilities
      101,389,000 125,146,000 156,269,000 120,757,000  135,526,000 144,684,000 148,151,000 155,141,000 138,571,000 137,406,000 144,237,000 149,890,000 175,593,000 189,303,000 196,321,000 133,419,000 143,831,000 157,074,000 138,555,000 130,838,000 145,906,000 154,938,000 145,453,000 159,920,000 165,604,000 160,344,000 114,276,000 134,132,000 131,627,000 143,419,000 139,936,000 136,710,000 135,809,000 127,332,000 105,401,000 110,222,000 108,903,000 94,018,000 94,219,000 100,077,000 91,725,000 90,437,000 92,731,000 106,558,000 98,482,000 101,653,000 98,011,000 48,469,000 46,754,000 48,783,000 51,077,000 48,854,000 47,841,000 49,443,000 47,978,000 61,251,000 55,970,000 55,210,000 55,461,000 50,538,000 47,568,000 45,716,000 47,686,000 46,149,000 43,285,000 45,432,000 45,836,000 42,298,000 44,136,000 42,068,000 47,656,000 48,800,000 34,554,000 33,416,000 36,543,000 36,736,000 30,588,000 34,303,000 39,086,000 31,157,000 29,958,000 28,434,000 28,834,000 26,523,000 24,829,000 27,231,000 24,147,000 
        total current liabilities
      293,168,000 324,853,000 350,480,000 310,750,000  411,279,000 395,581,000 434,775,000 386,152,000 358,752,000 349,203,000 394,600,000 380,071,000 394,441,000 366,744,000 411,375,000 309,791,000 338,559,000 341,130,000 354,225,000 329,465,000 324,270,000 332,127,000 316,868,000 305,032,000 322,302,000 283,276,000 279,879,000 314,047,000 307,567,000 300,708,000 304,143,000 306,622,000 311,051,000 292,671,000 285,132,000 288,482,000 278,636,000 239,384,000 259,348,000 265,917,000 230,052,000 223,456,000 249,083,000 249,014,000 228,388,000 221,452,000 253,283,000 192,061,000 169,508,000 173,704,000 184,006,000 177,255,000 180,249,000 187,856,000 180,873,000 175,258,000 160,194,000 157,197,000 161,741,000 156,034,000 139,675,000 138,354,000 148,113,000 146,646,000 137,470,000 127,307,000 132,340,000 131,906,000 133,963,000 134,116,000 161,710,000 184,550,000 133,131,000 120,393,000 123,456,000 120,694,000 119,092,000 123,644,000 137,209,000 117,742,000 119,627,000 130,318,000 145,577,000 109,055,000 102,303,000 104,558,000 111,572,000 
        long-term debt
      571,950,000 529,756,000 703,602,000 696,120,000 5,817,000 815,823,000 801,951,000 769,614,000 824,745,000 837,357,000 857,423,000 786,484,000 772,056,000 775,202,000 834,127,000 795,291,000 772,673,000 749,092,000 831,791,000 759,086,000 787,493,000 778,209,000 797,805,000 807,710,000 837,770,000 939,753,000 941,395,000 898,194,000 921,520,000 919,102,000 936,897,000 929,342,000 998,852,000 1,019,442,000 994,255,000 881,602,000 910,050,000 917,698,000 913,571,000 844,807,000 898,177,000 875,316,000 901,460,000 891,217,000 676,418,000 684,007,000 705,481,000 714,027,000 345,407,000 354,167,000 352,218,000 351,068,000 359,561,000 377,069,000 379,322,000 298,148,000 296,498,000 295,808,000 297,936,000 299,170,000 259,991,000 248,445,000 236,626,000 225,256,000 219,951,000 218,981,000 237,942,000 237,530,000 238,812,000 239,796,000 247,113,000 219,124,000 218,768,000 124,888,000 137,070,000 142,273,000 133,170,000 134,640,000 130,730,000 120,289,000 133,708,000 136,757,000 115,696,000 118,952,000 49,840,000 46,979,000 52,723,000 54,389,000 
        operating lease liabilities
      41,084,000 33,253,000 36,099,000 33,699,000 11,619,000 34,455,000 41,824,000 40,073,000 42,914,000 44,658,000 45,685,000 50,189,000 53,076,000 54,561,000 54,053,000 51,445,000 52,966,000 56,719,000 56,859,000 57,272,000 60,386,000 55,984,000 46,838,000                                                                  
        other non-current liabilities
      54,130,000 54,653,000 67,352,000 92,429,000  95,634,000                                                                                   
        total liabilities
      1,019,144,000 1,009,650,000 1,213,500,000 1,192,133,000 96,198,000 1,419,003,000 1,378,263,000 1,397,684,000 1,358,185,000 1,381,130,000 1,394,316,000 1,362,100,000 1,362,370,000 1,384,882,000 1,398,025,000 1,395,695,000 1,314,086,000 1,323,778,000 1,408,643,000 1,395,675,000 1,448,739,000 1,444,161,000 1,465,601,000 1,461,200,000 1,482,874,000 1,600,534,000 1,568,874,000 1,471,367,000 1,496,868,000 1,488,436,000 1,508,762,000 1,506,771,000 1,579,761,000 1,610,907,000 1,551,746,000 1,454,390,000 1,473,901,000 1,469,536,000 1,418,967,000 1,381,707,000 1,431,429,000 1,399,747,000 1,406,471,000 1,428,972,000 1,178,860,000 1,192,405,000 1,206,125,000 1,248,842,000 669,163,000 656,840,000 655,851,000 661,997,000 700,444,000 720,389,000 732,549,000 637,127,000 628,716,000 610,469,000 609,448,000 619,200,000 554,738,000 523,382,000 508,852,000 500,097,000 487,021,000 474,690,000 478,426,000 483,638,000 445,232,000 447,768,000 455,309,000 449,436,000                 
        shareholders' equity
                                                                                              
        shareholders' equity-matthews:
                                                                                              
        common stock
      36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  36,334,000 36,334,000 36,334,000  
        additional paid-in capital
      141,689,000 139,979,000 154,617,000 151,753,000  148,922,000 144,588,000 159,497,000 155,584,000 150,344,000 147,094,000 168,211,000 164,640,000 159,948,000 157,393,000 160,255,000 156,942,000 151,891,000 148,425,000 149,484,000 148,959,000 143,324,000 140,008,000 135,187,000 145,814,000 143,034,000 140,526,000 137,774,000 136,211,000 135,055,000 133,675,000 129,252,000 126,273,000 123,835,000 120,294,000 123,432,000 120,724,000 118,024,000 115,292,000 117,088,000 113,698,000 110,750,000 108,730,000 115,890,000 114,428,000 112,056,000 110,787,000 113,225,000 48,581,000 46,911,000 45,689,000 47,315,000 45,805,000 44,391,000 43,834,000 47,893,000 46,502,000 45,864,000 45,193,000 48,554,000 46,779,000 45,341,000 43,941,000 48,294,000 46,509,000   47,436,000 45,987,000 44,487,000  47,250,000 43,326,000 41,982,000  41,570,000 40,540,000 37,261,000  33,953,000 33,240,000 32,382,000  14,113,000    11,699,000 
        retained earnings
      569,946,000 600,502,000 565,278,000 601,007,000  593,958,000 611,358,000 623,063,000 699,037,000 705,113,000 704,043,000 714,727,000 704,366,000 703,102,000 701,658,000 706,749,000 794,581,000 798,548,000 807,581,000 834,208,000 844,732,000 848,254,000 850,436,000 859,002,000 858,220,000 862,581,000 955,593,000 972,594,000 1,050,091,000 1,041,856,000 1,032,885,000 1,040,378,000 1,016,892,000 990,082,000 977,939,000 948,830,000 933,524,000 909,423,000 899,923,000 896,224,000 872,466,000 853,280,000 843,655,000 843,955,000 831,914,000 821,957,000 816,689,000 806,040,000 805,154,000 788,966,000 780,650,000 775,762,000 764,294,000 749,040,000 732,590,000 727,176,000 716,929,000 703,108,000 690,394,000 681,658,000 663,516,000 643,992,000 632,768,000 621,923,000 604,557,000 584,469,000 570,655,000 559,786,000 546,274,000 530,175,000 519,531,000 511,130,000 492,748,000 501,826,000 483,413,000 467,846,000 449,482,000 439,189,000 422,430,000 410,203,000 392,962,000 376,860,000 361,615,000 362,334,000 348,254,000 333,537,000 319,711,000 308,435,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -55,246,000 -50,204,000 -78,010,000 -77,728,000  -175,174,000 -181,491,000 -168,742,000 -174,109,000 -172,504,000 -167,680,000 -174,404,000 -163,856,000 -167,076,000 -169,090,000 -190,191,000 -178,930,000 -161,230,000 -159,114,000 -192,739,000 -218,319,000 -224,493,000 -220,505,000 -240,719,000 -235,691,000 -248,495,000 -215,232,000 -228,361,000 -179,874,000 -180,186,000 -179,034,000 -164,298,000 -174,575,000 -128,342,000 -143,904,000 -154,115,000 -166,695,000 -199,838,000 -206,081,000 -181,868,000 -168,230,000 -144,080,000 -157,711,000 -150,326,000 -124,400,000 -134,804,000 -92,985,000 -66,817,000 -21,998,000 -22,287,000 -22,633,000 -26,940,000 -64,603,000 -67,135,000 -55,778,000 -65,083,000 -64,489,000 -53,206,000 -62,900,000 -58,658,000 -20,311,000 -25,156,000 -38,315,000 -37,136,000 -60,595,000 -42,292,000 -32,663,000 -29,884,000                     
        treasury stock
      -180,504,000 -183,395,000 -197,277,000 -197,534,000  -195,848,000 -197,381,000 -212,994,000 -213,201,000 -209,987,000 -211,029,000 -219,200,000 -219,263,000 -219,615,000 -221,050,000 -225,795,000 -218,055,000 -196,353,000 -188,406,000 -190,739,000 -185,958,000 -184,373,000 -184,809,000 -178,997,000 -203,570,000 -203,307,000 -202,801,000 -200,235,000 -195,920,000 -187,391,000 -181,842,000 -173,315,000 -172,175,000 -170,350,000 -160,577,000 -164,774,000 -162,400,000 -160,191,000 -157,705,000 -159,113,000 -160,164,000 -113,666,000 -112,907,000 -115,033,000 -110,451,000 -110,467,000 -109,414,000 -109,950,000 -282,016,000 -281,859,000 -282,190,000 -283,006,000 -274,831,000 -268,975,000 -267,108,000 -268,499,000 -256,132,000 -248,870,000 -245,734,000 -243,246,000 -213,207,000 -207,778,000 -203,916,000 -207,470,000 -193,724,000 -182,207,000 -178,428,000 -179,454,000 -178,131,000 -173,916,000 -168,681,000 -157,780,000 -151,008,000 -134,204,000 -132,662,000 -132,362,000 -114,522,000 -100,617,000 -92,771,000  -76,017,000 -75,581,000 -76,567,000 -77,061,000 -77,809,000 -78,088,000 -64,146,000 -55,756,000 
        total shareholders' equity
      512,219,000 543,216,000 480,942,000 513,832,000  408,240,000 413,456,000 437,206,000 503,692,000 509,347,000 508,809,000 525,281,000 521,821,000 512,391,000 504,917,000 487,076,000 590,603,000 629,015,000 644,672,000 636,403,000 626,312,000 619,599,000 621,853,000 611,433,000 601,742,000 591,202,000 715,705,000 719,236,000 848,425,000 847,461,000 844,015,000 868,714,000 833,180,000 852,082,000 830,629,000 790,259,000 762,002,000 704,323,000 688,377,000 709,334,000 695,393,000 744,154,000 719,729,000 734,046,000 751,522,000 728,708,000 765,347,000 782,893,000    552,930,000    480,434,000    468,093,000    493,728,000    434,218,000    433,955,000    426,778,000    392,425,000    334,361,000    312,250,000 
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity
      1,531,363,000 1,552,866,000 1,694,442,000 1,705,965,000  1,827,243,000 1,791,719,000 1,834,890,000 1,861,877,000 1,890,477,000 1,903,125,000 1,887,381,000 1,884,191,000 1,897,273,000 1,902,942,000 1,882,771,000 1,904,689,000 1,952,793,000 2,053,315,000 2,032,078,000 2,075,051,000 2,063,760,000 2,087,454,000 2,072,633,000 2,084,616,000 2,191,736,000 2,284,579,000 2,190,603,000 2,345,293,000 2,335,897,000 2,352,777,000 2,375,485,000 2,412,941,000 2,462,989,000 2,382,375,000 2,244,649,000 2,235,903,000 2,173,859,000 2,107,344,000 2,091,041,000 2,126,822,000 2,143,901,000 2,126,200,000 2,163,018,000 1,930,382,000 1,921,113,000 1,971,472,000 2,031,735,000 1,258,870,000 1,228,061,000 1,217,301,000 1,214,927,000 1,210,560,000 1,217,703,000 1,235,035,000 1,128,042,000 1,121,575,000 1,107,543,000 1,086,176,000 1,097,455,000 1,071,462,000 1,052,370,000 1,010,719,000 993,825,000 947,586,000 946,495,000 949,786,000 949,653,000 913,882,000 886,484,000 897,370,000 914,282,000 952,711,000 803,309,000 775,450,000 771,069,000 745,663,000 746,194,000 734,229,000 716,090,000 706,819,000 687,114,000 655,611,000 662,067,000 539,135,000 522,556,000 536,554,000 530,542,000 
        operating lease right-of-use-assets
        51,610,000     60,499,000    71,629,000    71,974,000    80,262,000                                                                     
        liabilities and shareholders' equity
        2,025,000     2,024,000    2,023,000    2,022,000    2,021,000    2,020,000    2,019,000    2,018,000    2,017,000    2,016,000    2,015,000    2,014,000    2,013,000    2,012,000    2,011,000    2,010,000    2,009,000    2,008,000    2,007,000    2,006,000    2,005,000    2,004,000 
        shareholders' equity:
                                                                                              
        class a common stock
        36,334,000     36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000    36,334,000 
        preferred stock, 100 par value, authorized 10,000 shares, none issued
                                                                                              
        total shareholders' equity-matthews
        480,942,000 513,832,000  408,192,000 413,408,000 437,158,000 503,645,000 509,300,000 508,762,000 525,668,000 522,221,000 512,693,000 505,245,000 487,352,000 590,872,000 629,190,000 644,820,000 636,548,000 625,748,000 619,046,000 621,464,000 610,807,000 601,107,000 590,147,000 714,420,000 718,106,000 846,842,000 845,668,000 842,018,000 868,351,000 832,749,000 851,559,000 830,086,000 789,707,000 761,487,000 703,752,000 687,763,000 708,665,000 694,104,000 742,618,000 718,101,000 730,820,000 747,825,000 725,076,000 761,411,000 778,832,000    549,465,000    477,821,000    464,642,000    461,945,000                         
        noncontrolling interests
           48,000 48,000 48,000 47,000 47,000 47,000 -387,000 -400,000 -302,000 -328,000 -276,000 -269,000 -175,000 -148,000 -145,000 564,000 553,000 389,000 626,000 635,000 1,055,000 1,285,000 1,130,000 1,583,000 1,793,000 1,997,000 363,000 431,000 523,000 543,000 552,000 515,000 571,000 614,000 669,000 1,289,000 1,536,000 1,628,000 3,226,000 3,697,000 3,632,000 3,936,000 4,061,000 3,652,000 3,156,000 3,600,000 3,465,000 3,117,000 3,659,000 2,060,000 2,613,000 3,309,000 3,282,000 3,619,000 3,451,000 3,613,000 36,255,000 31,055,000 31,783,000 27,484,000 5,579,000 5,326,000                      
        assets:
                                                                                              
        other current and non-current assets
          18,614,000                                                                                    
        liabilities:
                                                                                              
        other current and non-current liabilities
          27,384,000                                                                                    
        net assets
          354,944,000                                                                                    
        net goodwill at september 30, 2023
          366,015,000                                                                                    
        additions during period
          2,551,000                                                                                    
        translation and other adjustments
          4,578,000                                                                                    
        goodwill write-down
                                                                                              
        net goodwill at september 30, 2024
          373,144,000                                                                                    
        sale of sgk business
                                                                                              
        net goodwill at september 30, 2025
          387,537,000                                                                                    
        current assets held-for-sale
           124,562,000                                                                                   
        non-current assets held-for-sale
           303,448,000                                                                                   
        current liabilities held-for-sale
           70,393,000                                                                                   
        non-current liabilities held-for-sale
           31,971,000                                                                                   
        other assets
            9,982,000 9,576,000 13,009,000 11,885,000 8,696,000 11,325,000 10,441,000 9,509,000 15,023,000 18,955,000 28,343,000 25,400,000 20,385,000 15,521,000 22,596,000 21,216,000 23,311,000 94,379,000 105,793,000 117,005,000 112,405,000 31,455,000 36,210,000 46,845,000 63,310,000 66,216,000 68,208,000 63,967,000 58,887,000 51,758,000 34,054,000 32,647,000 23,777,000 19,895,000 22,130,000 17,080,000 15,576,000 13,773,000 14,271,000 17,549,000 18,590,000 20,027,000 14,879,000 15,275,000 16,263,000 14,402,000 15,375,000 12,511,000 12,357,000 12,083,000 12,953,000 14,827,000 14,822,000 16,354,000 16,373,000 17,581,000 20,904,000 21,101,000 23,618,000 24,588,000 25,570,000 19,999,000 19,181,000 18,268,000 18,633,000 17,754,000 17,830,000 12,771,000 12,421,000 10,670,000   8,125,000 6,125,000    5,899,000    16,745,000 
        other liabilities
            92,233,000 107,534,000 59,210,000 70,691,000 70,275,000 59,572,000 64,883,000 68,588,000 24,231,000 20,575,000 18,933,000 18,371,000 18,180,000 24,915,000 33,315,000 32,213,000 37,187,000 89,263,000 88,439,000 88,437,000 82,717,000 37,087,000 42,227,000 43,005,000 48,923,000 51,979,000 58,882,000 52,661,000 39,664,000 25,680,000 27,985,000 31,017,000 32,156,000 37,430,000 32,219,000 31,700,000 27,326,000 29,139,000 28,444,000 55,869,000 55,780,000 53,296,000 28,023,000 30,296,000 28,148,000 26,993,000 28,536,000 29,891,000 33,178,000 33,194,000 38,471,000 36,481,000 37,957,000 42,745,000 39,011,000 37,063,000 37,589,000 31,234,000 20,842,000                        
        restricted cash, current
                    2,398,000 2,398,000 20,297,000 22,295,000 19,167,000                                                                      
        accrued pension
                    13,798,000 12,437,000 32,721,000 33,544,000 33,990,000 84,803,000 135,108,000 150,995,000 151,457,000 149,848,000 139,046,000 137,284,000 135,790,000 133,762,000 86,024,000 84,562,000 83,331,000 82,035,000 97,028,000 106,352,000 104,341,000 103,273,000 109,343,000 113,317,000 111,698,000 110,941,000 100,349,000 98,939,000 97,082,000 95,753,000 80,263,000 78,924,000 78,956,000 78,550,000 64,903,000 63,959,000 62,894,000 61,642,000 87,028,000 85,656,000 84,538,000 78,563,000 70,097,000 68,920,000 67,830,000 66,714,000 53,091,000 52,094,000 51,227,000 50,276,000 56,884,000 55,826,000 54,787,000 53,734,000 19,833,000 19,223,000 18,617,000 17,208,000 20,484,000 24,706,000 23,948,000 23,629,000             
        postretirement benefits
                    12,038,000 11,983,000 17,909,000 17,897,000 18,010,000 17,958,000 18,545,000 18,629,000 19,976,000 18,600,000 19,880,000 19,926,000 19,986,000 19,963,000 17,457,000 17,407,000 17,470,000 17,753,000 19,037,000 19,125,000 19,366,000 19,273,000 22,641,000 22,548,000 22,280,000 22,143,000 19,267,000 19,435,000 19,356,000 19,415,000 20,430,000 20,312,000 20,421,000 20,351,000 18,278,000 18,270,000 18,153,000 17,956,000 28,633,000 28,364,000 27,935,000 27,725,000 27,484,000 27,125,000 26,762,000 26,417,000 24,121,000 23,818,000 23,612,000 23,307,000 25,364,000 25,090,000 24,753,000 24,599,000 22,366,000 21,982,000 21,530,000 20,918,000 21,398,000 21,125,000 20,945,000 20,743,000     28,959,000 28,084,000 17,258,000  17,356,000 17,418,000 17,418,000  
        restricted cash, non-current
                                                                                              
        restricted cash
                         19,167,000                       12,925,000                                              
        property, plant and equipment: cost
                                      606,257,000 613,194,000 596,107,000  574,916,000 542,445,000 518,296,000  521,116,000 522,207,000 518,798,000  466,601,000 454,866,000 460,379,000  426,767,000 423,414,000 420,192,000  382,338,000 385,844,000 387,498,000  342,679,000 340,639,000 328,305,000  331,205,000 321,157,000 309,531,000  292,485,000 302,671,000 308,770,000  294,083,000 283,806,000 281,264,000  307,578,000 226,420,000 222,026,000  212,828,000 208,353,000 204,936,000  198,674,000 192,956,000 190,434,000  175,696,000 165,869,000 164,632,000  
        less accumulated depreciation
                                      -351,317,000 -351,541,000 -342,263,000  -336,665,000 -318,824,000 -308,730,000  -298,796,000 -292,805,000 -292,026,000  -267,609,000 -256,678,000 -254,490,000  -251,737,000 -247,008,000 -242,073,000  -214,807,000 -216,291,000 -213,943,000  -201,883,000 -200,765,000 -196,326,000  -199,243,000 -189,136,000 -181,969,000  -168,574,000 -171,016,000 -171,304,000  -159,339,000 -151,455,000 -147,207,000  -143,804,000 -140,921,000 -135,167,000  -124,994,000 -120,475,000 -117,607,000  -109,975,000 -104,389,000 -101,342,000  -94,863,000 -93,537,000 -91,102,000  
        deferred income tax
                                                  111,000 215,000                                           
        accounts payable
                                                      53,389,000 45,936,000 42,407,000  41,644,000 46,197,000 41,526,000  43,381,000 37,131,000 41,284,000  46,963,000 35,820,000 38,351,000  38,110,000 32,826,000 26,188,000  25,937,000 26,603,000 24,487,000  28,245,000 25,248,000 21,928,000  20,908,000 24,815,000 23,893,000  21,117,000 20,821,000 30,260,000  24,195,000 22,161,000 21,795,000  
        customer prepayments
                                                      19,626,000 14,840,000 13,821,000 13,531,000 12,409,000 16,193,000 19,613,000 15,883,000                                 
        contingent consideration
                                                        3,726,000 3,726,000 8,559,000 11,873,000 13,059,000 13,298,000                                 
        shareholders’ equity
                                                                                              
        total shareholders’ equity-matthews
                                                      586,055,000 568,065,000 557,850,000  506,999,000 493,655,000 489,872,000  479,144,000 483,230,000 463,287,000  513,111,000 492,733,000 470,812,000  433,081,000 441,190,000 439,503,000                      
        total shareholders’ equity
                                                      589,707,000 571,221,000 561,450,000  510,116,000 497,314,000 491,932,000  482,453,000 486,512,000 466,906,000  516,724,000 528,988,000 501,867,000  460,565,000 446,769,000 444,829,000                      
        arrangement with noncontrolling interest
                                                            10,554,000 10,481,000 10,406,000 10,562,000 9,822,000 10,162,000      25,036,000 26,531,000                      
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                              
        environmental reserve
                                                              5,033,000 5,218,000 5,301,000 5,406,000 5,571,000 5,749,000 5,835,000 5,961,000 6,067,000 6,186,000 6,352,000 6,482,000 6,579,000 6,874,000 7,103,000 7,382,000 7,537,000 7,606,000 7,701,000 7,841,000 8,418,000 8,502,000 8,877,000 9,028,000 9,219,000 9,437,000 9,521,000 9,607,000 9,688,000 10,331,000 10,498,000 10,604,000 
        short-term investments
                                                                 1,391,000 1,392,000 1,392,000 1,394,000 1,395,000 1,396,000 1,392,000 62,000 62,000 62,000 62,000 62,000 62,000 63,000 73,000 81,000 105,000 100,000 91,000 96,000 92,000 85,000 68,000 68,000 67,000 7,683,000 866,000 866,000 858,000 
        other liabilities and deferred revenue
                                                                       18,708,000 14,105,000 15,489,000 15,178,000 15,662,000 16,317,000 12,500,000 10,355,000 13,459,000 15,432,000 14,550,000 13,871,000 12,878,000 13,888,000 12,055,000 17,929,000 17,405,000 26,871,000 23,813,000 15,058,000 14,978,000 17,048,000 15,365,000 
        additional paid in capital
                                                                       44,886,000 43,605,000    43,963,000    39,530,000    35,232,000    30,718,000  13,936,000 13,724,000 13,198,000  
        minority interest and minority interest arrangement
                                                                         31,797,000 29,208,000 27,107,000 28,236,000 30,891,000 33,837,000                
        commitments and contingent liabilities
                                                                                              
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                          -11,022,000 -25,471,000 -17,322,000 -2,979,000 23,799,000 21,859,000 13,246,000 13,390,000 13,376,000 10,719,000 9,129,000 4,386,000 4,849,000 -1,812,000 -3,677,000 -1,359,000 8,685,000 16,055,000 19,768,000 11,538,000 
        shareholders' equity: - sum
                                                                          439,442,000 411,609,000 413,825,000  445,199,000 467,797,000 439,861,000  425,210,000 422,886,000 410,354,000  391,368,000 368,183,000 348,423,000  329,400,000 321,562,000 324,865,000  
        deferred income taxes and other assets
                                                                                  31,112,000 31,673,000   27,848,000 27,709,000 26,742,000  22,229,000 23,644,000 26,472,000  
        pension and postretirement benefits
                                                                                  33,759,000 37,806,000 36,422,000 35,142,000         
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 5,260 and 2,918, respectively
                                                                                     44,965,000         
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,918 and 1,135, respectively
                                                                                         46,397,000     
        estimated finishing costs
                                                                                         4,733,000 4,800,000 4,809,000 4,815,000 4,730,000 
        postretirement benefits other than pensions
                                                                                         17,435,000    17,407,000 
        inventories: materials and finished goods
                                                                                          43,480,000 39,668,000 39,491,000  
        labor and overhead in process
                                                                                          6,491,000 5,370,000 3,770,000  
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,135 and 638, respectively
                                                                                             32,280,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 
                                                                                              
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                              
          net income
        -21,834,000 43,629,000 -27,470,000 15,387,000   -68,161,000 1,777,000 9,027,000 -2,303,000 17,693,000 8,671,000 9,125,000 3,647,000 -80,957,000 2,875,000   -3,668,000 3,366,000   7,400,000 1,849,000 -86,595,000 -10,306,000 -71,491,000 14,424,000 15,194,000 2,984,000 29,536,000 24,345,000 18,072,000 35,158,000 20,783,000 29,308,000 14,868,000 8,974,000 23,600,000 23,792,000 14,266,000 4,503,000 17,002,000 22,022,000 9,428,000 14,836,000 5,524,000 19,639,000 11,251,000 7,906,000 14,816,000 17,898,000 14,055,000 8,003,000 12,207,000 16,385,000 15,192,000 11,420,000 20,647,000 22,171,000 17,119,000 13,523,000 20,614,000 21,209,000 16,295,000 13,656,000 15,633,000 18,068,000 12,742,000 11,289,000 20,392,000 21,378,000 20,283,000 17,431,000 20,225,000 12,029,000 18,501,000 13,971,000 18,979,000 17,706,000 16,852,000 12,907,000 15,682,000 16,154,000 15,263,000 12,725,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                              
          depreciation and amortization
        11,508,000 12,696,000 15,175,000 15,836,000 18,231,000 22,504,000 24,329,000 23,657,000 23,261,000 23,523,000 24,717,000 23,936,000 24,148,000 23,729,000 23,893,000 22,938,000 23,724,000 33,501,000 35,593,000 35,389,000 35,179,000 27,351,000 30,640,000 30,168,000 29,317,000 28,933,000 30,034,000 20,483,000 21,050,000 19,226,000 19,922,000 20,066,000 19,748,000 17,238,000 17,171,000 18,516,000 17,135,000 15,159,000 16,202,000 17,120,000 16,410,000 15,748,000 15,549,000 15,183,000 16,460,000 15,428,000 14,844,000 9,099,000 9,657,000 9,264,000 11,384,000 9,167,000 9,164,000 8,150,000 6,963,000 7,326,000 7,417,000 7,115,000 7,214,000 6,820,000 6,866,000 6,761,000 7,301,000 7,478,000 6,212,000 6,331,000 7,174,000 7,264,000 8,903,000 6,951,000 7,735,000 6,950,000 5,207,000 5,043,000 5,083,000 5,171,000 4,963,000 5,311,000 5,298,000 5,459,000 5,306,000 5,400,000 5,169,000 4,892,000 4,904,000 4,928,000 
          stock-based compensation expense
        5,136,000 4,407,000 3,227,000 8,841,000 6,018,000 4,979,000 4,169,000 5,331,000 4,327,000 4,651,000 3,673,000 5,023,000 4,278,000 4,334,000 3,304,000 5,197,000 5,222,000 3,709,000 2,621,000 5,713,000 4,001,000 3,246,000 1,018,000 2,539,000 2,508,000 2,031,000 1,560,000 1,156,000 1,366,000 3,647,000 2,929,000 2,399,000 2,658,000 5,474,000 2,708,000 2,837,000 2,920,000 6,097,000 2,672,000 2,673,000 2,741,000 2,526,000 2,259,000 2,274,000 2,039,000 2,525,000 1,906,000 1,667,000 1,665,000 1,574,000 1,409,000 1,396,000 1,378,000 1,379,000 1,375,000 1,366,000 1,319,000 1,412,000 1,671,000 1,693,000 1,851,000 1,757,000 1,641,000 1,633,000 1,684,000 1,609,000 1,464,000 1,500,000 1,522,000 1,336,000 1,078,000 1,274,000 1,432,000 1,115,000 931,000 858,000 848,000 872,000 676,000 741,000 1,087,000 1,361,000     
          deferred tax benefit
        20,000 -61,000        -1,000             -4,621,000 -5,831,000    -855,000    -4,843,000 -377,000 -38,052,000                                                     
          gain on sale of assets
        -147,000 -713,000  -228,000 -262,000 -9,572,000   -229,000 -87,000    -17,000 -2,680,000 14,000 -252,000 -276,000 229,000   -569,000 -119,000    -8,357,000 -82,000 -70,000 -58,000 -1,265,000 -112,000   -444,000 71,000 -458,000 55,000 103,000 171,000 -141,000 -206,000 -123,000 -88,000 -34,000 -31,000 343,000 61,000 -34,000 -598,000 -431,000 -472,000 -769,000 -341,000  -122,000 -4,448,000 -63,000            59,000                 
          loss on divestitures
                                                                                              
          loss on debt extinguishment
                                                                                              
          equity and other investment losses
        7,951,000 983,000                                                                                     
          changes in working capital items
        -39,474,000 1,519,000 5,165,000 -7,197,000 -4,192,000 -39,170,000 43,850,000 6,455,000 16,031,000 -51,640,000 -19,372,000 -5,246,000 32,267,000 -43,152,000 37,983,000 -27,235,000 59,658,000 -40,816,000 20,495,000 -10,243,000 6,459,000 -3,729,000 4,641,000 22,342,000 32,566,000 -13,182,000 2,061,000 3,009,000 3,508,000 -21,060,000 -4,037,000 1,921,000 2,181,000 -9,999,000 8,692,000 2,187,000 7,713,000 -12,808,000 7,130,000 13,220,000 5,851,000 -12,486,000 -24,993,000 12,067,000 22,879,000 -12,704,000 8,183,000 8,885,000 -13,751,000 -9,482,000 19,000 4,727,000 -4,813,000 -5,741,000 -654,000 1,556,000 -6,268,000 -11,037,000 325,000 -4,743,000 -15,935,000 -2,740,000 -7,683,000 -3,348,000 4,142,000 6,824,000 -1,316,000 -2,237,000 1,067,000 153,000 -5,783,000 -1,088,000 -5,179,000 10,257,000 4,676,000 284,000 -9,322,000 -10,011,000 8,558,000 -14,309,000 -16,918,000 -5,424,000 -11,276,000 5,507,000 -8,315,000 -5,589,000 
          decrease in other non-current assets
        3,423,000 6,539,000 -1,623,000 2,267,000                                                                                   
          decrease in other non-current liabilities
        2,626,000 -10,111,000 4,642,000 -3,141,000                                                                                   
          other operating activities
        -4,935,000 2,329,000 1,031,000 -12,116,000 -282,000 1,540,000 -1,147,000 2,496,000 2,538,000 -3,229,000 876,000 455,000 1,166,000 -3,817,000 4,506,000 4,787,000 2,056,000 2,551,000 -4,680,000 -15,000 784,000 638,000 5,587,000 13,488,000 -8,150,000 -1,302,000 -4,312,000 3,984,000 2,001,000 -5,125,000 3,306,000 -12,232,000 428,000 3,317,000 -3,400,000                                                    
          net cash from operating activities
        -15,438,000 -51,992,000 10,331,000 -15,200,000 6,328,000 -25,009,000 35,946,000 13,495,000 57,107,000 -27,266,000 2,618,000 32,195,000 80,935,000 -36,224,000 42,493,000 11,644,000 99,879,000 -27,156,000 55,954,000 14,675,000 56,856,000 35,326,000 56,839,000 57,613,000 60,638,000 5,357,000 41,669,000 44,125,000 36,903,000 8,386,000 64,768,000 26,536,000 48,633,000 7,637,000 53,537,000 51,476,000 28,240,000 16,046,000 41,869,000 46,514,000 41,872,000 10,019,000 38,725,000 48,223,000 44,824,000 9,292,000 28,852,000 39,939,000 11,336,000 12,272,000 36,388,000 39,498,000 26,201,000 7,239,000 25,774,000 30,163,000 19,131,000 7,055,000 33,555,000 28,231,000 13,948,000 19,830,000 22,949,000 27,858,000 32,035,000 23,645,000 21,363,000 24,777,000 25,082,000 19,636,000  22,700,000 24,312,000 31,493,000 32,088,000 15,688,000 16,142,000 10,680,000 31,727,000 11,417,000 7,531,000 15,405,000 13,244,000 32,656,000 10,948,000 16,578,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                              
          capital expenditures
        -4,043,000 -5,257,000 -9,428,000 -8,119,000 -8,739,000 -9,532,000 -12,038,000 -9,147,000 -9,960,000 -14,073,000 -13,491,000 -13,335,000 -11,374,000 -12,398,000 -20,724,000 -12,501,000 -15,456,000 -12,640,000 -9,818,000 -8,676,000 -8,284,000 -7,535,000 -9,363,000 -6,404,000 -9,360,000 -9,722,000 -5,725,000 -12,793,000 -10,712,000 -8,458,000 -11,050,000 -10,296,000 -10,207,000 -11,647,000 -12,720,000 -18,965,000 -8,181,000 -5,069,000 -8,985,000 -8,751,000 -9,788,000 -14,158,000 -13,586,000 -15,067,000 -10,330,000 -9,268,000 -10,483,000 -8,895,000 -5,290,000 -4,569,000 -7,656,000 -6,321,000 -5,690,000 -5,257,000 -8,595,000 -8,720,000 -10,193,000 -5,728,000 -6,590,000 -8,163,000 -3,939,000 -3,748,000 -10,387,000 -2,640,000 -4,234,000 -4,176,000 -7,854,000 -4,951,000 -3,518,000 -3,087,000  -3,395,000 -2,342,000 -2,130,000 -6,451,000 -3,519,000 -7,148,000 -3,531,000 -7,419,000 -4,490,000 -3,684,000 -3,804,000 -6,430,000 -13,727,000 -4,746,000 -3,163,000 
          free cash flows
        -19,481,000 -57,249,000 903,000 -23,319,000 -2,411,000 -34,541,000 23,908,000 4,348,000 47,147,000 -41,339,000 -10,873,000 18,860,000 69,561,000 -48,622,000 21,769,000 -857,000 84,423,000 -39,796,000 46,136,000 5,999,000 48,572,000 27,791,000 47,476,000 51,209,000 51,278,000 -4,365,000 35,944,000 31,332,000 26,191,000 -72,000 53,718,000 16,240,000 38,426,000 -4,010,000 40,817,000 32,511,000 20,059,000 10,977,000 32,884,000 37,763,000 32,084,000 -4,139,000 25,139,000 33,156,000 34,494,000 24,000 18,369,000 31,044,000 6,046,000 7,703,000 28,732,000 33,177,000 20,511,000 1,982,000 17,179,000 21,443,000 8,938,000 1,327,000 26,965,000 20,068,000 10,009,000 16,082,000 12,562,000 25,218,000 27,801,000 19,469,000 13,509,000 19,826,000 21,564,000 16,549,000  19,305,000 21,970,000 29,363,000 25,637,000 12,169,000 8,994,000 7,149,000 24,308,000 6,927,000 3,847,000 11,601,000 6,814,000 18,929,000 6,202,000 13,415,000 
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
        -524,000 2,010,000 -55,624,000 -2,218,000   -7,755,000 -5,827,000 -1,759,000     -2,523,000       21,000 -3,121,000 -8,404,000 -1,112,000 -264,000 -33,725,000 -85,964,000 -1,915,000 -3,756,000 -81,831,000 -10,733,000 -1,000 -855,000   -211,767,000        -6,372,000 -3,818,000 -3,135,000 -60,634,000 -11,153,000 -1,331,000 -57,000 -52,911,000 235,000 -5,034,000 -26,659,000 -4,074,000 -13,643,000 -5,095,000 -9,511,000 -6,110,000 -3,978,000 -844,000 -21,000 -7,151,000 -89,393,000   -11,933,000 -3,490,000 -604,000 -7,757,000 -2,332,000 -46,000       
          proceeds from sale of assets
        30,000 3,476,000 6,323,000 319,000 1,359,000 13,249,000         4,560,000 35,000 59,000 301,000 565,000 146,000 376,000 1,689,000 226,000 217,000 118,000 63,000 11,745,000 1,046,000 101,000 361,000 1,347,000 1,627,000 568,000 1,163,000 2,249,000 555,000 953,000 7,000 134,000 223,000 272,000 849,000 150,000 222,000 61,000 629,000 217,000 16,000 17,000 12,000 1,000 30,000 171,000 50,000  872,000 278,000 79,000  182,000 837,000 155,000  72,000 42,000 58,000  151,000 52,000 108,000  589,000 79,000 254,000  206,000 2,980,000 784,000  100,000 37,000 53,000  132,000 702,000 33,000 
          proceeds from sale of investments
                      5,644,000   19,167,000                                        -1,000    118,000      65,000        265,000         
          proceeds from divestitures
        3,229,000 240,168,000                                                                                     
          other investing activities
        -420,000  -63,000  1,104,000 208,000 -113,000  112,000 151,000 4,000                                                                         
          net cash from investing activities
        2,216,000 237,443,000 6,341,000 157,144,000 -5,331,000 1,436,000 -8,337,000 -8,868,000 -15,577,000 -14,186,000 -5,008,000 -22,514,000 -17,050,000 -14,153,000 -41,923,000 -14,190,000 -12,270,000 -12,469,000 9,914,000 -11,053,000 -6,008,000 -5,846,000 -10,117,000 35,937,000 -14,309,000 -14,229,000 6,040,000 -33,332,000 -17,849,000 -15,618,000 -1,720,000 -9,058,000 -43,380,000 -108,178,000 -13,916,000 -22,847,000 -89,059,000 -15,795,000 -8,852,000 -9,383,000 -15,597,000 -13,309,000 -225,203,000 -16,548,000 -23,194,000 1,779,000 -392,370,000 -8,879,000 -5,273,000 -4,557,000 -14,027,000 -10,109,000 -8,654,000 -65,841,000 -8,371,000 -19,001,000 -12,196,000 -5,706,000 -59,040,000 -7,745,000 -8,169,000 -31,858,000 -14,267,000 -16,097,000 -8,649,000 -15,241,000 -13,985,000 -8,782,000 -4,380,000 -5,541,000  -86,754,000 -6,281,000 -3,549,000 -15,682,000 -7,268,000 -5,432,000 -10,306,000 -6,889,000 -4,494,000 -24,062,000 -13,333,000 -93,944,000 -32,194,000 -8,445,000 -4,375,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                              
          proceeds from long-term debt
        663,644,000 202,981,000 432,296,000 432,721,000 244,638,000 250,996,000 530,323,000 223,272,000 216,867,000 274,275,000 253,695,000 197,209,000 174,017,000 240,826,000 212,401,000 222,561,000 167,988,000 174,859,000 240,563,000 135,232,000 128,237,000 121,596,000 183,410,000 28,707,000 789,125,000 153,567,000 78,851,000 243,248,000 32,228,000 149,366,000 22,891,000 54,105,000 117,570,000 509,622,000 44,275,000 133,341,000 105,973,000 133,454,000 12,708,000 55,658,000 421,000 21,634,000 231,956,000 20,033,000 16,460,000 10,928,000 395,357,000 5,017,000 7,652,000 7,683,000 1,603,000 337,000 33,258,000 80,311,000 32,330,000 13,016,000 2,900,000 5,084,000 54,076,000 23,395,000 15,774,000 23,862,000 20,000,000 12,981,000 11,274,000 14,210,000 8,972,000 9,820,000 3,175,000 32,161,000 14,023,000 104,585,000 772,000 8,889,000 25,820,000 17,607,000 12,343,000 20,000,000 -7,011,000 14,134,000 30,972,000 7,327,000 91,069,000 10,896,000 843,000 779,000 
          payments on long-term debt
        -622,070,000 -374,981,000 -429,001,000 -553,231,000 -226,369,000 -219,047,000 -589,441,000 -237,125,000 -237,813,000 -211,696,000 -240,477,000 -201,531,000 -233,859,000 -208,104,000 -190,476,000 -198,260,000 -250,871,000 -102,514,000 -268,306,000 -130,308,000 -164,146,000 -139,635,000 -217,633,000 -142,100,000 -789,428,000 -131,931,000 -111,284,000 -241,120,000 -38,668,000 -128,659,000 -84,275,000 -71,782,000 -98,788,000 -396,321,000 -76,729,000 -142,741,000 -101,444,000 -67,533,000 -59,085,000 -23,335,000 -27,594,000 -10,366,000 -17,893,000 -29,510,000 -34,890,000 -17,925,000 -29,952,000 -13,995,000 -8,221,000 -6,263,000 -9,171,000 -20,067,000 -38,662,000 -15,393,000 -34,005,000 -11,384,000 -4,328,000 -3,339,000 -10,685,000 -14,550,000 -10,931,000 -12,048,000 -20,517,000 -7,978,000 -25,990,000 -12,822,000 -13,482,000 -20,383,000 -19,769,000 -16,157,000 -16,864,000 -38,540,000 -14,603,000 -15,200,000 -17,933,000 -17,907,000 -9,540,000 -12,644,000 -6,145,000   -11,357,000 -9,331,000 -8,046,000 -5,621,000 -4,853,000 
          purchases of treasury stock
        -535,000 -5,163,000 -106,000 -7,696,000 -151,000 -4,275,000 -49,000 -3,305,000 -35,000 -17,185,000 -39,000 -79,000 -288,000 -2,451,000 -7,731,000 -21,848,000 -9,703,000 -2,435,000 -5,709,000 -1,663,000 -249,000 -4,237,000 -2,056,000 -21,000 -506,000 -1,845,000 -4,312,000 -8,529,000 -5,535,000 -7,751,000 -1,090,000 -1,786,000 -13,890,000 -4,415,000 -2,374,000 -2,478,000 -2,674,000 -6,499,000 -95,000 -49,694,000 -1,479,000 -6,730,000 -4,670,000 -7,000 -1,874,000 -8,016,000 -5,266,000 -372,000 -272,000 -3,995,000 -8,093,000 -6,270,000 -2,729,000 -4,530,000 -12,109,000 -7,610,000 -4,009,000 -7,289,000 -30,224,000 -6,943,000 -4,657,000 -2,743,000 -14,363,000 -11,556,000 -4,243,000 -5,143,000 -1,414,000 -4,215,000 -3,865,000 -19,268,000 -17,378,000 -16,755,000 -4,816,000 -4,318,000 -19,800,000 -24,825,000 -9,256,000 -2,645,000 -16,614,000 -841,000   -1,000 -854,000 -15,095,000 -11,983,000 
          dividends
        -8,061,000 -9,474,000 -8,019,000 -7,693,000 -7,810,000 -9,237,000 -7,346,000 -7,372,000 -7,411,000 -9,280,000 -7,018,000 -7,058,000 -7,123,000 -7,003,000 -6,873,000 -6,860,000 -7,128,000 -6,824,000 -6,848,000 -6,877,000 -7,171,000 -6,808,000 -6,624,000 -6,630,000 -6,648,000 -6,535,000 -6,366,000 -6,394,000 -6,446,000 -6,414,000 -6,109,000 -6,418,000 -6,039,000 -6,071,000 -5,569,000 -5,384,000 -5,420,000 -5,389,000 -5,038,000 -4,729,000 -4,732,000 -4,914,000 -4,933,000 -4,304,000 -4,308,000 -4,302,000 -4,278,000 -3,075,000 -3,017,000 -3,026,000 -2,982,000 -2,737,000 -2,819,000 -2,744,000 -2,728,000 -2,504,000 -2,544,000 -2,549,000 -2,554,000 -2,351,000 -2,358,000 -2,369,000 -2,352,000 -2,092,000 -2,117,000 -2,127,000 -2,121,000 -1,969,000 -1,982,000 -2,127,000 -1,856,000 -1,847,000 -1,870,000 -1,864,000 -1,861,000 -1,736,000 -1,742,000 -1,744,000 -1,737,000 -1,605,000 -1,607,000 -1,603,000 -1,602,000 -1,437,000 -1,437,000 -1,449,000 
          proceeds from net investment hedges
                                                                                             
          acquisition holdback and deferred purchase price payments
                                                                                             
          payment of debt redemption premium
                                                                                              
          payment of debt issuance costs
                                                                                              
          net cash from financing activities
        18,238,000 -186,637,000 -4,830,000 -172,991,000 15,114,000 18,437,000 -30,947,000 -7,114,000 -33,096,000 36,114,000 6,162,000 -11,458,000 -67,221,000 22,322,000 6,563,000 -5,101,000 -101,036,000 62,361,000 -43,022,000 -4,377,000 -44,078,000 -31,375,000 -49,162,000 -123,675,000 -11,331,000 11,916,000 -44,879,000 -14,798,000 -21,183,000 5,818,000 -74,886,000 -25,881,000 -1,147,000 102,815,000 -40,397,000 -17,262,000 -3,565,000 54,047,000 -51,623,000 -21,102,000 -33,384,000 -2,739,000 185,118,000 -13,659,000 -24,656,000 -15,588,000 361,767,000 -12,208,000 -7,553,000 -3,946,000 -20,399,000 -28,798,000 -15,430,000 52,831,000 -16,512,000 -8,483,000 -7,910,000 -8,066,000 38,923,000 -32,960,000 -1,863,000 6,303,000 -16,471,000 -8,616,000 -21,248,000 -5,154,000 -7,969,000 -16,747,000 -21,513,000 -7,369,000 -7,608,000 48,600,000 -15,156,000 -12,718,000 -13,505,000 -14,727,000 -4,093,000 5,219,000 -32,544,000 -8,477,000 21,007,000 -8,752,000 79,565,000 -2,961,000 -20,035,000 -14,304,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
        -285,000 110,000 209,000 1,184,000 622,000 -2,167,000 1,409,000 -265,000 -858,000 1,158,000 -966,000 -844,000 136,000 1,757,000 -1,862,000 -2,282,000 -652,000 -928,000 -733,000 5,000 -965,000 1,736,000 870,000 691,000 -2,044,000 1,038,000 -1,131,000 -122,000 23,000 -322,000 -305,000 -2,713,000 583,000 353,000 1,539,000 1,782,000 1,580,000 -3,602,000 -166,000 -878,000 1,335,000 -1,061,000 3,768,000 1,298,000 -3,383,000 -1,603,000 -3,261,000 174,000 215,000 137,000 1,163,000 2,742,000 -4,195,000 1,118,000 2,676,000 -2,658,000 1,172,000 -471,000 -7,887,000 6,863,000 2,691,000 -266,000 11,530,000 -8,105,000 -1,032,000 -1,154,000 6,430,000 3,065,000 -2,760,000 -4,242,000   3,542,000 175,000 4,108,000 -210,000 832,000 748,000 475,000 1,865,000 -112,000 -599,000 427,000 -3,385,000 -784,000 734,000 
          net change in cash and cash equivalents including balances classified as assets held-for-sale
                                                                                              
          less: net change in cash and cash equivalents classified as assets held-for-sale
                                                                                              
          net change in cash and cash equivalents
        4,731,000 -1,076,000 12,050,000 -19,863,000 6,733,000 -7,303,000  -2,752,000 7,576,000 -4,180,000          -750,000 5,805,000 -159,000 -1,570,000 -29,434,000 32,954,000 4,082,000 1,699,000 -4,127,000 -2,106,000 -1,736,000 -12,143,000 -11,116,000 4,689,000 2,627,000 763,000 13,149,000 -62,804,000 50,696,000 -18,772,000 15,151,000 -5,774,000 -7,090,000 2,408,000 19,314,000 -6,409,000 -6,120,000 -5,012,000 19,026,000 -1,275,000 3,906,000 3,125,000 3,333,000 -2,078,000 -4,653,000 3,567,000 21,000 197,000 -7,188,000 5,551,000 -5,611,000 6,607,000 -5,991,000                         
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
        32,433,000 40,816,000  42,101,000          41,334,000                                                               
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        4,731,000 31,357,000  -19,863,000 6,733,000 33,513,000  -2,752,000 7,576,000 37,921,000          -750,000 5,805,000 41,175,000  -29,434,000                                                               
          gain on divestitures
         -113,209,000                                                                                     
          deferred tax expense
          7,288,000 22,254,000                                                                                   
          gain on sale of sgk business
          1,964,000                                                                                    
          gains on other divestitures and sale of assets
                                                                                              
          asset write-downs
                      33,000 -469,000                                                                       
          goodwill write-downs
                                                                                              
          defined benefit plan settlement losses
                  1,271,000                                                                         
          defined benefit plan settlement payments
                  -24,242,000                                                                         
          proceeds from the settlement of cash flow hedges
                                                                                            
          payments of divestiture transaction costs
                                                                                              
          purchases of investments
                 -70,000              -4,570,000 -1,000    -63,000 -125,000 -16,000 -11,730,000                         2,000 -35,000 -1,606,000  -4,000 -1,612,000  -4,000 -5,000 -2,606,000  -12,000 -2,492,000 -1,673,000  -468,000 -529,000 -67,000  -62,000 -55,000 -49,000  -11,087,000   
          proceeds from sale of sgk business
                                                                                             
          proceeds from other divestitures
                                                                                             
          acquisition holdback and contingent consideration payments
                      -112,000   -225,000 -1,556,000 -5,526,000 -2,950,000 -1,087,000 -652,000 -1,071,000                                                            
          payments of debt issuance costs
              -5,450,000                                                                               
          payments on net investment hedges
                                                                                             
          other financing activities
                  1,000 1,000 32,000 -946,000 -646,000 -694,000 -709,000 -725,000 -737,000 -761,000 -749,000 -735,000 -733,000 -681,000 -2,787,000 -688,000 -697,000 -703,000 -712,000 -724,000                                                        
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                              
          cash paid during the year for:
                                                                                              
          interest
                                                                                              
          income taxes
                                                                                              
          loss on other divestitures
                                                                                              
          investments and advances
                        -130,000     20,000 -86,000     -4,117,000 -7,371,000                                                         
          loss on divestiture
                                   4,465,000                                                         
          proceeds from divestiture
                                  8,254,000                                                         
          proceeds from net investment hedge
                                                                                              
          net loss
             -3,472,000            -19,810,000    -1,992,000                                                                 
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                              
          decrease in other assets
             6,996,000 6,123,000 2,766,000 5,836,000 5,888,000 5,026,000 1,015,000 1,774,000 1,524,000 5,170,000 9,100,000 3,711,000 2,112,000 12,483,000 76,000 1,041,000 1,515,000 11,316,000 -511,000                          2,645,000 1,258,000   59,000 870,000 2,058,000 -5,000 1,533,000                          1,278,000 1,649,000 1,185,000 
          decrease in other liabilities
             -8,814,000 -4,862,000 -4,552,000   -4,115,000 -2,665,000              -1,073,000        -1,931,000  -2,971,000 -1,113,000 -928,000  -1,306,000 -180,000 -87,000  -9,809,000 -3,212,000 -1,395,000    -1,596,000  5,649,000 4,749,000 -7,534,000 -1,279,000 -257,000 1,834,000 -4,152,000 -483,000   -856,000    -3,467,000             -624,000     735,000   
          gain on divestitures and sale of assets
                                                                                              
          proceeds from the settlement of net investment hedges
                                                                                              
          net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                  2,806,000 -2,621,000 -3,200,000 -26,298,000 5,271,000 -9,929,000 -14,079,000 21,808,000                                                                     
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year
                  71,414,000 68,343,000                                                                     
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year
                                                                                              
          deferred tax provision
               -24,298,000   -22,306,000 412,000 314,000 -46,000 -30,250,000 -2,696,000 -63,000 47,000 3,191,000 37,000 223,000 707,000    2,392,000    1,050,000                                                         
          loss on sale of assets
                                                                      40,000 63,000 22,000 46,000                     
          increase in other liabilities
                 -4,068,000    545,000   -2,850,000 -39,121,000 -10,282,000 -19,026,000 4,149,000 8,813,000 1,926,000 4,067,000   4,498,000 2,105,000 1,096,000 -159,000 -3,895,000 7,044,000                                     -780,000 -485,000  -1,004,000 279,000 442,000  182,000 -1,793,000 1,864,000   -1,768,000 1,368,000    996,000 
          transactions with noncontrolling interests
                                                                                              
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
                   -2,621,000 -3,200,000 45,116,000  -9,929,000 -14,079,000 90,151,000                                                                     
          gain on sale of ownership interests in subsidiaries
                                                                                              
          losses from equity-method investments
                                                                                              
          other investment losses
                                                                                              
          pension settlement loss
                      30,856,000                                                                     
          proceeds from sale of ownership interests in subsidiaries
                                                                                              
          non-cash investing and financing activities:
                                                                                              
          contribution of treasury stock to the company's principal defined benefit retirement plan
                                                                                              
          other investment loss
                       -1,000 123,000 91,000                                                                     
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                              
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                                              
          loss on sale of ownership interests in subsidiaries
                                                                                              
          realized loss on cost-method investments
                                                                                              
          other investment gains
                                                                                              
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                              
          gain on sale of ownership interest in a subsidiary
                                                                                              
          unrealized gain on investments
                             -654,000      -126,000 -1,184,000 1,990,000 -533,000 -572,000 290,000 -489,000  -542,000 -602,000 -809,000  -262,000 -133,000 -424,000  -117,000    -408,000 -175,000 -700,000                                     
          loss from equity-method investments
                               2,197,000                                                               
          goodwill write-down
                                                                                             
          proceeds from sale of ownership interest in subsidiary
                                                                                              
          unrealized loss on investments
                                                                                              
          proceeds from sale of cost-method investments
                                                                                              
          acquisition of long-term asset under financing arrangement
                                      14,544,000                                                     
          contribution of treasury stock to principal retirement plan
                                                                                              
          loss on sale of ownership interests in a subsidiary
                                                                                              
          unrealized gain on investments in mutual funds
                                                                                              
          proceeds from sale of ownership interests in a subsidiary
                                                                                              
          unrealized loss on investments in mutual funds
                                                                                              
          unrealized (gain) loss on investments in mutual funds
                                 -1,048,000                                                             
          income from equity-method investments
                                 407,000                                                             
          increase in other assets
                                 -1,495,000  27,000   2,060,000 -3,740,000 -2,856,000 -5,336,000  -2,122,000 -7,928,000 -1,177,000  -1,262,000 -1,478,000 -1,703,000    -98,000  -1,030,000               -633,000 970,000 -1,092,000 -2,421,000 -819,000 -913,000 386,000 -899,000 127,000 -1,434,000 -358,000 -1,988,000 -3,698,000 -452,000 1,348,000 -2,311,000  91,000 4,000 -275,000     
          proceeds from the exercise of stock options
                                          14,000 1,225,000 3,383,000 1,798,000                                             
          payment of acquisition holdback
                                                                                              
          decrease (increase) in other assets
                                     1,426,000              2,447,000                1,207,000 3,323,000 197,000                         
          gain on sale of investments
                                                                                              
          increase in pension and postretirement benefit obligations
                                                                                              
          increase in pension and postretirement benefits
                                       -7,740,000 3,434,000 2,833,000  -1,581,000 4,378,000 3,318,000  3,027,000 3,710,000 3,041,000  2,926,000 1,328,000 1,945,000  1,821,000 2,051,000 2,318,000  3,401,000 3,306,000 3,336,000  3,213,000 3,129,000 3,137,000  2,618,000 2,388,000 2,573,000  2,625,000 2,669,000 2,501,000  1,208,000 1,269,000 1,084,000   1,063,000 645,000  -4,046,000 1,384,000 1,280,000         
          (gain) loss on sale of assets
                                         -576,000                          -1,460,000 -770,000 -118,000            23,000             
          change in deferred taxes
                                          13,327,000 -2,773,000 -202,000 -627,000 -2,976,000 -1,102,000   21,716,000 -1,566,000    342,000    924,000 -715,000 -72,000  -1,362,000 -289,000 -1,060,000  -189,000 438,000 -867,000  -2,101,000 -1,289,000 -1,083,000  -464,000 -677,000 -616,000  -482,000 634,000 -2,027,000  1,131,000 512,000 -181,000 -1,201,000 -50,000 -612,000 -287,000 2,089,000 -241,000 -459,000 413,000 
          trade name write-offs
                                                                                            
          proceeds from sale of subsidiary
                                                  10,418,000                                         
          restricted cash
                                                                                            
          payment on contingent consideration
                                                         -1,773,000                                    
          settlement of multi-employer pension plan obligation
                                                                                              
          other
                                            -8,471,000 -1,208,000 2,166,000 -9,557,000 90,000 -264,000 -3,779,000 2,884,000 -5,492,000 -3,609,000 -2,909,000 1,909,000 -1,015,000 851,000 -268,000                                    
          transaction with noncontrolling interests
                                               -67,000                                               
          acquisition of equipment under capital lease
                                                            705,000             2,068,000                 
          changes in deferred taxes
                                                 -629,000                                             
          transaction with noncontrolling interest
                                                 -4,161,000                                             
          proceeds from the sale of treasury stock
                                                  108,000 129,000 51,000 3,727,000 5,906,000 217,000 173,000 1,655,000 18,000 432,000 41,000 483,000 3,000 -1,000 237,000 28,000 289,000 1,079,000 338,000 153,000 753,000 23,000 54,000 672,000 63,000 888,000 255,000 12,561,000 1,233,000 4,685,000 713,000 470,000 10,274,000 3,659,000 2,121,000 159,000 448,000 1,095,000 326,000 543,000 874,000 1,275,000 3,202,000 
          payments on contingent consideration
                                                                                              
          distributions to noncontrolling interests
                                                       -1,000 -493,000     28,024,000 -33,623,000 -35,000 -586,000                        
          payments of contingent consideration
                                                                                              
          increase in deferred taxes
                                                     -7,605,000                                         
          gain on sale of investment
                                                                                              
          purchases of investment securities
                                                                                             -44,000 
          proceeds from dispositions of investments
                                                                                              
          decrease (increase) in deferred taxes
                                                         90,000                                     
          payment of contingent consideration
                                                             -5,296,000                                 
          gain on investments
                                                                 -1,250,000  -250,000 -300,000 -400,000                         
          proceeds from dispositions of assets
                                                                                              
          excess tax benefit of share-based compensation arrangements
                                                               4,000 -1,000  33,000 6,000 34,000                         
          tax benefit on exercised stock options
                                                                                              
          loss on sale of investments
                                                                                              
          (gain) loss on investments
                                                                       375,000 -250,000 -351,000                     
          tax benefit of exercised stock options
                                                                       6,000 8,000 56,000  40,000 58,000  81,000 827,000 84,000  2,332,000 572,000 897,000  106,000 429,000 281,000  470,000 405,000 1,890,000 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                       -4,960,000 1,106,000 2,096,000  2,313,000 -3,571,000 2,484,000  -14,965,000 6,417,000 15,401,000  -6,517,000 7,449,000 6,341,000      -5,884,000 -18,316,000 -1,367,000 
          distributions to minority interests
                                                                          -2,291,000 -236,000 -157,000 -151,000 -1,022,000 -234,000 -472,000 -129,000 -766,000 -1,282,000 -344,000 -184,000 -3,726,000     
          minority interest
                                                                          1,452,000 901,000 111,000 -13,000 1,241,000 785,000 715,000 552,000 900,000 722,000 591,000 520,000 959,000 720,000 704,000 588,000 1,973,000    
          (gain) loss on dispositions of assets
                                                                                              
          (decrease) increase in other liabilities
                                                                                              
          decrease in pension and postretirement benefit obligations
                                                                                              
          net income on sale of assets
                                                                           -982,000                   
          proceeds from disposition of investments
                                                                                   3,000    4,000    5,000   
          capital expenditures financed by capital leases
                                                                                              
          loss on investments
                                                                             777,000                 
          increase (decrease) in deferred taxes
                                                                                              
          impairment charges
                                                                                              
          loss on dispositions of assets
                                                                                              
          increase (decrease) in other liabilities
                                                                                              
          (decrease) increase in pension and postretirement benefit obligations
                                                                                              
          net cash provided by operating activities
                                                                                              
          net cash used in investing activities
                                                                                              
          net gain on sale of assets
                                                                               146,000      -635,000    -72,000     
          decrease in pension and postretirement benefits
                                                                                              
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                              
          gain on dispositions of assets
                                                                                              
          (decrease) increase in pension and postretirement benefits
                                                                                              
          net (gain) loss on sale of assets
                                                                                            -255,000 -65,000 
          net loss on dispositions of assets
                                                                                              
          (increase) decrease in other assets
                                                                                              
          increase in postretirement benefits
                                                                                      1,019,000 1,412,000 2,752,000 -176,000   1,000 11,000 
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                       311,000 4,364,000 -7,279,000     
          payments on long‑term debt
                                                                                              
          increase in estimated finishing costs
                                                                                         15,000  -10,000 -5,000 84,000 
          acquisitions
                                                                                         -9,533,000  -7,517,000 -5,481,000 -1,212,000 
          net loss on investments
                                                                                              
          increase (decrease) in estimated finishing costs
                                                                                              
          increase (decrease) in postretirement benefits
                                                                                              
          dividends to minority interests
                                                                                          -1,113,000    
          decrease in postretirement benefits
                                                                                              
          proceeds from disposition of investment securities
                                                                                             11,000 
          decrease in estimated finishing costs