Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies (Details)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Sep. 30, 2010
Sep. 30, 2009
Commitments and Contingencies.      
Rental expense charged to income $ 9.0 $ 7.9 $ 7.3
Aggregate future minimum lease payments for operating leases, excluding renewable periods      
2012 6.7    
2013 3.9    
2014 1.5    
2015 0.4    
2016 0.2    
Thereafter 0.1    
Future minimum operating lease payments, excluding renewable periods 12.8    
General claims and lawsuits
     
Commitments and Contingencies      
Deductibles and self-insured retentions per occurrence or per claim, low end of range 0.5    
Deductibles and self-insured retentions per occurrence or per claim, high end of range 1.0    
Funeral Consumers Alliance, Inc. ("FCA") antitrust litigation
     
Commitments and Contingencies      
Number of co-defendants three    
Damages sought by plaintiffs, low end of range 947.0    
Damages sought by plaintiffs, high end of range 1,460.0    
Approximate number of product units on which damages are sought by the purported class members 1,000,000    
Cumulative legal and related costs $ 28.8    
Matthews Litigation
     
Commitments and Contingencies      
Number of additional defendants 2    
Number of former employees of certain Matthews' entities hired by Batesville 2