10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number: 1-11961

CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	76-0423828
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3040 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 300
Houston, Texas, 77056
(Address of principal executive offices)

(713) 332-8400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Large accelerated filer	o	Accelerated filer	x
Non-accelerated filer	o  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  o    No  x

The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, outstanding as of April 22, 2016 was 16,630,583.

CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC.

INDEX

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements	3
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016	3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016	4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016	5
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	6
Cautionary Statement on Forward–Looking Statements	24
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	25
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	32
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	33
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	34
Item 1A. Risk Factors	34
Item 6. Exhibits	34
SIGNATURE	35
INDEX OF EXHIBITS	36

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

				(unaudited)
	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	535		$	871
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for bad debts of $1,054 in 2015 and $943 in 2016	18,181			17,911
Inventories	5,654			5,782
Prepaid expenses	4,684			4,770
Other current assets	4,707			3,853
Total current assets	33,761			33,187
Preneed cemetery trust investments	63,291			60,432
Preneed funeral trust investments	85,553			83,132
Preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of $2,042 in 2015 and $2,046 in 2016	27,998			28,224
Receivables from preneed trusts	13,544			13,050
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $103,306 in 2015 and $105,016 in 2016	214,874			216,864
Cemetery property, net of accumulated amortization of $30,289 in 2015 and $31,282 in 2016	75,597			75,784
Goodwill	264,416			264,416
Deferred charges and other non-current assets	10,978			10,748
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	43,127			41,341
Total assets	$	833,139		$	827,178
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	12,236		$	12,533
Accounts payable	7,917			6,162
Other liabilities	524			2,535
Accrued liabilities	16,541			14,623
Total current liabilities	37,218			35,853
Long-term debt, net of current portion	103,495			139,413
Revolving credit facility	91,514			52,633
Convertible subordinated notes due 2021	115,227			116,278
Obligations under capital leases, net of current portion	2,875			2,816
Deferred preneed cemetery revenue	56,721			56,692
Deferred preneed funeral revenue	31,748			31,209
Deferred tax liability	39,956			38,968
Other long-term liabilities	5,531			5,782
Deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust	63,291			60,432
Deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust	85,553			83,132
Care trusts’ corpus	42,416			41,292
Total liabilities	675,545			664,500
Commitments and contingencies:
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value; 80,000,000 shares authorized; 22,497,873 and 22,481,301 issued as of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, respectively	225			225
Additional paid-in capital	214,250			214,763
Retained earnings	3,385			7,956
Treasury stock, at cost; 5,849,316 shares at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016	(60,266		)	(60,266		)
Total stockholders’ equity	157,594			162,678
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	833,139		$	827,178

The accompanying condensed notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited and in thousands, except per share data)

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Revenues:
Funeral	$	50,137		$	49,302
Cemetery	13,116			14,029
	63,253			63,331
Field costs and expenses:
Funeral	28,415			27,781
Cemetery	7,302			7,862
Depreciation and amortization	2,802			3,336
Regional and unallocated funeral and cemetery costs	2,525			3,049
	41,044			42,028
Gross profit	22,209			21,303
Corporate costs and expenses:
General and administrative costs and expenses	7,170			9,247
Home office depreciation and amortization	520			398
	7,690			9,645
Operating income	14,519			11,658
Interest expense	(2,550		)	(2,851		)
Accretion of discount on convertible subordinated notes	(827		)	(927		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—			(567		)
Other income (loss)	(119		)	305
Income before income taxes	11,023			7,618
Provision for income taxes	(4,605		)	(3,047		)
Net income	$	6,418		$	4,571
Basic earnings per common share:	$	0.35		$	0.27
Diluted earnings per common share:	$	0.34		$	0.27
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.025		$	0.025
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic	18,208			16,459
Diluted	18,804			16,650

The accompanying condensed notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited and in thousands)

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	6,418		$	4,571
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net gain on sale and disposal of assets	—			(187		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—			567
Depreciation and amortization	3,322			3,734
Amortization of deferred financing costs	226			221
Accretion of discount on convertible subordinated notes	827			927
Provision for losses on accounts receivable	424			523
Stock-based compensation expense	1,089			1,297
Deferred income tax expense	1,559			379
Changes in operating assets and liabilities that provided (required) cash:
Accounts and preneed receivables	56			(479		)
Inventories and other current assets	3,224			(727		)
Deferred charges and other	111			230
Preneed funeral and cemetery trust investments	(760		)	7,560
Accounts payable	(9		)	(1,755		)
Accrued and other liabilities	(5,020		)	(147		)
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenue	(82		)	(568		)
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	1,237			(6,404		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	12,622			9,742
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions and land for new construction	(4,250		)	(2,685		)
Purchase of land and buildings previously leased	(600		)	—
Net proceeds from the sale of assets	—			555
Capital expenditures	(5,798		)	(3,595		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(10,648		)	(5,725		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on the revolving credit facility	10,600			11,500
Payments against the revolving credit facility	(10,100		)	(50,100		)
Borrowings on the term loan	—			39,063
Payments against the term loan	(2,344		)	(2,813		)
Payments on other long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	(370		)	(321		)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan contributions	212			228
Dividends on common stock	(463		)	(415		)
Payment of loan origination costs related to the credit facility	(13		)	(717		)
Excess tax benefit (deficiency) of equity compensation	408			(106		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,070		)	(3,681		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(96		)	336
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	413			535
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	317		$	871

The accompanying condensed notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

1.BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company

Carriage Services, Inc. (“Carriage”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is a leading provider of deathcare services and merchandise in the United States. As of March 31, 2016, we operated 167 funeral homes in 27 states and 32 cemeteries in 11 states.

Our operations are reported in two business segments: Funeral Home Operations and Cemetery Operations. Funeral homes are principally service businesses that provide funeral services (traditional burial and cremation) and sell related merchandise, such as caskets and urns. Cemeteries are primarily sales businesses that provide interment rights (grave sites and mausoleums) and related merchandise, such as markers and memorials.

Principles of Consolidation and Interim Condensed Disclosures

Our unaudited consolidated financial statements include the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Our interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited but include all adjustments, which consist of normal, recurring accruals, that are necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and results of operations as of and for the interim periods presented. Our unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in a manner consistent with the accounting principles described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 unless otherwise disclosed herein, and should be read in conjunction therewith.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period financial statement presentation with no effect on our previously reported results of operations, consolidated financial position, or cash flows.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

We consider all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, realization of accounts receivable, goodwill, intangible assets, property and equipment and deferred tax assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience, third-party data and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. The results of these considerations form the basis for making judgments about the amount and timing of revenues and expenses, the carrying value of assets and the recorded amounts of liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates and such estimates may change if the underlying conditions or assumptions change. Historical performance should not be viewed as indicative of future performance, as there can be no assurance that our results of operations will be consistent from year to year.

Funeral and Cemetery Operations

We record the revenue from sales of funeral and cemetery merchandise and services when the merchandise is delivered or the service is performed. Sales of cemetery interment rights are recorded as revenue in accordance with the retail land sales provisions for accounting for sales of real estate. This method provides for the recognition of revenue in the period in which the customer’s cumulative payments exceed 10% of the contract price related to the interment right. Costs related to the sales of interment rights, which include real property and other costs related to cemetery development activities, are charged to operations using the specific identification method in the period in which the sale of the interment right is recognized as revenue. We recorded amortization expense for cemetery property of approximately $0.8 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively. Sales taxes collected are recognized on a net basis in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Allowances for bad debts and customer cancellations are provided at the date that the sale is recognized as revenue and are based on our historical experience and the current economic environment. We also monitor changes in delinquency rates and provide additional bad debt and cancellation reserves when warranted. When preneed sales of funeral services and merchandise are funded through third-party insurance policies, we earn a commission on the sale of the policies. Insurance commissions are

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recognized as revenues at the point at which the commission is no longer subject to refund, which is typically one year after the policy is issued.

Accounts receivable included approximately $8.2 million and $7.4 million of funeral receivables at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, respectively, and $9.7 million and $10.2 million of cemetery receivables at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, respectively. For 2015 and 2016, accounts receivable also included minor amounts of other receivables. Non-current preneed receivables represented the payments expected to be received beyond one year from the balance sheet date. Non-current preneed receivables consisted of approximately $7.3 million of funeral receivables at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 and $20.7 million and $20.9 million of cemetery receivables at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, respectively. Bad debt expense totaled approximately $0.4 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment (including equipment under capital leases) are stated at cost. The costs of ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred, while renewals and betterments are capitalized. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (including equipment under capital leases) is computed based on the straight-line method.

Property, plant and equipment was comprised of the following at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016:

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Land	$	65,433		$	67,868
Buildings and improvements	180,804			180,711
Furniture, equipment and automobiles	71,943			73,301
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	318,180			321,880
Less: accumulated depreciation	(103,306		)	(105,016		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	214,874		$	216,864

We recorded depreciation expense of approximately $2.6 million and $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively. During the first quarter of 2016, we acquired real estate for $2.7 million for funeral home expansion projects. 

Stock Plans and Stock-Based Compensation

We have stock-based employee and director compensation plans under which we may grant restricted stock, stock options, performance awards and our employee stock purchase plan under which stock may be purchased. We recognize compensation expense in an amount equal to the fair value of the share-based awards expected to vest over the requisite service period. Fair value is determined on the date of the grant. The fair value of options or awards containing options is determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The fair value of the performance awards is determined using a Monte-Carlo simulation pricing model.

See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein for additional information on our stock-based compensation plans.

Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs

Effective January 1, 2016, we adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (“FASB”) new guidance on simplifying the presentation of debt issuance costs. In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30), which requires that entities that have historically presented debt issuance costs as an asset, related to a recognized debt liability, will be required to present those costs as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the related debt liability. This presentation will result in debt issuance costs being presented in the same way debt discounts have historically been addressed. Debt issuances costs of $4.2 million and $4.1 million have been presented as a deduction from the carrying value of the related liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, respectively.

Business Combinations

Effective January 1, 2016, we adopted the FASB new guidance on simplifying the accounting for measurement-period adjustments for Business Combinations. In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU, Business Combinations (Topic 805), which requires that an acquirer recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. These include the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The entity is required to present separately on the face of the income statement or disclose in the notes the portion of the amount recorded in the current

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period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amounts had been recognized as of the acquisition date. Our adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

Extraordinary and Unusual Items

Effective January 1, 2016, we adopted the FASB new guidance on extraordinary and unusual items. In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU, Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20).This ASU eliminates the concept of reporting extraordinary items. Preparers will not have to assess whether a particular event or transaction is extraordinary and likewise, auditors and regulators no longer need to evaluate whether a preparer treated an unusual and/or infrequent item appropriately. The presentation and disclosure guidance for items that are unusual in nature or occur infrequently will be retained and will be expanded to include such items. Our adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

Subsequent Events

Management evaluated events and transactions during the period subsequent to March 31, 2016 through the date the financial statements were issued for potential recognition or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements covered by this report. See Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein for additional information regarding subsequent events.

2.RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Simplifying Share-Based Payment Accounting

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718). This ASU applies to all entities that issue share-based payment awards to their employees. The amendments in this ASU involve several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with earlier application permitted for all entities. Amendments related to the presentation of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares to meet the minimum statutory withholding requirement should be applied retrospectively. Amendments requiring recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the income statement and the practical expedient for estimating expected term should be applied prospectively. An entity may elect to apply the amendments related to the presentation of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows using either a prospective transition method or a retrospective transition method. We plan to adopt the provisions of this ASU for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2017 and are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this new accounting standard will have on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU, Leases (Topic 842). This ASU addresses certain aspects of recognition, presentation, and disclosure of leases and apply to all entities that that enter into a lease, with some specified scope exemptions. The amendments in this ASU aims to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with earlier application permitted for all entities. Both lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. We plan to adopt the provisions of this ASU for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2019 and are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this new accounting standard will have on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

3.    PRENEED TRUST INVESTMENTS

Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments

Preneed cemetery trust investments represent trust fund assets that we are generally permitted to withdraw when the merchandise or services are provided. The components of Preneed cemetery trust investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Preneed cemetery trust investments, at market value	$	65,486		$	62,551
Less: allowance for contract cancellation	(2,195		)	(2,119		)
Preneed cemetery trust investments, net	$	63,291		$	60,432

Upon cancellation of a preneed cemetery contract, a customer is generally entitled to receive a refund of the corpus, and in some cases, some or all of the earnings held in trust. In certain jurisdictions, we are obligated to fund any shortfall if the amounts

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deposited by the customer exceed the funds in trust, including some or all investment income. As a result, when realized or unrealized losses of a trust result in the trust being under-funded, we assess whether we are responsible for replenishing the corpus of the trust, in which case a loss provision is recorded. At March 31, 2016, our preneed cemetery trust investments were not under-funded.

Earnings from our preneed cemetery trust investments are recognized in revenue when a service is performed or merchandise is delivered. Trust management fees charged by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor (“CSV RIA”) are included as revenue in the period in which they are earned.

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, investments held by the trusts are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy. Our Level 1 investments include cash and common stock. Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, fair values are estimated by using quoted prices of similar securities in active markets or other inputs other than quoted prices that can corroborate observable market data. These investments are fixed income securities including municipal bonds, foreign debt, corporate debt, preferred stocks and mortgage backed securities, all of which are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. We review and update our fair value hierarchy classifications quarterly. There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 in the three months ended March 31, 2016. There are no Level 3 investments in the preneed cemetery trust investment portfolio. See Note 7 for further information of the fair value measurement and the three-level hierarchy.

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed cemetery trust investments at March 31, 2016 are detailed below (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	4,611	$	—	$	—		$	4,611
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	2	457		—		(83		)	374
Foreign debt	2	7,437		110		(937		)	6,610
Corporate debt	2	25,871		699		(3,238		)	23,332
Preferred stock	2	16,184		5		(1,406		)	14,783
Common stock	1	15,006		162		(4,403		)	10,765
Mutual Funds:
Fixed Income	2	$	1,078	$	49	$	—		$	1,127
Trust securities		$	70,644	$	1,025	$	(10,067	)	$	61,602
Accrued investment income		$	949						$	949
Preneed cemetery trust investments									$	62,551
Market value as a percentage of cost									87.2		%

The estimated maturities of the fixed income securities included above are as follows (in thousands):

Due in one year or less	$	127
Due in one to five years	8,546
Due in five to ten years	4,591
Thereafter	31,835
Total fixed income securities	$	45,099

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The cost and fair market values associated with preneed cemetery trust investments at December 31, 2015 are detailed below (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	8,296	$	—	$	—		$	8,296
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	2	458		—		(63		)	395
Foreign debt	2	4,803		—		(695		)	4,108
Corporate debt	2	22,968		85		(4,279		)	18,774
Preferred stock	2	16,236		29		(885		)	15,380
Mortgage backed securities	2	—		—		—			—
Common stock	1	20,387		682		(3,161		)	17,908
Trust securities		$	73,148	$	796	$	(9,083	)	$	64,861
Accrued investment income		$	625						$	625
Preneed cemetery trust investments									$	65,486
Market value as a percentage of cost									88.7		%

We determine whether or not the assets in the preneed cemetery trust investments have an other-than-temporary impairment on a security-by-security basis. This assessment is made based upon a number of criteria including the length of time a security has been in a loss position, changes in market conditions and concerns related to the specific issuer. If a loss is considered to be other-than-temporary, the cost basis of the security is adjusted downward to its fair market value. Any reduction in the cost basis of the investment due to an other-than-temporary impairment is likewise recorded as a reduction in Deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We recorded a $0.7 million impairment in the first quarter of 2015 and 2016 for other-than-temporary declines in the fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments. There is no impact on earnings until such time that the loss is realized in the trusts, allocated to the preneed contracts and the services are performed or the merchandise is delivered causing the contract to be withdrawn from the trust in accordance with state regulations.

At March 31, 2016, we had certain investments within our preneed cemetery trust investments that had tax lots in loss positions for more than one year. Based on our analyses of these securities, the companies’ businesses and current market conditions, we determined that these investment losses were temporary in nature.

Our cemetery merchandise and service trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair market values, and the duration of unrealized losses as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, are shown in the following tables (in thousands):

	March 31, 2016
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	$	142	$	(28	)	$	232	$	(55	)	$	374	$	(83	)
Foreign debt	2,671		(395		)	1,984		(542		)	4,655		(937		)
Corporate debt	5,449		(853		)	8,034		(2,385		)	13,483		(3,238		)
Preferred stock	6,613		(566		)	7,730		(840		)	14,343		(1,406		)
Common stock	6,088		(2,602		)	3,278		(1,801		)	9,366		(4,403		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	20,963	$	(4,444	)	$	21,258	$	(5,623	)	$	42,221	$	(10,067	)

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	December 31, 2015
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	$	395	$	(63	)	$	—	$	—		$	395	$	(63	)
Foreign debt	$	3,680	$	(384	)	$	406	$	(312	)	$	4,086	$	(696	)
Corporate debt	14,468		(2,992		)	3,056		(1,287		)	17,524		(4,279		)
Preferred stock	10,285		(436		)	5,168		(448		)	15,453		(884		)
Common stock	12,029		(1,989		)	3,564		(1,172		)	15,593		(3,161		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	40,857	$	(5,864	)	$	12,194	$	(3,219	)	$	53,051	$	(9,083	)

Preneed cemetery trust investment security transactions recorded in Interest expense on our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Investment income	$	517		$	291
Realized gains	358			108
Realized losses	(798		)	(2,480		)
Expenses and taxes	(319		)	(343		)
Decrease in deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust	242			2,424
	$	—		$	—

Purchases and sales of investments in the preneed cemetery trusts were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Purchases	$	(7,008	)	$	(10,892	)
Sales	$	2,752		$	7,354

Preneed Funeral Trust Investments

Preneed funeral trust investments represent trust fund assets that we are permitted to withdraw as services and merchandise are provided to customers. Preneed funeral contracts are secured by funds paid by the customer to us. Preneed funeral trust investments are reduced by the trust earnings we have been allowed to withdraw prior to our performance and amounts received from customers that are not required to be deposited into trust, pursuant to various state laws. The components of Preneed funeral trust investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Preneed funeral trust investments, at market value	$	88,444		$	85,958
Less: allowance for contract cancellation	(2,891		)	(2,826		)
Preneed funeral trust investments, net	$	85,553		$	83,132

Upon cancellation of a preneed funeral contract, a customer is generally entitled to receive a refund of the corpus and some or all of the earnings held in trust. In certain jurisdictions, we are obligated to fund any shortfall if the amounts deposited by the customer exceed the funds in trust, including some or all investment income. As a result, when realized or unrealized losses of a trust result in the trust being under-funded, we assess whether we are responsible for replenishing the corpus of the trust, in which case a loss provision is recorded. At March 31, 2016, our preneed funeral trust investments were not under-funded.

Earnings from our preneed funeral trust investments are recognized in revenue when a service is performed or merchandise is delivered. Trust management fees charged by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor are included in revenue in the period in which they are earned.

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Where quoted prices are available in an active market, investments held by the trusts are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy. Our Level 1 investments include cash, U.S. treasury debt, common stock and equity mutual funds. Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, then fair values are estimated by using quoted prices of similar securities in active markets or other inputs other than quoted prices that can corroborate observable market data. These investments are fixed income securities including municipal bonds, foreign debt, corporate debt, preferred stocks, mortgage backed securities and fixed income mutual funds and other investments, all of which are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. We review and update our fair value hierarchy classifications quarterly. There were no other transfers between Levels 1 and 2 for the three months ended March 31, 2016. There are no Level 3 investments in the preneed funeral trust investment portfolio. See Note 7 for further information of the fair value measurement and the three-level hierarchy.

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed funeral trust investments at March 31, 2016 are detailed below (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	17,828	$	—	$	—		$	17,828
Fixed income securities:
U.S. treasury debt	1	1,491		48		—			1,539
Municipal bonds	2	478		—		(87		)	391
Foreign debt	2	7,823		120		(971		)	6,972
Corporate debt	2	27,648		793		(3,412		)	25,029
Preferred stock	2	17,464		131		(1,455		)	16,140
Mortgage backed securities	2	267		5		(4		)	268
Common stock	1	15,528		160		(4,597		)	11,091
Mutual funds:
Fixed income	2	2,118		54		(51		)	2,121
Other investments	2	3,562		—		(24		)	3,538
Trust securities		$	94,207	$	1,311	$	(10,601	)	$	84,917
Accrued investment income		$	1,041						$	1,041
Preneed funeral trust investments									$	85,958
Market value as a percentage of cost									90.1		%

The estimated maturities of the fixed income securities included above are as follows (in thousands):

Due in one year or less	$	137
Due in one to five years	9,641
Due in five to ten years	5,682
Thereafter	34,879
Total	$	50,339

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The cost and fair market values associated with preneed funeral trust investments at December 31, 2015 are detailed below (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	21,458	$	—	$	—		$	21,458
Fixed income securities:
U.S. treasury debt	1	1,492		24		(12		)	1,504
Municipal bonds	2	478		—		(66		)	412
Foreign debt	2	4,938		—		(711		)	4,227
Corporate debt	2	24,787		133		(4,711		)	20,209
Preferred stock	2	17,496		158		(914		)	16,740
Mortgage backed securities	1	273		4		(4		)	273
Common stock		20,864		738		(3,114		)	18,488
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	—		—		—			—
Fixed income	2	$	959	$	—	$	(82	)	$	877
Other investments	2	$	3,598	$	—	$	(30	)	$	3,568
Trust securities		$	96,343	$	1,057	$	(9,644	)	$	87,756
Accrued investment income		688							$	688
Preneed funeral trust investments									$	88,444
Market value as a percentage of cost									91.1		%

We determine whether or not the assets in the preneed funeral trust investments have other-than-temporary impairments on a security-by-security basis. This assessment is made based upon a number of criteria including the length of time a security has been in a loss position, changes in market conditions and concerns related to the specific issuer. If a loss is considered to be other-than-temporary, the cost basis of the security is adjusted downward to its fair market value. Any reduction in the cost basis of the investment due to an other-than-temporary impairment is likewise recorded as a reduction to Deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We recorded a $0.8 million impairment in the first quarter of 2016 for other-than-temporary declines in the fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments. We recorded a $0.6 million impairment in the first quarter of 2015 for other-than-temporary declines in the fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments. There is no impact on earnings until such time that the loss is realized in the trusts, allocated to preneed contracts and the services are performed or the merchandise is delivered causing the contract to be withdrawn from the trust in accordance with state regulations.

At March 31, 2016, we had certain investments within our preneed funeral trust investments that had tax lots in loss positions for more than one year. Based on our analyses of these securities, the companies’ businesses and current market conditions, we determined that these investment losses were temporary in nature.

Our preneed funeral trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair market values, and the duration of unrealized losses as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are shown in the following tables (in thousands):

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	March 31, 2016
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	$	139	$	(27	)	$	252	$	(60	)	$	391	$	(87	)
Foreign debt	2,692		(378		)	2,158		(593		)	4,850		(971		)
Corporate debt	5,470		(825		)	8,783		(2,587		)	14,253		(3,412		)
Preferred stock	6,384		(537		)	8,449		(918		)	14,833		(1,455		)
Mortgage backed securities	102		(3		)	15		(1		)	117		(4		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	6,087		(2,620		)	3,594		(1,977		)	9,681		(4,597		)
Fixed income	46		(1		)	818		(50		)	864		(51		)
Other investments	—		—			11		(24		)	11		(24		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	20,920	$	(4,391	)	$	24,080	$	(6,210	)	$	45,000	$	(10,601	)

	December 31, 2015
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
U.S. debt	$	—	$	—		$	1,504	$	(12	)	$	1,504	$	(12	)
Municipal bonds	413		(66		)	—		—			413		(66		)
Foreign debt	3,763		(392		)	416		(319		)	4,179		(711		)
Corporate debt	15,929		(3,294		)	3,364		(1,417		)	19,293		(4,711		)
Preferred stock	10,623		(451		)	5,338		(463		)	15,961		(914		)
Mortgage backed securities	—		—			272		(4		)	272		(4		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	11,848		(1,959		)	3,510		(1,154		)	15,358		(3,113		)
Equity and other	—		—			—		—			—		—
Fixed income	1		—			876		(82		)	877		(82		)
Other investments	—		—			42		(31		)	42		(31		)
Total temporary impaired securities	42,577		(6,162		)	15,322		(3,482		)	57,899		(9,644		)

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Preneed funeral trust investment security transactions recorded in Interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Investment income	$	556		$	340
Realized gains	294			144
Realized losses	(625		)	(2,396		)
Expenses and taxes	(260		)	(247		)
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust	35			2,159
	$	—		$	—

Purchases and sales of investments in the preneed funeral trusts were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Purchases	$	(5,489	)	$	(11,407	)
Sales	$	2,302		$	7,458

4.    PRENEED CEMETERY RECEIVABLES

Preneed sales of cemetery interment rights and related products and services are usually financed through interest-bearing installment sales contracts, generally with terms of up to five years with such interest income reflected as Preneed cemetery finance charges. In substantially all cases, we receive an initial down payment at the time the contract is signed. At March 31, 2016, our total financed preneed receivables was $36.8 million, of which $27.0 million and $9.8 million were for cemetery interment rights and for merchandise and services respectively. These amounts are presented on our consolidated balance sheet as $11.2 million within Accounts receivable and $25.6 million within Preneed receivables. The unearned finance charges associated with these receivables were $5.2 million and $5.3 million at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, respectively.

We determine an allowance for customer cancellations and refunds on contracts in which revenue has been recognized on sales of cemetery interment rights. We have a collections policy where past due notifications are sent to the customer beginning at 15 days past due and periodically thereafter until the contract is cancelled or payment is received. We reserve 100% of the receivables on contracts in which the revenue has been recognized and payments are 90 days past due or more, which was approximately 4.9% of the total receivables on recognized sales at March 31, 2016. An allowance is recorded at the date that the contract is executed and periodically adjusted thereafter based upon actual collection experience at the business level. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the change in the allowance for contract cancellations was as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2016
Beginning balance	$	1,765
Write-offs and cancellations	(385		)
Provision	399
Ending balance	$	1,779

The aging of past due financing receivables as of March 31, 2016 was as follows (in thousands):

	31-60 Past Due		61-90 Past Due		91-120 Past Due		>120 Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Financing Receivables
Recognized revenue	$	569	$	351	$	185	$	1,096	$	2,201	$	23,970	$	26,171
Deferred revenue	206		119		84		351		760		9,906		10,666
Total contracts	$	775	$	470	$	269	$	1,447	$	2,961	$	33,876	$	36,837

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5.    RECEIVABLES FROM PRENEED TRUSTS

The receivables from preneed trusts represent assets in trusts which are controlled and operated by third parties in which we do not have a controlling financial interest (less than 50%) in the trust assets. We account for these investments at cost. As of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, receivables from preneed trusts were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Preneed trust funds, at cost	$	13,963		$	13,454
Less: allowance for contract cancellation	(419		)	(404		)
Receivables from preneed trusts, net	$	13,544		$	13,050

The following summary reflects the composition of the assets held in trust and controlled by third parties to satisfy our future obligations under preneed arrangements related to the preceding contracts at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016. The cost basis includes reinvested interest and dividends that have been earned on the trust assets. Fair value includes the unrealized gains and losses on trust assets.

	Historical Cost Basis		Fair Value
	(in thousands)
As of December 31, 2015
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,898	$	2,898
Fixed income investments	8,423		8,426
Mutual funds and common stocks	2,626		2,625
Annuities	16		16
Total	$	13,963	$	13,965

	Historical Cost Basis		Fair Value
	(in thousands)
As of March 31, 2016
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,989	$	2,989
Fixed income investments	7,941		7,941
Mutual funds and common stocks	2,508		2,555
Annuities	16		16
Total	$	13,454	$	13,501

6.CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE TRUST INVESTMENTS

Care trusts’ corpus on our Consolidated Balance Sheets represent the corpus of those trusts plus undistributed income. The components of Care trusts’ corpus as of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Trust assets, at market value	$	43,127		$	41,341
Obligations due from trust	(711		)	(49		)
Care trusts’ corpus	$	42,416		$	41,292

We are required by various state laws to pay a portion of the proceeds from the sale of cemetery property interment rights into perpetual care trust funds. The income earned from these perpetual care trusts offsets maintenance expenses for cemetery property and memorials. This trust fund income is recognized, as earned, in Revenues from cemetery operations. Trust management fees charged by CSV RIA are included in revenue in the period in which they are earned. At March 31, 2016, our cemetery perpetual care trust investments were not under-funded

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, investments held by the trusts are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy. Our Level 1 investments include cash and common stock. Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, then fair values are estimated by using quoted prices of similar securities in active markets or other inputs other than quoted prices that can corroborate observable market data. These investments are municipal bonds, foreign debt, corporate debt, preferred stock and fixed income mutual funds, all of which are classified within Level 2 of

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the valuation hierarchy. There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 in the three months ended March 31, 2016. There are no Level 3 investments in the cemetery perpetual care trust investment portfolio. See Note 7 for further information of the fair value measurement and the three-level valuation hierarchy.

The following table reflects the cost and fair market values associated with the trust investments held in perpetual care trust funds at March 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	3,085	$	—	$	—		$	3,085
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	2	327		—		(60		)	267
Foreign debt	2	4,810		66		(633		)	4,243
Corporate debt	2	17,495		422		(2,354		)	15,563
Preferred stock	2	11,341		4		(988		)	10,357
Common stock	1	9,151		96		(2,722		)	6,525
Mutual Funds:
Fixed Income	2	$	695	$	34	$	—		$	729
Trust securities		$	46,904	$	622	$	(6,757	)	$	40,769
Accrued investment income		$	572						$	572
Cemetery perpetual care investments									$	41,341
Market value as a percentage of cost									86.9		%

The estimated maturities of the fixed income securities included above are as follows (in thousands):

Due in one year or less	$	77
Due in one to five years	5,405
Due in five to ten years	3,209
Thereafter	21,739
Total fixed income securities	$	30,430

The following table reflects the cost and fair market values associated with the trust investments held in perpetual care trust funds at December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	5,472	$	—	$	—		$	5,472
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	2	325		—		(45		)	280
Foreign debt	2	3,232		—		(480		)	2,752
Corporate debt	2	16,216		57		(3,094		)	13,179
Preferred stock	2	11,263		20		(611		)	10,672
Common stock	1	11,945		393		(1,939		)	10,399
Trust securities		$	48,453	$	470	$	(6,169	)	$	42,754
Accrued investment income		$	373						$	373
Cemetery perpetual care investments									$	43,127
Market value as a percentage of cost									88.2		%

We determine whether or not the assets in the cemetery perpetual care trusts have an other-than-temporary impairment on a security-by-security basis. This assessment is made based upon a number of criteria including the length of time a security has been in a loss position, changes in market conditions and concerns related to the specific issuer. If a loss is considered to be other-than-temporary, the cost basis of the security is adjusted downward to its fair market value. Any reduction in the cost basis due to an other-than-temporary impairment is also recorded as a reduction to Care trusts’ corpus. We recorded a $0.4 million impairment in the first quarter of 2016 for other-than-temporary declines in the fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments.

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We recorded a $0.5 million impairment in the first quarter of 2015 for other-than-temporary declines in the fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments.

At March 31, 2016, we had certain investments within our perpetual care trust investments that had tax lots in loss positions for more than one year. Based on our analyses of these securities, the companies’ businesses and current market conditions, we determined that these investment losses were temporary in nature.

Our perpetual care trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair market values, and the duration of unrealized losses for the periods ended March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are shown in the following tables (in thousands):

	March 31, 2016
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	$	128	$	(26	)	$	139	$	(33	)	$	267	$	(60	)
Foreign debt	1,878		(306		)	1,192		(327		)	3,070		(633		)
Corporate debt	4,569		(917		)	4,840		(1,437		)	9,409		(2,354		)
Preferred stock	5,420		(481		)	4,660		(507		)	10,080		(988		)
Common stock	3,666		(1,631		)	1,986		(1,091		)	5,652		(2,722		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	15,661	$	(3,361	)	$	12,817	$	(3,395	)	$	28,478	$	(6,757	)

	December 31, 2015
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	$	280	$	(45	)	$	—	$	—		$	280	$	(45	)
Foreign debt	$	2,541	$	(265	)	$	281	$	(215	)	$	2,822	$	(480	)
Corporate debt	10,463		(2,164		)	2,210		(931		)	12,673		(3,095		)
Preferred stock	7,100		(301		)	3,568		(309		)	10,668		(610		)
Common stock	7,379		(1,220		)	2,186		(719		)	9,565		(1,939		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	27,763	$	(3,995	)	$	8,245	$	(2,174	)	$	36,008	$	(6,169	)

Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in Interest expense on our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Realized gains	$	190		$	47
Realized losses	(425		)	(1,249		)
Decrease in care trusts’ corpus	235			1,202
Total	$	—		$	—

Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in Cemetery revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Investment income	$	1,168		$	1,476
Realized gain, net	(91		)	(262		)
Total	$	1,077		$	1,214

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Purchases and sales of investments in the perpetual care trusts were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Purchases	$	(4,634	)	$	(6,758	)
Sales	$	1,822		$	4,748

7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

We evaluated our financial assets and liabilities for those financial assets and liabilities that met the criteria of the disclosure requirements and fair value framework. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and trade payables approximate the fair values of those instruments due to the short-term nature of the instruments. The fair values of receivables on preneed funeral and cemetery contracts are impracticable to estimate because of the lack of a trading market and the diverse number of individual contracts with varying terms. Our long-term debt and Credit Facility (as defined in Note 9) are classified within Level 2 of the Fair Value Measurement hierarchy. The fair values of the long-term debt and Credit Facility approximate the carrying values of these instruments based on the index yields of similar securities compared to U.S. Treasury yield curves. The fair value of the convertible subordinated notes due 2021 was approximately $157.9 million at March 31, 2016 based on the last traded or broker quoted price. We identified investments in fixed income securities, common stock and mutual funds presented within the preneed and perpetual care trust investment categories on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as having met the criteria for fair value measurement. As of March 31, 2016, we did not have any assets that had fair values determined by Level 3 inputs and no liabilities measured at fair value.

We account for our investments as available-for-sale and measure them at fair value under the standards of financial accounting and reporting for investments in equity instruments that have readily determinable fair values and for all investments in debt securities. See Notes 3 and 6 to our Consolidated Financial Statements herein for the fair value hierarchy levels of our trust investments.

8.     DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Deferred charges and other non-current assets at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015		March 31, 2106
Prepaid agreements not to compete, net of accumulated amortization of $5,404 and $5,507, respectively	$	1,912	$	1,892
Tradenames	8,856		8,856
Other	210		—
Deferred charges and other non-current assets	$	10,978	$	10,748

Prepaid agreements not-to-compete are amortized over the term of the respective agreements, ranging generally from one to ten years. Amortization expense was approximately $0.1 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016. Our tradenames have indefinite lives and therefore are not amortized.

9.LONG-TERM DEBT

Our long-term debt consisted of the following at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Revolving credit facility, secured, floating rate	$	92,600		$	54,000
Term loan, secured, floating rate	110,937			147,187
Acquisition debt	4,929			4,662
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $3,246 and $3,910, respectively	(1,445		)	(1,498		)
Less: current portion	(12,012		)	(12,305		)
Total long-term debt	$	195,009		$	192,046

As of March 31, 2016, we had a $300 million secured bank credit facility with Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent (the “Credit Agreement”), comprised of a $150 million revolving credit facility and a $150 million term loan (collectively, the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility also contains an accordion provision to borrow up to an additional $75 million in

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revolving loans, subject to certain conditions. The Credit Facility is collateralized by all personal property and funeral home real property in certain states.

On February 9, 2016, we entered into a seventh amendment (the “Seventh Amendment”) to our Credit Facility. The Seventh Amendment resulted in, among other things, (i) reducing our LIBOR based variable interest rate 37.5 basis points, (ii) extending the maturity so that the Credit Agreement will mature at the earlier of (a) any date that is 91 days prior to the maturity of any subordinated debt (including the $143.75 million in principal amount of the Convertible Notes) or (b) February 9, 2021, (iii) increasing and funding the term loan so that $150 million was outstanding upon the effectiveness of the Seventh Amendment, (iv) reducing the size of the revolver to $150 million, (v) increasing the accordion to $75 million and (vi) updating the amortization payments for the term loan facility so that the borrowings under the term loan facility are subject to amortization payments of $2.81 million at the end of each fiscal quarter beginning with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2016 through the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2017, $3.75 million at the end of each fiscal quarter beginning with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2018 through the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2020 and $4.69 million at the end of each fiscal quarter beginning with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2020 through the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2020. In connection with the Seventh Amendment, we recognized a loss of $0.6 million to write-off the related unamortized debt issuance costs.

As of March 31, 2016, we had outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility of $54.0 million and approximately $147.2 million was outstanding on the term loan. No letters of credit were issued and outstanding under the Credit Facility at March 31, 2016. Outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at either a prime rate or a LIBOR rate, plus an applicable margin based upon our leverage ratio. As of March 31, 2016, the prime rate margin was equivalent to 1.125% and the LIBOR margin was 2.125%. The weighted average interest rate on the Credit Facility for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was 2.7%.

We were in compliance with the covenants contained in the Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2016. The Credit Agreement contains key ratios that we must comply with including a requirement to maintain a leverage ratio of no more than 3.50 to 1.00 and a covenant to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 1.20 to 1.00. As of March 31, 2016, the leverage ratio was 3.05 to 1.00 and the fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.54 to 1.00.

Beginning January 1, 2016, debt issuance costs are retroactively reflected as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the related debt liability (refer herein to Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). Debt issuance costs are being amortized over the term of the related debt using the effective interest method for our term loan and the straight line method for our revolving credit facility.

Acquisition debt consists of deferred purchase price and promissory notes payable to sellers.

10.CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES

On March 19, 2014, we issued $143.75 million aggregate principal amount of 2.75% convertible subordinated notes due March 15, 2021 (the “Convertible Notes”). The Convertible Notes bear interest at 2.75%. Interest on the Convertible Notes began to accrue on March 19, 2014 and is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year.

The carrying values of the liability and equity components of the Convertible Notes at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 are reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Long-term liabilities:
Principal amount	$	143,750		$	143,750
Unamortized discount of liability component	(25,754		)	(24,827		)
Convertible Notes issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $858 and $982, respectively	$	(2,769	)	$	(2,645	)
Carrying value of the liability component	$	115,227		$	116,278
Equity component carrying value	$	17,973		$	17,973

The fair value of the Convertible Notes, which are Level 2 measurements, was approximately $157.9 million at March 31, 2016.

Interest expense on the Convertible Notes included contractual coupon interest expense of approximately $1.0 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016. Amortization of debt issuance costs was approximately $0.1 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016. Accretion of the discount on the Convertible Notes was $0.8 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively.

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Beginning January 1, 2016, debt issuance costs are retroactively reflected as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the related debt liability (refer herein to Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The unamortized discount and the unamortized debt issuance costs are being amortized using the effective interest method over the remaining term of the Convertible Notes. The effective interest rate on the liability component and the debt issuance costs for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 was 6.75% and 2.75%, respectively.

11.STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Stock Options

As of March 31, 2016, there were 1,869,754 stock options outstanding and 799,067 stock options which remain unvested. On February 23, 2016, we granted 235,500 options to certain certain officers and key employees at an option price of $20.06. These options will vest in one-fifth increments over a five-year period and have a ten-year term. The fair value of the total options granted during the first quarter of 2016 was approximately $1.3 million. We recorded pre-tax stock-based compensation expense for stock options totaling approximately $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016.

The fair value of the option grants were estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

	February 23, 2016
Dividend yield	0.5	%
Expected volatility	31.85	%
Risk-free interest rate	1.23	%
Expected life (years)	5.0
Black-Scholes value	$5.60

Performance Awards

During the first quarter of 2016, we granted 73,700 performance awards to certain certain officers and key employees, payable in shares. These awards will vest (if at all) on December 31, 2020 provided that certain criteria surrounding Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA (Adjusted Consolidated Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortization) and Relative Shareholder Return performance is achieved and the individual has remained continuously employed by Carriage through such date. The Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA performance represents 25% of the award and the Relative Shareholder Return performance represents 75% of the award. The fair value of these performance awards granted during the first quarter of 2016 was approximately $1.6 million. The pre-tax compensation expense associated with these awards for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was approximately $27,000.

The fair value of the performance awards are estimated on the date of the grant using a Monte-Carlo simulation pricing model with the following assumptions:

	February 23, 2016
Performance period	January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2020
Simulation period (years)	4.86
Share price at grant date	$20.06
Expected volatility	31.2	%
Risk-free interest rate	1.21	%
Forfeiture rate	2.0	%

Restricted Stock Grants

During the first quarter of 2016, we issued restricted stock awards totaling 16,900 to certain employees that vest over a three-year period and had an aggregate grant date market value of approximately $0.3 million.

Related to the vesting of restricted stock awards, we recorded approximately $0.4 million and $0.3 million of pre-tax compensation expense, which is included in general, administrative and other expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively.

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As of March 31, 2016, we had approximately $2.5 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested restricted stock awards, which are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.0 years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

During the first quarter of 2016, employees purchased a total of 12,472 shares of common stock through the employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) at a weighted average price of $18.37 per share. We recorded pre-tax stock-based compensation expense for the ESPP totaling approximately $73,000 and $77,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively.

The fair value of the option to purchase shares under the ESPP is estimated on the date of grant (January 1 of each year) associated with the four quarterly purchase dates using the following assumptions:

	2016
Dividend yield	0.5	%
Expected volatility	24.71	%
Risk-free interest rate	0.22%, 0.49%, 0.55%, 0.61%
Expected life (years)	0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00

Expected volatilities are based on the historical volatility during the previous twelve months of the underlying common stock. The risk-free rate for the quarterly purchase periods is based on the U.S. Treasury yields in effect at the time of the purchase. The expected life of the ESPP grants represents the calendar quarters from the beginning of the year to the purchase date (end of each quarter).

Director Compensation Policy

We compensate our directors through cash payments, including retainers and meeting attendance fees, and through stock-based awards. Refer to Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 for a full discussion concerning our Director Compensation Policy.

We recorded approximately $92,000 and $124,000 of pre-tax compensation expense, which is included in general, administrative and other expenses, for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively, related to the director fees and annual retainers.

Share Repurchase Program

On February 25, 2016, our Board of Directors (our “Board”) approved a share repurchase program authorizing us to purchase up to an aggregate of $25.0 million of our common stock in accordance with Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The shares may be purchased from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. Purchases will be at times and in amounts as management deems appropriate based on factors such as market conditions, legal requirements and other business considerations. During the first quarter of 2016, we did not repurchase any shares of common stock.

Cash Dividends

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, our Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.025 per share, totaling approximately $0.4 million, which was paid on March 1, 2016 to record holders of our common stock as of February 12, 2016. We have a dividend reinvestment program so that stockholders may elect to reinvest their dividends into additional shares of our common stock.

Accumulated other comprehensive income

Our components of Accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows:

	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	—
Decrease in net unrealized gains associated with available-for-sale securities of the trusts	(24,467		)
Reclassification of net unrealized gain activity attributable to the Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and Care trusts’ corpus	24,467
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	—

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12.MAJOR SEGMENTS OF BUSINESS

We conduct funeral and cemetery operations only in the United States. The following table presents revenue from operations, pre-tax income (loss) from operations and total assets by segment (in thousands):

	Funeral		Cemetery		Corporate			Consolidated
Revenues from operations:
Three months ended March 31, 2016	$	49,302	$	14,029	$	—		$	63,331
Three months ended March 31, 2015	$	50,137	$	13,116	$	—		$	63,253
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes:
Three months ended March 31, 2016	$	16,729	$	4,249	$	(13,360	)	$	7,618
Three months ended March 31, 2015	$	17,798	$	4,046	$	(10,821	)	$	11,023
Total assets:
March 31, 2016	$	591,785	$	225,301	$	10,092		$	827,178
December 31, 2015	$	591,389	$	229,479	$	12,271		$	833,139

13.EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of the basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 (in thousands, except per share data):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
Net income	$	6,418		$	4,571
Less: Earnings allocated to unvested restricted stock	(100		)	(41		)
Income attributable to common stockholders	$	6,318		$	4,530
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per common share - weighted average shares outstanding	18,208			16,459
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options	248			191
Convertible subordinated notes	348			—
Denominator for diluted earnings per common share - weighted average shares outstanding	18,804			16,650
Basic earnings per common share:
Basic earnings per common share:	$	0.35		$	0.27
Diluted earnings per common share:	$	0.34		$	0.27

The fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2015, and the corresponding calculation of fully diluted earnings per share, include approximately 348,000 shares that would have been issued upon the conversion of our Convertible Notes as a result of the application of the if-converted method prescribed by the FASB ASC 260. There were no shares that would have been issued upon conversion of our Convertible Notes as of March 31, 2016.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, 538,000 stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the inclusion of such stock options would result in an antidilutive effect. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, 25,000 stock options were excluded.

14.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 23, 2016, we entered into a Release Agreement with L. William Heiligbrodt (the “Agreement"). In consideration for the release provided under the Agreement, Mr. Heiligbrodt will receive an aggregate amount of $1,801,400, which such amount will be paid in installments occurring on or before January 1, 2017. The Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and arrangements between the Company and Mr. Heiligbrodt.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

In addition to historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Form 10-Q”) contains certain statements and information that may constitute forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include statements regarding any projections of earnings, revenues, asset sales, cash flow, debt levels or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing and are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us. The words “may”, “will”, “estimate”, “intend”, “believe”, “expect”, “project”, “forecast”, “foresee”, “should”, “would”, “could”, “plan”, “anticipate” and other similar words or expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in nature. While management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we anticipate. All comments concerning our expectations for future revenues and operating results are based on our forecasts for our existing operations and do not include the potential impact of any future acquisitions. Our forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those summarized below:

• the ability to find and retain skilled personnel;

• the effects of competition;

• the execution of our Standards Operating, 4E Leadership and Strategic Acquisition Models;

• changes in the number of deaths in our markets;

• changes in consumer preferences;

• our ability to generate preneed sales;

• the investment performance of our funeral and cemetery trust funds;

• fluctuations in interest rates;

• our ability to obtain debt or equity financing on satisfactory terms to fund additional acquisitions, expansion projects, working capital requirements and the repayment or refinancing of indebtedness;

• death benefits related to preneed funeral contracts funded through life insurance contracts;

• the financial condition of third-party insurance companies that fund our preneed funeral contracts;

• increased or unanticipated costs, such as insurance or taxes;

• effects of the application of applicable laws and regulations, including changes in such regulations or the interpretation thereof;

• consolidation of the deathcare industry; and

• other factors and uncertainties inherent in the deathcare industry.

For additional information regarding known material factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our projected results, please see (i) Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q and (ii) Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

OVERVIEW

General

We operate in two business segments: funeral home operations, which currently account for approximately 77% of our revenues, and cemetery operations, which account for approximately 23% of our revenues. Funeral homes are principally service businesses that provide funeral services (traditional burial and cremation) and sell related merchandise, such as caskets and urns. Cemeteries are primarily sales businesses that sell interment rights (grave sites and mausoleum spaces) and related merchandise, such as markers and outer burial containers. We mainly serve suburban and rural markets, where we primarily compete with smaller, independent operators and believe we are a market leader (first or second) in most of our markets. We provide funeral and cemetery services and products on both an “at-need” (time of death) and “preneed” (planned prior to death) basis. At March 31, 2016, we operated 167 funeral homes in 27 states and 32 cemeteries in 11 states within the United States.

Our business strategy is based on strong, local leadership and entrepreneurial principles that we believe drive market share, revenue growth, and profitability in our local markets. We believe Carriage has the most innovative and transparent operating and reporting processes in the deathcare industry, which we are able to achieve through a decentralized, high-performance cultural operating framework linked with incentive compensation programs that attract top-quality industry talent at all levels.

We are defined by our Mission Statement which states that “we are committed to being the most professional, ethical and highest quality funeral and cemetery service organization in our industry” and our Guiding Principles which state our core values, which are comprised of:    

• honesty, integrity and quality in all that we do;

• hard work, pride of accomplishment and shared success through employee ownership;

• belief in the power of people through individual initiative and teamwork;

• outstanding service and profitability go hand-in-hand; and

• growth of the Company is driven by decentralization and partnership.

Our five Guiding Principles collectively embody our “Being The Best” high-performance cultural, operating framework. Our general operations and business strategy are built upon the execution of the following three models:

• Standards Operating Model;

• 4E Leadership Model; and

• Strategic Acquisition Model.

For additional information regarding Carriage, our High Performance Culture and three models, please see Item 1, “Business–Business Strategy” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Standards Operating Model

Our Standards Operating Model eliminated the use of financial budgets which freed up enormous amounts of time to focus and work on growing each local business de-centrally and improving the quality and skills of the staff. Instead of the budget and control model, our Standards Operating Model and the underlying standards which we refer to as “Being The Best,” focus on market share, people, and operating and financial metrics that drive long-term, sustainable revenue growth and earning power of our portfolio of businesses by employing leadership and entrepreneurial principles that fit the nature of our local, personal service, high-value business. Standards Achievement is the measure by which we judge the success of each business. Our Standards Operating Model aligns our financial incentives for Managing Partners of each business with 4E Leadership skills and their teams who consistently achieve a high level of standards. Our Standards Operating Model is not designed to produce maximum short-term earnings because Carriage does not believe such performance is sustainable and will ultimately stress the business, which very often leads to declining market share, revenues and earnings.

4E Leadership Model

Our 4E Leadership Model requires strong local leadership in each business to grow an entrepreneurial, decentralized, high-value, personal service and sales business at sustainable profit margins. Our 4E Leadership Model is based upon principles established by Jack Welch during his tenure at General Electric, and is based upon 4E qualities essential to succeed in a high-performance culture: Energy to get the job done; the ability to Energize others; the Edge necessary to make difficult decisions; and the ability to Execute and produce results. To achieve a high level of standards in a business year after year, we require “A

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Players” in charge that have the 4E Leadership skills to entrepreneurially grow the business by hiring, training and developing highly motivated and productive teams locally that produce results.

Strategic Acquisition Model

Our Standards Operating Model led to the development of our Strategic Acquisition Model, which guides our acquisition strategy. Both models, when executed effectively, will drive long-term, sustainable increases in market share, revenue and earnings and cash flow. We believe a primary driver of higher revenue and profits in the future will be the execution of our Strategic Acquisition Model using strategic ranking criteria to assess acquisition candidates. As we execute this strategy over time, we will acquire larger, higher margin strategic businesses.

Our belief in our Mission Statement and Guiding Principles that define us and proper execution of the three models that define our strategy have given us the competitive advantage in any market in which we compete. We believe that we can execute our three models without proportionate incremental investment in our consolidation platform infrastructure or additional fixed regional and corporate overhead. This competitive advantage is evidenced by the sustained earning power of our portfolio as defined by our EBITDA margin. Carriage’s deep understanding of each market landscape and our historical, successful competition in individual local markets more than reasonably ensures that we are promoting the interests of the consumer and supporting unfettered markets which, in turn, results in better pricing and more choices for the consumer.

OVERVIEW OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. We base our estimates on historical experience, third-party data and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. The results of these considerations form the basis for making judgments about the amount and timing of revenues and expenses, the carrying value of assets and the recorded amounts of liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates and such estimates may change if the underlying conditions or assumptions change. Historical performance should not be viewed as indicative of future performance because there can be no assurance the margins, operating income and net earnings, as a percentage of revenues, will be consistent from year to year.

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (“MD&A”) is based upon our Consolidated Financial Statements presented herewith, which have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Our critical accounting policies are discussed in MD&A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2016 COMPARED TO MARCH 31, 2015

Financial Highlights

Total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $63.3 million compared to $63.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015, an increase of approximately $0.1 million, or 0.1%. Operating income decreased $2.9 million, or 19.7%, while our total field margins improved to 43.7% in the three months ended March 31, 2016 from 43.5% in the three months ended March 31, 2015. Further discussion of revenue and operating profit for our funeral home and cemetery segments is presented herein under “Results of Operations.” Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2016 decreased $1.8 million to $4.6 million, equal to $0.27 per diluted share, compared to net income of $6.4 million, equal to $0.34 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Explanations of the financial highlights are discussed below.

We also present our financial performance in our “Operating and Financial Trend Report” (“Trend Report”) as reported in our earnings release and discussed on our earnings call for the quarter ending March 31, 2016. This Trend Report is used as a supplemental financial measurement statement by management and investors to compare our current financial performance with our previous results and with the performance of other deathcare companies. The Trend Report is a Non-GAAP statement from operations that also provides insight into underlying trends in our business. We do not intend for this information to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for other measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The Non-GAAP financial measures in the Trend Report include such measures as “Adjusted Net Income,” “Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share,” “Consolidated EBITDA,” “Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA,” “Funeral, Cemetery and Financial EBITDA” and “Total Field EBITDA”. These financial measurements are defined as GAAP items adjusted for Special Items and are reconciled to GAAP in our earnings release and on the Trend Reports posted on our website (www.carriageservices.com). In addition, our presentation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures in other companies’ reports. We define Special Items as amounts included in our GAAP financial statements that can vary from period to period and are not reflective of costs incurred in the ordinary course of our operations.

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The following is a discussion of our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same periods of 2015. The term “same store” refers to funeral homes and cemeteries acquired prior to January 1, 2012 and operated for the entirety of each period being presented. Funeral homes and cemeteries purchased after December 31, 2011 are referred to as “acquired.” This classification of acquisitions has been important to management and investors in monitoring the results of these businesses and to gauge the leveraging performance contribution that a selective acquisition program can have on total company performance. Depreciation and amortization and regional and unallocated funeral and cemetery costs are not included in operating profit.

Results of Operations

Funeral Home Segment. The following tables set forth certain information regarding the revenues and operating profit from our funeral home operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to three months ended March 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Change
	2015		2016		Amount			%
Revenues:
Same store operating revenue	$	38,991	$	37,237	$	(1,754	)	(4.5	)%
Acquired operating revenue	$	8,593	$	9,677	1,084			12.6	%
Preneed funeral insurance commissions	355		421		66			18.6	%
Preneed funeral trust earnings	2,198		1,967		(231		)	(10.5	)%
Total	$	50,137	$	49,302	$	(835	)	(1.7	)%
Operating profit:
Same store operating profit	$	15,898	$	15,152	$	(746	)	(4.7	)%
Acquired operating profit	$	3,553	$	4,172	619			17.4	%
Preneed funeral insurance commissions	91		256		165			181.3	%
Preneed funeral trust earnings	2,180		1,941		(239		)	(11.0	)%
Total	$	21,722	$	21,521	$	(201	)	(0.9	)%

Funeral home same store operating revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 decreased $1.8 million, or 4.5%, when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The decrease was due primarily to a 5.4% decrease in same store contract volumes to 7,102, while the average revenue per contract increased slightly by $25 to $5,443. The average revenue per contract includes the impact of the funeral trust fund earnings recognized at the time that we provide the services pursuant to the preneed contract. Excluding funeral trust earnings, the average revenue per contract increased $49 to $5,243 in the three months ended March 31, 2016. The average revenue per burial contract increased 2.4% to $8,807, while the number of burial contracts decreased 8.8% to 2,904. The average revenue per same store cremation contract remained flat at $3,237 primarily due to a decrease of 240 basis points in cremations with services which typically generate higher average revenue per contract than direct cremations.

The burial rate decreased 150 basis points to 40.9%, and the cremation rate increased 190 basis points to 51.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The average revenue for “other” contracts, which are charges for merchandise or services for which we do not perform a funeral service and which made up approximately 7.3% of the total number of contracts in the three months ended March 31, 2016, decreased 10.2% to $519.

Same store operating profit for the three months ended March 31, 2016 decreased $0.7 million, or 4.7%, when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. This decrease is primarily a result of the decrease in revenue which was offset by a decrease of $0.8 million, or 5.3% in controllable expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2016 when compared to the same period in 2015. Those expenses with a significant decreases include $0.4 million of salaries and benefits, $0.3 million of facilities and ground expenses and $0.2 million of bad debt. These decreases were offset by an increase of approximately $0.1 million in general liability and other insurance expenses.

Funeral home acquired revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 increased $1.1 million, or 12.6%, when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015 as we experienced an 8.6% increase in the total number of contracts to 1,559 and a 3.7% increase in the average revenue per contract to $6,410 for those acquired locations. The average revenue per contract includes the impact of the funeral trust fund earnings recognized at the time that we provide the services pursuant to the preneed contract. Excluding funeral trust earnings, the average revenue per contract increased $223 to $6,207 in the three months ended March 31, 2016. The first quarter of 2016 includes the full effect of our acquisitions made in 2015. Our average revenue per contract for burial contracts increased 8.4% to $9,304. Our average revenue per cremation contract increased by 9.0% to $4,100 due to an

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increase in cremations with services to 46.7% in the three months ended March 31, 2016 from 42.9% in the same period of 2015. The average revenue per cremation contract continues to increase as we expand our cremation memorialization product and service offerings.

Acquired operating profit for the three months ended March 31, 2016 increased $0.6 million, or 17.4%, from the three months ended March 31, 2015, and as a percentage of revenue from acquired businesses, increased to 43.1% in the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to 41.3% in the same period of 2015. The increase in operating profit was primarily due to better performance from the acquisition of certain funeral homes from Service Corporation International in May 2014 (the “SCI Acquisition”), the full effect of our acquisition of two funeral home businesses in 2015 and better management of salaries and benefits (the largest controllable expense) as these acquired locations are integrated into our Standards Operating Model. The SCI Acquisition and our two funeral home acquisitions in 2015 (which comprises approximately one-quarter of our acquired portfolio), accounted for approximately half of our total acquired operating revenue and operating profit in the three months ended March 31, 2016.

The two categories of financial revenue consist of preneed funeral insurance commission revenue and preneed funeral trust earnings on matured preneed contracts. Preneed funeral commission revenue increased approximately $0.1 million, or 18.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015. Preneed funeral commission revenue is deferred for one year after the preneed funeral contracts are sold. In the first quarter of 2015, we sold 277 more preneed funeral contracts than in the same period of the previous year. Preneed funeral trust earnings decreased $0.2 million, or 10.5%, in the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the same period of 2015. Trust earnings include trust management fees charged by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor based on the fair market value of the trust assets. Operating profit for our two categories of financial revenue, on a combined basis, decreased 3.3% in the three months ended March 31, 2016 due primarily to the decrease in preneed funeral trust revenue.

Cemetery Segment. The following tables set forth certain information regarding the revenues and operating profit from the cemetery operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to three months ended March 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Change
	2015		2016		Amount			%
Revenues:
Same store operating revenue	$	10,268	$	11,075	$	807		7.9	%
Acquired operating revenue	822		766		(56		)	(6.8	)%
Cemetery trust earnings	1,641		1,766		125			7.6	%
Preneed cemetery finance charges	385		422		37			9.6	%
Total	$	13,116	$	14,029	$	913		7.0	%
Operating profit:
Same store operating profit	$	3,550	$	3,843	$	293		8.3	%
Acquired operating profit	300		221		(79		)	(26.3	)%
Cemetery trust earnings	1,579		1,681		102			6.5	%
Preneed cemetery finance charges	385		422		37			9.6	%
Total	$	5,814	$	6,167	$	353		6.1	%

Cemetery same store operating revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 increased $0.8 million, or 7.9%, when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. Approximately 59.0% of our same store operating revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were related to preneed sales of interment rights and related merchandise and services. Preneed property revenue increased $0.4 million, or 8.2%, as we experienced a 5.0% increase in the average price per interment to $2,709, while the number of preneed interment rights (property) sold decreased 4.2% to 1,930 in the three months ended March 31, 2016 from the same period of 2015. The increase in the average price per interment was a result of sales of higher valued interments at newly constructed gardens at several of our same store locations. Additionally, preneed merchandise and services revenue increased approximately $0.1 million, or 13.0% for the first quarter of 2016 as compared to the first quarter of 2015. Same store at-need revenue, which represents approximately 41.0% of our same store operating revenues, increased 5.3% due primarily to a 6.3% increase in the number of contracts to 3,577.

Cemetery same store operating profit for the three months ended March 31, 2016 increased $0.3 million, or 8.3%, from the same period of 2015. As a percentage of revenue, cemetery same store operating profit was 34.7% in the three months ended

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March 31, 2016 compared to 34.6% in the same period of 2015. The increase in operating profit was primarily a result of the increase in revenue, offset by a $0.5 million, or 8.6% increase in operating costs for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared with the same period in 2015. Those expenses with a significant increases include $0.3 million of bad debt expense and $0.1 million of general and administrative costs.

Cemetery acquired revenue and acquired operating profit decreased in the first quarter of 2016 primarily due to a decrease in preneed merchandise and services revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015 for the cemetery acquired in the SCI Acquisition, which contributed approximately $0.7 million in revenue and $0.2 million in operating profit in the current period.

The two categories of financial revenue consist of trust earnings and finance charges on preneed receivables. Total trust earnings increased 7.6%, primarily due to a $0.1 million increase in perpetual care trust income, while merchandise and service trust income remained flat in the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015. Trust earnings also include trust management fees charged by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor based on the fair market value of the trust assets. Financial revenue earned from finance charges on the preneed contracts increased 9.6% in the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015, primarily as a result of our increased collection efforts.

Other Financial Statement Items

Regional and Unallocated Funeral and Cemetery Costs. Regional and unallocated funeral and cemetery costs consist of salaries and benefits for regional management, field incentive compensation and other related costs for field infrastructure. Regional and unallocated funeral and cemetery costs increased $0.5 million, or 20.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015, primarily due to a $0.5 million increase in field incentive compensation and a $0.2 million increase in severance expense, offset by a $0.2 million decrease in general and administrative expenses.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses totaled $9.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016, an increase of $2.1 million, or 29.0%, from the three months ended March 31, 2015. The increase was primarily attributable to a $2.5 million increase in severance expense, $2.2 million of which was related to the retirement of a former executive and $0.3 million was related to severance expenses to former employees. This increase was offset by a $0.3 million decrease in salaries and benefits and consulting costs due to decreased headcount and a $0.1 million decrease in non-cash stock compensation expense.

Interest Expense. Interest expense was $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015, an increase of approximately $0.3 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, interest expense related to our term note and revolving credit facility increased by approximately $0.3 million compared to the same period of 2015 as a result of a higher principal balance during the current period.

Accretion of Discount on Convertible Subordinated Notes. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recognized accretion of the discount on our convertible subordinated notes issued in March 2014 of $0.9 million compared to $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Accretion is calculated using the effective interest method based on a stated interest rate of 6.75%.

Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt. In February 2016, we entered into the Seventh Amendment to our Credit Facility. As a result, we recognized a loss of $0.6 million to write-off the related unamortized debt issuance costs.

Other Income. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recognized a gain of $0.3 million in connection with the sale of land.

Income Taxes. Income tax expense was $3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to $4.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. We recorded income taxes at the estimated effective rate, before discrete items, of 40.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to 40.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2015. We have approximately $36.7 million of state net operating loss carry forwards that will expire between 2017 and 2037, if not utilized. Based on management's assessment of the various state net operating losses, it has been determined that it is more likely than not that we will not be able to realize the tax benefits of certain portions of the state losses. Accordingly, a valuation allowance has been established and the deferred tax asset for the state operating losses is reviewed every quarter. At March 31, 2016, the valuation allowance totaled $0.2 million.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our primary sources of liquidity and capital resources are internally generated cash flows from operating activities and availability under our Credit Facility (as defined below under Debt Obligations).

We generate cash in our operations primarily from at-need sales and delivery of preneed sales. We also generate cash from earnings on our cemetery perpetual care trusts. Based on our recent operating results, current cash position, anticipated future cash flows and sources of financing that we expect to have available, we do not anticipate any significant liquidity constraints in the foreseeable future. However, if our capital expenditures or acquisition plans change, we may need to access the capital markets to obtain additional funding. Further, to the extent operating cash flow or access to and cost of financing sources are materially different than expected, future liquidity may be adversely affected. Please read Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

We intend to use cash on hand and borrowings under our Credit Facility primarily to acquire funeral home and cemetery businesses and for internal growth projects, such as cemetery inventory development and funeral home expansion projects. We have the ability to draw on our revolving credit facility, subject to customary terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement. We believe that existing cash balances, future cash flows from operations and borrowings under our Credit Facility described above will be sufficient to meet our anticipated working capital requirements, capital expenditures, scheduled debt payments, commitments, dividends and acquisitions for the foreseeable future.

Cash Flows

We began 2016 with $0.5 million in cash and other liquid investments and ended the first quarter with $0.9 million in cash. As of March 31, 2016, we had borrowings of $54.0 million outstanding on our revolving credit facility compared to $92.6 million outstanding as of December 31, 2015.

The following table sets forth the elements of cash flow for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 (in millions):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Cash at January 1st	$	0.4		$	0.5
Cash flow provided by operating activities	12.6			9.7
Acquisitions and land for new construction	(4.3		)	(2.7		)
Purchase of land and buildings previously leased	(0.6		)	—
Net proceeds from the sale of businesses and other assets	—			0.6
Growth capital expenditures	(4.0		)	(2.0		)
Maintenance capital expenditures	(1.8		)	(1.6		)
Net borrowings (payments) on our revolving credit facility, term loan and long-term debt obligations	(2.2		)	(2.3		)
Dividends on common stock	(0.5		)	(0.4		)
Excess tax benefit (deficiency) of equity compensation	0.4			(0.1		)
Payment of loan origination costs related to the credit facility	—			(0.7		)
Other financing costs	0.3			(0.1		)
Cash at March 31st	$	0.3		$	0.9

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, cash provided by operating activities was $9.7 million compared to cash provided by operating activities of $12.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015, due primarily to a $1.8 million decrease in net income and other working capital changes.

Our investing activities resulted in a net cash outflow of $5.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to $10.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015, a decrease of $4.9 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we purchased land for funeral home expansion projects for approximately $2.7 million. In addition, capital expenditures totaled $3.6 million, of which $2.0 million and $1.6 million were growth and maintenance capital expenditures, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Our growth capital expenditures were primarily related to construction costs related to funeral home facilities of approximately $0.7 million, renovations at certain business locations of $0.4 million and cemetery development costs of $0.8 million. Maintenance capital expenditures in the three months ended March 31, 2016 were primarily

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related to vehicle purchases of $0.6 million, general equipment and furniture purchases of $0.6 million and maintenance projects such as paving roads, parking lots, facility repairs and improvements of $0.4 million. Additionally, we received net proceeds of approximately $0.6 million from the sale of land in the three months ended March 31, 2016.

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we acquired a funeral home business for approximately $8.8 million. The purchase price consisted of $4.25 million paid in cash at closing and $4.5 million which was the net present value of future deferred payments totaling $5.5 million. We also purchased a previously leased funeral home property for $0.6 million. Capital expenditures totaled $5.8 million, of which $4.0 million and $1.8 million were growth and maintenance capital expenditures, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Our financing activities resulted in a net cash outflow of $3.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015, an increase of $1.6 million, primarily due to activity with our Credit Facility. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we had net borrowings on our revolving credit facility and term loan of $2.3 million. We also paid transaction costs of approximately $0.7 million related to our Credit Facility. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we had net borrowings on our revolving credit facility and term loan of approximately $1.8 million.

Dividends

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, our Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.025 per share, totaling approximately $0.4 million, which was paid on March 1, 2016 to record holders of our common stock as of February 12, 2016. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, we paid total dividends of approximately $0.5 million. We have a dividend reinvestment program so that stockholders may elect to reinvest their dividends into additional shares of our common stock.

Share Repurchase Program

On February 25, 2016, our Board approved a share repurchase program authorizing us to purchase up to an aggregate of $25.0 million of our common stock in accordance with Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The shares may be purchased from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. Purchases will be at times and in amounts as management deems appropriate based on factors such as market conditions, legal requirements and other business considerations. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we did not repurchase any shares of our common stock.

Debt Obligations

The outstanding principal of our total long-term debt and capital lease obligations at March 31, 2016 totaled $208.9 million and consisted of $147.2 million under our term loan, $54.0 million outstanding under our revolving credit facility and $7.7 million in acquisition indebtedness and capital lease obligations.

As of March 31, 2016, we had a $300 million secured bank credit facility with Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent (the “Credit Agreement”), comprised of a $150 million revolving credit facility and a $150 million term loan (collectively, the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility also contains an accordion provision to borrow up to an additional $75 million in revolving loans, subject to certain conditions. The Credit Facility is collateralized by all personal property and funeral home real property in certain states.

On February 9, 2016, we entered into a seventh amendment (the “Seventh Amendment”) to our Credit Facility. The Seventh Amendment resulted in, among other things, (i) reducing our LIBOR based variable interest rate 37.5 basis points, (ii) extending the maturity so that the Credit Agreement will mature at the earlier of (a) any date that is 91 days prior to the maturity of any subordinated debt (including the $143.75 million in principal amount of the Convertible Notes) or (b) February 9, 2021, (iii) increasing and funding the term loan so that $150 million was outstanding upon the effectiveness of the Seventh Amendment, (iv) reducing the size of the revolver to $150 million, (v) increasing the accordion to $75 million and (vi) updating the amortization payments for the term loan facility so that the borrowings under the term loan facility are subject to amortization payments of $2.81 million at the end of each fiscal quarter beginning with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2016 through the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2017, $3.75 million at the end of each fiscal quarter beginning with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2018 through the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2020 and $4.69 million at the end of each fiscal quarter beginning with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2020 through the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2020.

No letters of credit were issued and outstanding under the Credit Facility at March 31, 2016. Under the Credit Facility, outstanding borrowings bear interest at either a prime rate or a LIBOR rate, plus an applicable margin based upon our leverage ratio. At March 31, 2016, the prime rate margin was equivalent to 1.125% and the LIBOR margin was 2.125%. The weighted average interest rate on the Credit Facility for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was 2.7%.

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We have no material assets or operations independent of our subsidiaries. All assets and operations are held and conducted by our subsidiaries, each of which have fully and unconditionally guaranteed our obligations under the Credit Facility. Additionally, we do not currently have any significant restrictions on our ability to receive dividends or loans from any subsidiary guarantor under the Credit Facility.

We were in compliance with the covenants contained in the Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2016. The Credit Agreement contains key ratios that we must comply with including a requirement to maintain a leverage ratio of no more than 3.50 to 1.00 and a covenant to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 1.20 to 1.00. As of March 31, 2016, the leverage ratio was 3.05 to 1.00 and the fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.54 to 1.00.

Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization, of $1.5 million related to the Credit Facility are being amortized over the term of the related debt using the effective interest method for our term loan and the straight line method for our revolving credit facility.

Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2021

On March 19, 2014, we issued $143.75 million aggregate principal amount of 2.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due March 15, 2021 (the “Convertible Notes”). The Convertible Notes bear interest at 2.75% per year. Interest on the Convertible Notes began to accrue on March 19, 2014 and is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year.

At March 31, 2016, the carrying amount of the equity component was approximately $18.0 million. At March 31, 2016, the principal amount of the liability component was $143.75 million and the net carrying amount was $116.3 million. The unamortized discount of $24.8 million and the unamortized debt issuance costs of $2.6 million as of March 31, 2016 are being amortized using the effective interest method over the remaining term of the Convertible Notes. The effective interest rate on the unamortized discount and the debt issuance costs for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 was 6.75% and 2.75%, respectively.

Interest expense on the Convertible Notes included contractual coupon interest expense of approximately $1.0 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016. Amortization of debt issuance costs was approximately $0.1 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016. Accretion of the discount on the convertible subordinated notes was $0.8 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016.

SEASONALITY

Our business can be affected by seasonal fluctuations in the death rate. Generally, the death rate is higher during the winter months because the incidences of death from influenza and pneumonia are higher during this period than other periods of the year.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

In the ordinary course of business, we are typically exposed to a variety of market risks. Currently, these are primarily related to interest rate risk and changes in the values of securities associated with the preneed and perpetual care trusts. Management is actively involved in monitoring exposure to market risk and developing and utilizing appropriate risk management techniques when appropriate and when available for a reasonable price. We are not exposed to any other significant market risks.

The following quantitative and qualitative information is provided about financial instruments to which we are a party at March 31, 2016 and from which we may incur future gains or losses from changes in market conditions. We do not enter into derivative or other financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

Hypothetical changes in interest rates and the values of securities associated with the preneed and perpetual care trusts chosen for the following estimated sensitivity analysis are considered to be reasonable near-term changes generally based on consideration of past fluctuations for each risk category. However, since it is not possible to accurately predict future changes in interest rates, these hypothetical changes may not necessarily be an indicator of probable future fluctuations.

The following information about our market-sensitive financial instruments constitutes a “forward-looking statement.”

In connection with our preneed funeral operations and preneed cemetery merchandise and service sales, the related funeral and cemetery trust funds own investments in equity and debt securities and mutual funds, which are sensitive to current market prices. Cost and market values of such investments as of March 31, 2016 are presented in Item 1, “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements,” Notes 3 and 6 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q. See also Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this Form 10-Q. The sensitivity of the fixed income securities is such that a 0.25% change in interest rates causes an approximate 1.48% change in the value of the fixed income securities.

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We monitor current and forecasted interest rate risk in the ordinary course of business and seek to maintain optimal financial flexibility, quality and solvency. As of March 31, 2016, we had outstanding borrowings of $54.0 million under our $150.0 million revolving credit facility and approximately $147.2 million outstanding on our term loan. Any further borrowings or voluntary prepayments against the revolving credit facility or any change in the floating rate would cause a change in interest expense. We have the option to pay interest under the Credit Facility at either prime rate or LIBOR rate plus a margin. At March 31, 2016, the prime rate margin was equivalent to 1.125% and the LIBOR margin was 2.125%. Assuming the outstanding balance remains unchanged, a change of 100 basis points in our borrowing rate would result in a change in income before taxes of $2.0 million. We have not entered into interest rate hedging arrangements in the past. Management continually evaluates the cost and potential benefits of interest rate hedging arrangements.

Our Convertible Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.75% per year. At March 31, 2016, the fair value of these notes was approximately $157.9 million based on the last traded or broker quoted price. The remainder of our long-term debt and leases consist of non-interest bearing notes and fixed rate instruments that do not trade in a market and do not have a quoted market value. Increases in market interest rates may cause the fair value of these debt instruments to decrease but such changes will not affect our interest costs.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Management’s Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, including our principal executive and financial officers, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive and financial officers have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2016 (the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q) at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, there was no change in our system of internal control over financial reporting (defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We and our subsidiaries are parties to a number of legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of our business. While the outcome of these proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not expect these matters to have a material adverse effect on our financial statements. We self-insure against certain risks and carry insurance with coverage and coverage limits for risk in excess of the coverage amounts consistent with our assessment of risks in our business and of an acceptable level of financial exposure. Although there can be no assurance that self-insurance reserves and insurance will be sufficient to mitigate all damages, claims, or contingencies, we believe that the reserves and our insurance provides reasonable coverage for known asserted and unasserted claims. In the event we sustain a loss from a claim, and the insurance carrier disputes coverage or coverage limits, we may record a charge in a different period than the recovery, if any, from the insurance carrier.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in our risk factors as previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Readers should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.

Item 6. Exhibits

The exhibits required to be filed pursuant to the requirements of Item 601 of Regulation S-K are set forth in the Exhibit Index accompanying this Form 10-Q and are incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC.
Date:	April 25, 2016	/s/ Viki K. Blinderman
		Viki K. Blinderman
		Co-Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Secretary
		(Principal Accounting Officer)

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CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC.

INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated February 9, 2016, by and among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 9, 2016.
10.2	Annex I to Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated February 9, 2016, by and among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1B to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 9, 2016.
*31.1	Certification of Periodic Financial Reports by Melvin C. Payne in satisfaction of Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
*31.2	Certification of Periodic Financial Reports by Carl B. Brink in satisfaction of Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
**32	Certification of Periodic Financial Reports by Melvin C. Payne and Carl B. Brink in satisfaction of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
*101	Interactive Data Files.

_______________________________

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith.

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

I, Melvin C. Payne, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Carriage Services, Inc. (the “registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated:	April 25, 2016	/s/ Melvin C. Payne
		Melvin C. Payne
		Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
		(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

I, Carl B. Brink, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Carriage Services, Inc. (the “registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated:	April 25, 2016	/s/ Carl B. Brink
		Carl B. Brink
		Co-Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32

EXHIBIT 32

Certification of

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

under Section 906 of the

Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Carriage Services, Inc. (the “Company”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Melvin C. Payne, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Carl B. Brink, Co-Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company, each certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his knowledge:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:	April 25, 2016	/s/ Melvin C. Payne
		Melvin C. Payne
		Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
		(Principal Executive Officer)
		/s/ Carl B. Brink
		Carl B. Brink
		Co-Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

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Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Apr. 22, 2016
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	CARRIAGE SERVICES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001016281
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,630,583

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 871	$ 535
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for bad debts of $1,054 in 2015 and $943 in 2016	17,911	18,181
Inventories	5,782	5,654
Prepaid expenses	4,770	4,684
Other current assets	3,853	4,707
Total current assets	33,187	33,761
Preneed cemetery trust investments	60,432	63,291
Preneed funeral trust investments	83,132	85,553
Preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of $2,042 in 2015 and $2,046 in 2016	28,224	27,998
Receivables from preneed trusts	13,050	13,544
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $103,306 in 2015 and $105,016 in 2016	216,864	214,874
Cemetery property, net of accumulated amortization of $30,289 in 2015 and $31,282 in 2016	75,784	75,597
Goodwill	264,416	264,416
Deferred charges and other non-current assets	10,748	10,978
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	41,341	43,127
Total assets	827,178	833,139
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	12,533	12,236
Accounts payable	6,162	7,917
Other liabilities	2,535	524
Accrued liabilities	14,623	16,541
Total current liabilities	35,853	37,218
Long-term debt, net of current portion	139,413	103,495
Revolving credit facility	52,633	91,514
Convertible subordinated notes due 2021	116,278	115,227
Obligations under capital leases, net of current portion	2,816	2,875
Deferred preneed cemetery revenue	56,692	56,721
Deferred preneed funeral revenue	31,209	31,748
Deferred tax liability	38,968	39,956
Other long-term liabilities	5,782	5,531
Deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust	60,432	63,291
Deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust	83,132	85,553
Care trusts’ corpus	41,292	42,416
Total liabilities	$ 664,500	$ 675,545
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value; 80,000,000 shares authorized; 22,497,873 and 22,481,301 issued as of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, respectively	$ 225	$ 225
Additional paid-in capital	214,763	214,250
Retained earnings	7,956	3,385
Treasury stock, at cost; 5,849,316 shares at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016.	(60,266)	(60,266)
Total stockholders’ equity	162,678	157,594
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 827,178	$ 833,139

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowance for bad debts	$ 943	$ 1,054
Preneed receivables, allowance for bad debts	2,046	2,042
Accumulated depreciation of property, plant and equipment	105,016	103,306
Cemetery property, net of accumulated amortization	$ 31,282	$ 30,289
Common stock, par value (in dollars per Share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	80,000,000	80,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	22,481,301	22,497,873
Treasury stock, shares	5,849,316	5,849,316

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 63,331	$ 63,253
Field costs and expenses:
Total field costs and expenses	42,028	41,044
Depreciation and amortization	3,336	2,802
Regional and unallocated funeral and cemetery costs	3,049	2,525
Gross profit	21,303	22,209
Corporate costs and expenses:
General and administrative costs and expenses	9,247	7,170
Home office depreciation and amortization	398	520
Total corporate costs and expenses	9,645	7,690
Operating income	11,658	14,519
Interest expense	(2,851)	(2,550)
Accretion of discount on convertible subordinated notes	(927)	(827)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(567)	0
Other income (loss)	305	(119)
Income before income taxes	7,618	11,023
Provision for income taxes	(3,047)	(4,605)
Net income	$ 4,571	$ 6,418
Basic earnings per common share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per Share)	$ 0.27	$ 0.35
Diluted earnings per common share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per Share)	0.27	0.34
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per Share)	$ 0.025	$ 0.025
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic (in Shares)	16,459	18,208
Diluted (in Shares)	16,650	18,804
Funeral [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 49,302	$ 50,137
Field costs and expenses:
Total field costs and expenses	27,781	28,415
Corporate costs and expenses:
Income before income taxes	16,729	17,798
Cemetery [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	14,029	13,116
Field costs and expenses:
Total field costs and expenses	7,862	7,302
Corporate costs and expenses:
Income before income taxes	$ 4,249	$ 4,046

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 4,571	$ 6,418
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net gain on sale and disposal of assets	(187)	0
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	567	0
Depreciation and amortization	3,734	3,322
Amortization of deferred financing costs	221	226
Accretion of discount on convertible subordinated notes	927	827
Provision for losses on accounts receivable	523	424
Stock-based compensation expense	1,297	1,089
Deferred income tax expense	379	1,559
Changes in operating assets and liabilities that provided (required) cash:
Accounts and preneed receivables	(479)	56
Inventories and other current assets	(727)	3,224
Deferred charges and other	230	111
Preneed funeral and cemetery trust investments	7,560	(760)
Accounts payable	(1,755)	(9)
Accrued and other liabilities	(147)	(5,020)
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenue	(568)	(82)
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	(6,404)	1,237
Net cash provided by operating activities	9,742	12,622
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions and land for new construction	(2,685)	(4,250)
Purchase of land and buildings previously leased	0	(600)
Net proceeds from the sale of assets	555	0
Capital expenditures	(3,595)	(5,798)
Net cash used in investing activities	(5,725)	(10,648)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on the revolving credit facility	11,500	10,600
Payments against the revolving credit facility	(50,100)	(10,100)
Borrowings on the term loan	39,063	0
Payments against the term loan	(2,813)	(2,344)
Payments on other long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	(321)	(370)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan contributions	228	212
Dividends on common stock	(415)	(463)
Payment of loan origination costs related to the credit facility	(717)	(13)
Excess tax benefit (deficiency) of equity compensation	(106)	408
Net cash used in financing activities	(3,681)	(2,070)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	336	(96)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	535	$ 535
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 871

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company

Carriage Services, Inc. (“Carriage”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is a leading provider of deathcare services and merchandise in the United States. As of March 31, 2016, we operated 167 funeral homes in 27 states and 32 cemeteries in 11 states.

Our operations are reported in two business segments: Funeral Home Operations and Cemetery Operations. Funeral homes are principally service businesses that provide funeral services (traditional burial and cremation) and sell related merchandise, such as caskets and urns. Cemeteries are primarily sales businesses that provide interment rights (grave sites and mausoleums) and related merchandise, such as markers and memorials.

Principles of Consolidation and Interim Condensed Disclosures

Our unaudited consolidated financial statements include the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Our interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited but include all adjustments, which consist of normal, recurring accruals, that are necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and results of operations as of and for the interim periods presented. Our unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in a manner consistent with the accounting principles described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 unless otherwise disclosed herein, and should be read in conjunction therewith.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period financial statement presentation with no effect on our previously reported results of operations, consolidated financial position, or cash flows.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

We consider all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, realization of accounts receivable, goodwill, intangible assets, property and equipment and deferred tax assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience, third-party data and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. The results of these considerations form the basis for making judgments about the amount and timing of revenues and expenses, the carrying value of assets and the recorded amounts of liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates and such estimates may change if the underlying conditions or assumptions change. Historical performance should not be viewed as indicative of future performance, as there can be no assurance that our results of operations will be consistent from year to year.

Funeral and Cemetery Operations

We record the revenue from sales of funeral and cemetery merchandise and services when the merchandise is delivered or the service is performed. Sales of cemetery interment rights are recorded as revenue in accordance with the retail land sales provisions for accounting for sales of real estate. This method provides for the recognition of revenue in the period in which the customer’s cumulative payments exceed 10% of the contract price related to the interment right. Costs related to the sales of interment rights, which include real property and other costs related to cemetery development activities, are charged to operations using the specific identification method in the period in which the sale of the interment right is recognized as revenue. We recorded amortization expense for cemetery property of approximately $0.8 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively. Sales taxes collected are recognized on a net basis in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Allowances for bad debts and customer cancellations are provided at the date that the sale is recognized as revenue and are based on our historical experience and the current economic environment. We also monitor changes in delinquency rates and provide additional bad debt and cancellation reserves when warranted. When preneed sales of funeral services and merchandise are funded through third-party insurance policies, we earn a commission on the sale of the policies. Insurance commissions are recognized as revenues at the point at which the commission is no longer subject to refund, which is typically one year after the policy is issued.

Accounts receivable included approximately $8.2 million and $7.4 million of funeral receivables at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, respectively, and $9.7 million and $10.2 million of cemetery receivables at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, respectively. For 2015 and 2016, accounts receivable also included minor amounts of other receivables. Non-current preneed receivables represented the payments expected to be received beyond one year from the balance sheet date. Non-current preneed receivables consisted of approximately $7.3 million of funeral receivables at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 and $20.7 million and $20.9 million of cemetery receivables at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, respectively. Bad debt expense totaled approximately $0.4 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment (including equipment under capital leases) are stated at cost. The costs of ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred, while renewals and betterments are capitalized. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (including equipment under capital leases) is computed based on the straight-line method.

Property, plant and equipment was comprised of the following at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016:

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Land	$	65,433		$	67,868
Buildings and improvements	180,804			180,711
Furniture, equipment and automobiles	71,943			73,301
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	318,180			321,880
Less: accumulated depreciation	(103,306		)	(105,016		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	214,874		$	216,864

We recorded depreciation expense of approximately $2.6 million and $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively. During the first quarter of 2016, we acquired real estate for $2.7 million for funeral home expansion projects. 

Stock Plans and Stock-Based Compensation

We have stock-based employee and director compensation plans under which we may grant restricted stock, stock options, performance awards and our employee stock purchase plan under which stock may be purchased. We recognize compensation expense in an amount equal to the fair value of the share-based awards expected to vest over the requisite service period. Fair value is determined on the date of the grant. The fair value of options or awards containing options is determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The fair value of the performance awards is determined using a Monte-Carlo simulation pricing model.

See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein for additional information on our stock-based compensation plans.

Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs

Effective January 1, 2016, we adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (“FASB”) new guidance on simplifying the presentation of debt issuance costs. In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30), which requires that entities that have historically presented debt issuance costs as an asset, related to a recognized debt liability, will be required to present those costs as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the related debt liability. This presentation will result in debt issuance costs being presented in the same way debt discounts have historically been addressed. Debt issuances costs of $4.2 million and $4.1 million have been presented as a deduction from the carrying value of the related liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, respectively.

Business Combinations

Effective January 1, 2016, we adopted the FASB new guidance on simplifying the accounting for measurement-period adjustments for Business Combinations. In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU, Business Combinations (Topic 805), which requires that an acquirer recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. These include the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The entity is required to present separately on the face of the income statement or disclose in the notes the portion of the amount recorded in the current period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amounts had been recognized as of the acquisition date. Our adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

Extraordinary and Unusual Items

Effective January 1, 2016, we adopted the FASB new guidance on extraordinary and unusual items. In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU, Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20).This ASU eliminates the concept of reporting extraordinary items. Preparers will not have to assess whether a particular event or transaction is extraordinary and likewise, auditors and regulators no longer need to evaluate whether a preparer treated an unusual and/or infrequent item appropriately. The presentation and disclosure guidance for items that are unusual in nature or occur infrequently will be retained and will be expanded to include such items. Our adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

Subsequent Events

Management evaluated events and transactions during the period subsequent to March 31, 2016 through the date the financial statements were issued for potential recognition or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements covered by this report. See Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein for additional information regarding subsequent events.

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Simplifying Share-Based Payment Accounting

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718). This ASU applies to all entities that issue share-based payment awards to their employees. The amendments in this ASU involve several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with earlier application permitted for all entities. Amendments related to the presentation of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares to meet the minimum statutory withholding requirement should be applied retrospectively. Amendments requiring recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the income statement and the practical expedient for estimating expected term should be applied prospectively. An entity may elect to apply the amendments related to the presentation of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows using either a prospective transition method or a retrospective transition method. We plan to adopt the provisions of this ASU for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2017 and are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this new accounting standard will have on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU, Leases (Topic 842). This ASU addresses certain aspects of recognition, presentation, and disclosure of leases and apply to all entities that that enter into a lease, with some specified scope exemptions. The amendments in this ASU aims to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with earlier application permitted for all entities. Both lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. We plan to adopt the provisions of this ASU for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2019 and are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this new accounting standard will have on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Preneed Trust Investments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Preneed Trust Investments [Abstract]

PRENEED TRUST INVESTMENTS

    PRENEED TRUST INVESTMENTS

Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments

Preneed cemetery trust investments represent trust fund assets that we are generally permitted to withdraw when the merchandise or services are provided. The components of Preneed cemetery trust investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Preneed cemetery trust investments, at market value	$	65,486		$	62,551
Less: allowance for contract cancellation	(2,195		)	(2,119		)
Preneed cemetery trust investments, net	$	63,291		$	60,432

Upon cancellation of a preneed cemetery contract, a customer is generally entitled to receive a refund of the corpus, and in some cases, some or all of the earnings held in trust. In certain jurisdictions, we are obligated to fund any shortfall if the amounts deposited by the customer exceed the funds in trust, including some or all investment income. As a result, when realized or unrealized losses of a trust result in the trust being under-funded, we assess whether we are responsible for replenishing the corpus of the trust, in which case a loss provision is recorded. At March 31, 2016, our preneed cemetery trust investments were not under-funded.

Earnings from our preneed cemetery trust investments are recognized in revenue when a service is performed or merchandise is delivered. Trust management fees charged by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor (“CSV RIA”) are included as revenue in the period in which they are earned.

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, investments held by the trusts are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy. Our Level 1 investments include cash and common stock. Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, fair values are estimated by using quoted prices of similar securities in active markets or other inputs other than quoted prices that can corroborate observable market data. These investments are fixed income securities including municipal bonds, foreign debt, corporate debt, preferred stocks and mortgage backed securities, all of which are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. We review and update our fair value hierarchy classifications quarterly. There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 in the three months ended March 31, 2016. There are no Level 3 investments in the preneed cemetery trust investment portfolio. See Note 7 for further information of the fair value measurement and the three-level hierarchy.

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed cemetery trust investments at March 31, 2016 are detailed below (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	4,611	$	—	$	—		$	4,611
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	2	457		—		(83		)	374
Foreign debt	2	7,437		110		(937		)	6,610
Corporate debt	2	25,871		699		(3,238		)	23,332
Preferred stock	2	16,184		5		(1,406		)	14,783
Common stock	1	15,006		162		(4,403		)	10,765
Mutual Funds:
Fixed Income	2	$	1,078	$	49	$	—		$	1,127
Trust securities		$	70,644	$	1,025	$	(10,067	)	$	61,602
Accrued investment income		$	949						$	949
Preneed cemetery trust investments									$	62,551
Market value as a percentage of cost									87.2		%

The estimated maturities of the fixed income securities included above are as follows (in thousands):

Due in one year or less	$	127
Due in one to five years	8,546
Due in five to ten years	4,591
Thereafter	31,835
Total fixed income securities	$	45,099

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed cemetery trust investments at December 31, 2015 are detailed below (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	8,296	$	—	$	—		$	8,296
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	2	458		—		(63		)	395
Foreign debt	2	4,803		—		(695		)	4,108
Corporate debt	2	22,968		85		(4,279		)	18,774
Preferred stock	2	16,236		29		(885		)	15,380
Mortgage backed securities	2	—		—		—			—
Common stock	1	20,387		682		(3,161		)	17,908
Trust securities		$	73,148	$	796	$	(9,083	)	$	64,861
Accrued investment income		$	625						$	625
Preneed cemetery trust investments									$	65,486
Market value as a percentage of cost									88.7		%

We determine whether or not the assets in the preneed cemetery trust investments have an other-than-temporary impairment on a security-by-security basis. This assessment is made based upon a number of criteria including the length of time a security has been in a loss position, changes in market conditions and concerns related to the specific issuer. If a loss is considered to be other-than-temporary, the cost basis of the security is adjusted downward to its fair market value. Any reduction in the cost basis of the investment due to an other-than-temporary impairment is likewise recorded as a reduction in Deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We recorded a $0.7 million impairment in the first quarter of 2015 and 2016 for other-than-temporary declines in the fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments. There is no impact on earnings until such time that the loss is realized in the trusts, allocated to the preneed contracts and the services are performed or the merchandise is delivered causing the contract to be withdrawn from the trust in accordance with state regulations.

At March 31, 2016, we had certain investments within our preneed cemetery trust investments that had tax lots in loss positions for more than one year. Based on our analyses of these securities, the companies’ businesses and current market conditions, we determined that these investment losses were temporary in nature.

Our cemetery merchandise and service trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair market values, and the duration of unrealized losses as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, are shown in the following tables (in thousands):

	March 31, 2016
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	$	142	$	(28	)	$	232	$	(55	)	$	374	$	(83	)
Foreign debt	2,671		(395		)	1,984		(542		)	4,655		(937		)
Corporate debt	5,449		(853		)	8,034		(2,385		)	13,483		(3,238		)
Preferred stock	6,613		(566		)	7,730		(840		)	14,343		(1,406		)
Common stock	6,088		(2,602		)	3,278		(1,801		)	9,366		(4,403		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	20,963	$	(4,444	)	$	21,258	$	(5,623	)	$	42,221	$	(10,067	)

	December 31, 2015
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	$	395	$	(63	)	$	—	$	—		$	395	$	(63	)
Foreign debt	$	3,680	$	(384	)	$	406	$	(312	)	$	4,086	$	(696	)
Corporate debt	14,468		(2,992		)	3,056		(1,287		)	17,524		(4,279		)
Preferred stock	10,285		(436		)	5,168		(448		)	15,453		(884		)
Common stock	12,029		(1,989		)	3,564		(1,172		)	15,593		(3,161		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	40,857	$	(5,864	)	$	12,194	$	(3,219	)	$	53,051	$	(9,083	)

Preneed cemetery trust investment security transactions recorded in Interest expense on our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Investment income	$	517		$	291
Realized gains	358			108
Realized losses	(798		)	(2,480		)
Expenses and taxes	(319		)	(343		)
Decrease in deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust	242			2,424
	$	—		$	—

Purchases and sales of investments in the preneed cemetery trusts were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Purchases	$	(7,008	)	$	(10,892	)
Sales	$	2,752		$	7,354

Preneed Funeral Trust Investments

Preneed funeral trust investments represent trust fund assets that we are permitted to withdraw as services and merchandise are provided to customers. Preneed funeral contracts are secured by funds paid by the customer to us. Preneed funeral trust investments are reduced by the trust earnings we have been allowed to withdraw prior to our performance and amounts received from customers that are not required to be deposited into trust, pursuant to various state laws. The components of Preneed funeral trust investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Preneed funeral trust investments, at market value	$	88,444		$	85,958
Less: allowance for contract cancellation	(2,891		)	(2,826		)
Preneed funeral trust investments, net	$	85,553		$	83,132

Upon cancellation of a preneed funeral contract, a customer is generally entitled to receive a refund of the corpus and some or all of the earnings held in trust. In certain jurisdictions, we are obligated to fund any shortfall if the amounts deposited by the customer exceed the funds in trust, including some or all investment income. As a result, when realized or unrealized losses of a trust result in the trust being under-funded, we assess whether we are responsible for replenishing the corpus of the trust, in which case a loss provision is recorded. At March 31, 2016, our preneed funeral trust investments were not under-funded.

Earnings from our preneed funeral trust investments are recognized in revenue when a service is performed or merchandise is delivered. Trust management fees charged by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor are included in revenue in the period in which they are earned.

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, investments held by the trusts are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy. Our Level 1 investments include cash, U.S. treasury debt, common stock and equity mutual funds. Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, then fair values are estimated by using quoted prices of similar securities in active markets or other inputs other than quoted prices that can corroborate observable market data. These investments are fixed income securities including municipal bonds, foreign debt, corporate debt, preferred stocks, mortgage backed securities and fixed income mutual funds and other investments, all of which are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. We review and update our fair value hierarchy classifications quarterly. There were no other transfers between Levels 1 and 2 for the three months ended March 31, 2016. There are no Level 3 investments in the preneed funeral trust investment portfolio. See Note 7 for further information of the fair value measurement and the three-level hierarchy.

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed funeral trust investments at March 31, 2016 are detailed below (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	17,828	$	—	$	—		$	17,828
Fixed income securities:
U.S. treasury debt	1	1,491		48		—			1,539
Municipal bonds	2	478		—		(87		)	391
Foreign debt	2	7,823		120		(971		)	6,972
Corporate debt	2	27,648		793		(3,412		)	25,029
Preferred stock	2	17,464		131		(1,455		)	16,140
Mortgage backed securities	2	267		5		(4		)	268
Common stock	1	15,528		160		(4,597		)	11,091
Mutual funds:
Fixed income	2	2,118		54		(51		)	2,121
Other investments	2	3,562		—		(24		)	3,538
Trust securities		$	94,207	$	1,311	$	(10,601	)	$	84,917
Accrued investment income		$	1,041						$	1,041
Preneed funeral trust investments									$	85,958
Market value as a percentage of cost									90.1		%

The estimated maturities of the fixed income securities included above are as follows (in thousands):

Due in one year or less	$	137
Due in one to five years	9,641
Due in five to ten years	5,682
Thereafter	34,879
Total	$	50,339

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed funeral trust investments at December 31, 2015 are detailed below (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	21,458	$	—	$	—		$	21,458
Fixed income securities:
U.S. treasury debt	1	1,492		24		(12		)	1,504
Municipal bonds	2	478		—		(66		)	412
Foreign debt	2	4,938		—		(711		)	4,227
Corporate debt	2	24,787		133		(4,711		)	20,209
Preferred stock	2	17,496		158		(914		)	16,740
Mortgage backed securities	1	273		4		(4		)	273
Common stock		20,864		738		(3,114		)	18,488
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	—		—		—			—
Fixed income	2	$	959	$	—	$	(82	)	$	877
Other investments	2	$	3,598	$	—	$	(30	)	$	3,568
Trust securities		$	96,343	$	1,057	$	(9,644	)	$	87,756
Accrued investment income		688							$	688
Preneed funeral trust investments									$	88,444
Market value as a percentage of cost									91.1		%

We determine whether or not the assets in the preneed funeral trust investments have other-than-temporary impairments on a security-by-security basis. This assessment is made based upon a number of criteria including the length of time a security has been in a loss position, changes in market conditions and concerns related to the specific issuer. If a loss is considered to be other-than-temporary, the cost basis of the security is adjusted downward to its fair market value. Any reduction in the cost basis of the investment due to an other-than-temporary impairment is likewise recorded as a reduction to Deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We recorded a $0.8 million impairment in the first quarter of 2016 for other-than-temporary declines in the fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments. We recorded a $0.6 million impairment in the first quarter of 2015 for other-than-temporary declines in the fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments. There is no impact on earnings until such time that the loss is realized in the trusts, allocated to preneed contracts and the services are performed or the merchandise is delivered causing the contract to be withdrawn from the trust in accordance with state regulations.

At March 31, 2016, we had certain investments within our preneed funeral trust investments that had tax lots in loss positions for more than one year. Based on our analyses of these securities, the companies’ businesses and current market conditions, we determined that these investment losses were temporary in nature.

Our preneed funeral trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair market values, and the duration of unrealized losses as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are shown in the following tables (in thousands):

	March 31, 2016
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	$	139	$	(27	)	$	252	$	(60	)	$	391	$	(87	)
Foreign debt	2,692		(378		)	2,158		(593		)	4,850		(971		)
Corporate debt	5,470		(825		)	8,783		(2,587		)	14,253		(3,412		)
Preferred stock	6,384		(537		)	8,449		(918		)	14,833		(1,455		)
Mortgage backed securities	102		(3		)	15		(1		)	117		(4		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	6,087		(2,620		)	3,594		(1,977		)	9,681		(4,597		)
Fixed income	46		(1		)	818		(50		)	864		(51		)
Other investments	—		—			11		(24		)	11		(24		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	20,920	$	(4,391	)	$	24,080	$	(6,210	)	$	45,000	$	(10,601	)

	December 31, 2015
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
U.S. debt	$	—	$	—		$	1,504	$	(12	)	$	1,504	$	(12	)
Municipal bonds	413		(66		)	—		—			413		(66		)
Foreign debt	3,763		(392		)	416		(319		)	4,179		(711		)
Corporate debt	15,929		(3,294		)	3,364		(1,417		)	19,293		(4,711		)
Preferred stock	10,623		(451		)	5,338		(463		)	15,961		(914		)
Mortgage backed securities	—		—			272		(4		)	272		(4		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	11,848		(1,959		)	3,510		(1,154		)	15,358		(3,113		)
Equity and other	—		—			—		—			—		—
Fixed income	1		—			876		(82		)	877		(82		)
Other investments	—		—			42		(31		)	42		(31		)
Total temporary impaired securities	42,577		(6,162		)	15,322		(3,482		)	57,899		(9,644		)

Preneed funeral trust investment security transactions recorded in Interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Investment income	$	556		$	340
Realized gains	294			144
Realized losses	(625		)	(2,396		)
Expenses and taxes	(260		)	(247		)
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust	35			2,159
	$	—		$	—

Purchases and sales of investments in the preneed funeral trusts were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Purchases	$	(5,489	)	$	(11,407	)
Sales	$	2,302		$	7,458

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Preneed Cemetery Receivables

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Preneed Cemetery Receivables [Abstract]

PRENEED CEMETERY RECEIVABLES

.    PRENEED CEMETERY RECEIVABLES

Preneed sales of cemetery interment rights and related products and services are usually financed through interest-bearing installment sales contracts, generally with terms of up to five years with such interest income reflected as Preneed cemetery finance charges. In substantially all cases, we receive an initial down payment at the time the contract is signed. At March 31, 2016, our total financed preneed receivables was $36.8 million, of which $27.0 million and $9.8 million were for cemetery interment rights and for merchandise and services respectively. These amounts are presented on our consolidated balance sheet as $11.2 million within Accounts receivable and $25.6 million within Preneed receivables. The unearned finance charges associated with these receivables were $5.2 million and $5.3 million at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, respectively.

We determine an allowance for customer cancellations and refunds on contracts in which revenue has been recognized on sales of cemetery interment rights. We have a collections policy where past due notifications are sent to the customer beginning at 15 days past due and periodically thereafter until the contract is cancelled or payment is received. We reserve 100% of the receivables on contracts in which the revenue has been recognized and payments are 90 days past due or more, which was approximately 4.9% of the total receivables on recognized sales at March 31, 2016. An allowance is recorded at the date that the contract is executed and periodically adjusted thereafter based upon actual collection experience at the business level. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the change in the allowance for contract cancellations was as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2016
Beginning balance	$	1,765
Write-offs and cancellations	(385		)
Provision	399
Ending balance	$	1,779

The aging of past due financing receivables as of March 31, 2016 was as follows (in thousands):

	31-60 Past Due		61-90 Past Due		91-120 Past Due		>120 Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Financing Receivables
Recognized revenue	$	569	$	351	$	185	$	1,096	$	2,201	$	23,970	$	26,171
Deferred revenue	206		119		84		351		760		9,906		10,666
Total contracts	$	775	$	470	$	269	$	1,447	$	2,961	$	33,876	$	36,837

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Receivables from Preneed Trusts

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Receivables From Preneed Trusts [Abstract]

RECEIVABLES FROM PRENEED TRUSTS

.    RECEIVABLES FROM PRENEED TRUSTS

The receivables from preneed trusts represent assets in trusts which are controlled and operated by third parties in which we do not have a controlling financial interest (less than 50%) in the trust assets. We account for these investments at cost. As of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, receivables from preneed trusts were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Preneed trust funds, at cost	$	13,963		$	13,454
Less: allowance for contract cancellation	(419		)	(404		)
Receivables from preneed trusts, net	$	13,544		$	13,050

The following summary reflects the composition of the assets held in trust and controlled by third parties to satisfy our future obligations under preneed arrangements related to the preceding contracts at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016. The cost basis includes reinvested interest and dividends that have been earned on the trust assets. Fair value includes the unrealized gains and losses on trust assets.

	Historical Cost Basis		Fair Value
	(in thousands)
As of December 31, 2015
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,898	$	2,898
Fixed income investments	8,423		8,426
Mutual funds and common stocks	2,626		2,625
Annuities	16		16
Total	$	13,963	$	13,965

	Historical Cost Basis		Fair Value
	(in thousands)
As of March 31, 2016
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,989	$	2,989
Fixed income investments	7,941		7,941
Mutual funds and common stocks	2,508		2,555
Annuities	16		16
Total	$	13,454	$	13,501

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments [Abstract]

CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE TRUST INVESTMENTS

CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE TRUST INVESTMENTS

Care trusts’ corpus on our Consolidated Balance Sheets represent the corpus of those trusts plus undistributed income. The components of Care trusts’ corpus as of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Trust assets, at market value	$	43,127		$	41,341
Obligations due from trust	(711		)	(49		)
Care trusts’ corpus	$	42,416		$	41,292

We are required by various state laws to pay a portion of the proceeds from the sale of cemetery property interment rights into perpetual care trust funds. The income earned from these perpetual care trusts offsets maintenance expenses for cemetery property and memorials. This trust fund income is recognized, as earned, in Revenues from cemetery operations. Trust management fees charged by CSV RIA are included in revenue in the period in which they are earned. At March 31, 2016, our cemetery perpetual care trust investments were not under-funded

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, investments held by the trusts are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy. Our Level 1 investments include cash and common stock. Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, then fair values are estimated by using quoted prices of similar securities in active markets or other inputs other than quoted prices that can corroborate observable market data. These investments are municipal bonds, foreign debt, corporate debt, preferred stock and fixed income mutual funds, all of which are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 in the three months ended March 31, 2016. There are no Level 3 investments in the cemetery perpetual care trust investment portfolio. See Note 7 for further information of the fair value measurement and the three-level valuation hierarchy.

The following table reflects the cost and fair market values associated with the trust investments held in perpetual care trust funds at March 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	3,085	$	—	$	—		$	3,085
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	2	327		—		(60		)	267
Foreign debt	2	4,810		66		(633		)	4,243
Corporate debt	2	17,495		422		(2,354		)	15,563
Preferred stock	2	11,341		4		(988		)	10,357
Common stock	1	9,151		96		(2,722		)	6,525
Mutual Funds:
Fixed Income	2	$	695	$	34	$	—		$	729
Trust securities		$	46,904	$	622	$	(6,757	)	$	40,769
Accrued investment income		$	572						$	572
Cemetery perpetual care investments									$	41,341
Market value as a percentage of cost									86.9		%

The estimated maturities of the fixed income securities included above are as follows (in thousands):

Due in one year or less	$	77
Due in one to five years	5,405
Due in five to ten years	3,209
Thereafter	21,739
Total fixed income securities	$	30,430

The following table reflects the cost and fair market values associated with the trust investments held in perpetual care trust funds at December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	5,472	$	—	$	—		$	5,472
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	2	325		—		(45		)	280
Foreign debt	2	3,232		—		(480		)	2,752
Corporate debt	2	16,216		57		(3,094		)	13,179
Preferred stock	2	11,263		20		(611		)	10,672
Common stock	1	11,945		393		(1,939		)	10,399
Trust securities		$	48,453	$	470	$	(6,169	)	$	42,754
Accrued investment income		$	373						$	373
Cemetery perpetual care investments									$	43,127
Market value as a percentage of cost									88.2		%

We determine whether or not the assets in the cemetery perpetual care trusts have an other-than-temporary impairment on a security-by-security basis. This assessment is made based upon a number of criteria including the length of time a security has been in a loss position, changes in market conditions and concerns related to the specific issuer. If a loss is considered to be other-than-temporary, the cost basis of the security is adjusted downward to its fair market value. Any reduction in the cost basis due to an other-than-temporary impairment is also recorded as a reduction to Care trusts’ corpus. We recorded a $0.4 million impairment in the first quarter of 2016 for other-than-temporary declines in the fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments. We recorded a $0.5 million impairment in the first quarter of 2015 for other-than-temporary declines in the fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments.

At March 31, 2016, we had certain investments within our perpetual care trust investments that had tax lots in loss positions for more than one year. Based on our analyses of these securities, the companies’ businesses and current market conditions, we determined that these investment losses were temporary in nature.

Our perpetual care trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair market values, and the duration of unrealized losses for the periods ended March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are shown in the following tables (in thousands):

	March 31, 2016
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	$	128	$	(26	)	$	139	$	(33	)	$	267	$	(60	)
Foreign debt	1,878		(306		)	1,192		(327		)	3,070		(633		)
Corporate debt	4,569		(917		)	4,840		(1,437		)	9,409		(2,354		)
Preferred stock	5,420		(481		)	4,660		(507		)	10,080		(988		)
Common stock	3,666		(1,631		)	1,986		(1,091		)	5,652		(2,722		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	15,661	$	(3,361	)	$	12,817	$	(3,395	)	$	28,478	$	(6,757	)

	December 31, 2015
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	$	280	$	(45	)	$	—	$	—		$	280	$	(45	)
Foreign debt	$	2,541	$	(265	)	$	281	$	(215	)	$	2,822	$	(480	)
Corporate debt	10,463		(2,164		)	2,210		(931		)	12,673		(3,095		)
Preferred stock	7,100		(301		)	3,568		(309		)	10,668		(610		)
Common stock	7,379		(1,220		)	2,186		(719		)	9,565		(1,939		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	27,763	$	(3,995	)	$	8,245	$	(2,174	)	$	36,008	$	(6,169	)

Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in Interest expense on our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Realized gains	$	190		$	47
Realized losses	(425		)	(1,249		)
Decrease in care trusts’ corpus	235			1,202
Total	$	—		$	—

Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in Cemetery revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Investment income	$	1,168		$	1,476
Realized gain, net	(91		)	(262		)
Total	$	1,077		$	1,214

Purchases and sales of investments in the perpetual care trusts were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Purchases	$	(4,634	)	$	(6,758	)
Sales	$	1,822		$	4,748

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Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

We evaluated our financial assets and liabilities for those financial assets and liabilities that met the criteria of the disclosure requirements and fair value framework. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and trade payables approximate the fair values of those instruments due to the short-term nature of the instruments. The fair values of receivables on preneed funeral and cemetery contracts are impracticable to estimate because of the lack of a trading market and the diverse number of individual contracts with varying terms. Our long-term debt and Credit Facility (as defined in Note 9) are classified within Level 2 of the Fair Value Measurement hierarchy. The fair values of the long-term debt and Credit Facility approximate the carrying values of these instruments based on the index yields of similar securities compared to U.S. Treasury yield curves. The fair value of the convertible subordinated notes due 2021 was approximately $157.9 million at March 31, 2016 based on the last traded or broker quoted price. We identified investments in fixed income securities, common stock and mutual funds presented within the preneed and perpetual care trust investment categories on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as having met the criteria for fair value measurement. As of March 31, 2016, we did not have any assets that had fair values determined by Level 3 inputs and no liabilities measured at fair value.

We account for our investments as available-for-sale and measure them at fair value under the standards of financial accounting and reporting for investments in equity instruments that have readily determinable fair values and for all investments in debt securities. See Notes 3 and 6 to our Consolidated Financial Statements herein for the fair value hierarchy levels of our trust investments.

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Deferred Charges and Other Non-Current Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Deferred charges and other non-current assets at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015		March 31, 2106
Prepaid agreements not to compete, net of accumulated amortization of $5,404 and $5,507, respectively	$	1,912	$	1,892
Tradenames	8,856		8,856
Other	210		—
Deferred charges and other non-current assets	$	10,978	$	10,748

Prepaid agreements not-to-compete are amortized over the term of the respective agreements, ranging generally from one to ten years. Amortization expense was approximately $0.1 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016. Our tradenames have indefinite lives and therefore are not amortized.

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Long-Term Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

LONG-TERM DEBT

LONG-TERM DEBT

Our long-term debt consisted of the following at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Revolving credit facility, secured, floating rate	$	92,600		$	54,000
Term loan, secured, floating rate	110,937			147,187
Acquisition debt	4,929			4,662
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $3,246 and $3,910, respectively	(1,445		)	(1,498		)
Less: current portion	(12,012		)	(12,305		)
Total long-term debt	$	195,009		$	192,046

As of March 31, 2016, we had a $300 million secured bank credit facility with Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent (the “Credit Agreement”), comprised of a $150 million revolving credit facility and a $150 million term loan (collectively, the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility also contains an accordion provision to borrow up to an additional $75 million in revolving loans, subject to certain conditions. The Credit Facility is collateralized by all personal property and funeral home real property in certain states.

On February 9, 2016, we entered into a seventh amendment (the “Seventh Amendment”) to our Credit Facility. The Seventh Amendment resulted in, among other things, (i) reducing our LIBOR based variable interest rate 37.5 basis points, (ii) extending the maturity so that the Credit Agreement will mature at the earlier of (a) any date that is 91 days prior to the maturity of any subordinated debt (including the $143.75 million in principal amount of the Convertible Notes) or (b) February 9, 2021, (iii) increasing and funding the term loan so that $150 million was outstanding upon the effectiveness of the Seventh Amendment, (iv) reducing the size of the revolver to $150 million, (v) increasing the accordion to $75 million and (vi) updating the amortization payments for the term loan facility so that the borrowings under the term loan facility are subject to amortization payments of $2.81 million at the end of each fiscal quarter beginning with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2016 through the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2017, $3.75 million at the end of each fiscal quarter beginning with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2018 through the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2020 and $4.69 million at the end of each fiscal quarter beginning with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2020 through the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2020. In connection with the Seventh Amendment, we recognized a loss of $0.6 million to write-off the related unamortized debt issuance costs.

As of March 31, 2016, we had outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility of $54.0 million and approximately $147.2 million was outstanding on the term loan. No letters of credit were issued and outstanding under the Credit Facility at March 31, 2016. Outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at either a prime rate or a LIBOR rate, plus an applicable margin based upon our leverage ratio. As of March 31, 2016, the prime rate margin was equivalent to 1.125% and the LIBOR margin was 2.125%. The weighted average interest rate on the Credit Facility for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was 2.7%.

We were in compliance with the covenants contained in the Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2016. The Credit Agreement contains key ratios that we must comply with including a requirement to maintain a leverage ratio of no more than 3.50 to 1.00 and a covenant to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 1.20 to 1.00. As of March 31, 2016, the leverage ratio was 3.05 to 1.00 and the fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.54 to 1.00.

Beginning January 1, 2016, debt issuance costs are retroactively reflected as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the related debt liability (refer herein to Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). Debt issuance costs are being amortized over the term of the related debt using the effective interest method for our term loan and the straight line method for our revolving credit facility.

Acquisition debt consists of deferred purchase price and promissory notes payable to sellers.

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Convertible Subordinated Notes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Convertible Subordinated Notes [Abstract]

Convertible Subordinated Notes

CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES

On March 19, 2014, we issued $143.75 million aggregate principal amount of 2.75% convertible subordinated notes due March 15, 2021 (the “Convertible Notes”). The Convertible Notes bear interest at 2.75%. Interest on the Convertible Notes began to accrue on March 19, 2014 and is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year.

The carrying values of the liability and equity components of the Convertible Notes at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 are reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Long-term liabilities:
Principal amount	$	143,750		$	143,750
Unamortized discount of liability component	(25,754		)	(24,827		)
Convertible Notes issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $858 and $982, respectively	$	(2,769	)	$	(2,645	)
Carrying value of the liability component	$	115,227		$	116,278
Equity component carrying value	$	17,973		$	17,973

The fair value of the Convertible Notes, which are Level 2 measurements, was approximately $157.9 million at March 31, 2016.

Interest expense on the Convertible Notes included contractual coupon interest expense of approximately $1.0 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016. Amortization of debt issuance costs was approximately $0.1 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016. Accretion of the discount on the Convertible Notes was $0.8 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively.

Beginning January 1, 2016, debt issuance costs are retroactively reflected as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the related debt liability (refer herein to Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The unamortized discount and the unamortized debt issuance costs are being amortized using the effective interest method over the remaining term of the Convertible Notes. The effective interest rate on the liability component and the debt issuance costs for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 was 6.75% and 2.75%, respectively.

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Stockholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Stock Options

As of March 31, 2016, there were 1,869,754 stock options outstanding and 799,067 stock options which remain unvested. On February 23, 2016, we granted 235,500 options to certain certain officers and key employees at an option price of $20.06. These options will vest in one-fifth increments over a five-year period and have a ten-year term. The fair value of the total options granted during the first quarter of 2016 was approximately $1.3 million. We recorded pre-tax stock-based compensation expense for stock options totaling approximately $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016.

The fair value of the option grants were estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

	February 23, 2016
Dividend yield	0.5	%
Expected volatility	31.85	%
Risk-free interest rate	1.23	%
Expected life (years)	5.0
Black-Scholes value	$5.60

Performance Awards

During the first quarter of 2016, we granted 73,700 performance awards to certain certain officers and key employees, payable in shares. These awards will vest (if at all) on December 31, 2020 provided that certain criteria surrounding Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA (Adjusted Consolidated Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortization) and Relative Shareholder Return performance is achieved and the individual has remained continuously employed by Carriage through such date. The Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA performance represents 25% of the award and the Relative Shareholder Return performance represents 75% of the award. The fair value of these performance awards granted during the first quarter of 2016 was approximately $1.6 million. The pre-tax compensation expense associated with these awards for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was approximately $27,000.

The fair value of the performance awards are estimated on the date of the grant using a Monte-Carlo simulation pricing model with the following assumptions:

	February 23, 2016
Performance period	January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2020
Simulation period (years)	4.86
Share price at grant date	$20.06
Expected volatility	31.2	%
Risk-free interest rate	1.21	%
Forfeiture rate	2.0	%

Restricted Stock Grants

During the first quarter of 2016, we issued restricted stock awards totaling 16,900 to certain employees that vest over a three-year period and had an aggregate grant date market value of approximately $0.3 million.

Related to the vesting of restricted stock awards, we recorded approximately $0.4 million and $0.3 million of pre-tax compensation expense, which is included in general, administrative and other expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively.

As of March 31, 2016, we had approximately $2.5 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested restricted stock awards, which are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.0 years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

During the first quarter of 2016, employees purchased a total of 12,472 shares of common stock through the employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) at a weighted average price of $18.37 per share. We recorded pre-tax stock-based compensation expense for the ESPP totaling approximately $73,000 and $77,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively.

The fair value of the option to purchase shares under the ESPP is estimated on the date of grant (January 1 of each year) associated with the four quarterly purchase dates using the following assumptions:

	2016
Dividend yield	0.5	%
Expected volatility	24.71	%
Risk-free interest rate	0.22%, 0.49%, 0.55%, 0.61%
Expected life (years)	0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00

Expected volatilities are based on the historical volatility during the previous twelve months of the underlying common stock. The risk-free rate for the quarterly purchase periods is based on the U.S. Treasury yields in effect at the time of the purchase. The expected life of the ESPP grants represents the calendar quarters from the beginning of the year to the purchase date (end of each quarter).

Director Compensation Policy

We compensate our directors through cash payments, including retainers and meeting attendance fees, and through stock-based awards. Refer to Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 for a full discussion concerning our Director Compensation Policy.

We recorded approximately $92,000 and $124,000 of pre-tax compensation expense, which is included in general, administrative and other expenses, for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively, related to the director fees and annual retainers.

Share Repurchase Program

On February 25, 2016, our Board of Directors (our “Board”) approved a share repurchase program authorizing us to purchase up to an aggregate of $25.0 million of our common stock in accordance with Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The shares may be purchased from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. Purchases will be at times and in amounts as management deems appropriate based on factors such as market conditions, legal requirements and other business considerations. During the first quarter of 2016, we did not repurchase any shares of common stock.

Cash Dividends

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, our Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.025 per share, totaling approximately $0.4 million, which was paid on March 1, 2016 to record holders of our common stock as of February 12, 2016. We have a dividend reinvestment program so that stockholders may elect to reinvest their dividends into additional shares of our common stock.

Accumulated other comprehensive income

Our components of Accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows:

	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	—
Decrease in net unrealized gains associated with available-for-sale securities of the trusts	(24,467		)
Reclassification of net unrealized gain activity attributable to the Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and Care trusts’ corpus	24,467
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	—

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Major Segments of Business

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

MAJOR SEGMENTS OF BUSINESS

MAJOR SEGMENTS OF BUSINESS

We conduct funeral and cemetery operations only in the United States. The following table presents revenue from operations, pre-tax income (loss) from operations and total assets by segment (in thousands):

	Funeral		Cemetery		Corporate			Consolidated
Revenues from operations:
Three months ended March 31, 2016	$	49,302	$	14,029	$	—		$	63,331
Three months ended March 31, 2015	$	50,137	$	13,116	$	—		$	63,253
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes:
Three months ended March 31, 2016	$	16,729	$	4,249	$	(13,360	)	$	7,618
Three months ended March 31, 2015	$	17,798	$	4,046	$	(10,821	)	$	11,023
Total assets:
March 31, 2016	$	591,785	$	225,301	$	10,092		$	827,178
December 31, 2015	$	591,389	$	229,479	$	12,271		$	833,139

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Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

EARNINGS PER SHARE

EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of the basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 (in thousands, except per share data):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
Net income	$	6,418		$	4,571
Less: Earnings allocated to unvested restricted stock	(100		)	(41		)
Income attributable to common stockholders	$	6,318		$	4,530
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per common share - weighted average shares outstanding	18,208			16,459
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options	248			191
Convertible subordinated notes	348			—
Denominator for diluted earnings per common share - weighted average shares outstanding	18,804			16,650
Basic earnings per common share:
Basic earnings per common share:	$	0.35		$	0.27
Diluted earnings per common share:	$	0.34		$	0.27

The fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2015, and the corresponding calculation of fully diluted earnings per share, include approximately 348,000 shares that would have been issued upon the conversion of our Convertible Notes as a result of the application of the if-converted method prescribed by the FASB ASC 260. There were no shares that would have been issued upon conversion of our Convertible Notes as of March 31, 2016.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, 538,000 stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the inclusion of such stock options would result in an antidilutive effect. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, 25,000 stock options were excluded.

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Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 23, 2016, we entered into a Release Agreement with L. William Heiligbrodt (the “Agreement"). In consideration for the release provided under the Agreement, Mr. Heiligbrodt will receive an aggregate amount of $1,801,400, which such amount will be paid in installments occurring on or before January 1, 2017. The Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and arrangements between the Company and Mr. Heiligbrodt.

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Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Principles of Consolidation, Policy

Principles of Consolidation and Interim Condensed Disclosures

Our unaudited consolidated financial statements include the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Our interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited but include all adjustments, which consist of normal, recurring accruals, that are necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and results of operations as of and for the interim periods presented. Our unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in a manner consistent with the accounting principles described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 unless otherwise disclosed herein, and should be read in conjunction therewith.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy

Cash and Cash Equivalents

We consider all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Use of Estimates, Policy

Use of Estimates

The preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, realization of accounts receivable, goodwill, intangible assets, property and equipment and deferred tax assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience, third-party data and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. The results of these considerations form the basis for making judgments about the amount and timing of revenues and expenses, the carrying value of assets and the recorded amounts of liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates and such estimates may change if the underlying conditions or assumptions change. Historical performance should not be viewed as indicative of future performance, as there can be no assurance that our results of operations will be consistent from year to year.

Funeral and Cemetery Operations, Policy

Funeral and Cemetery Operations

We record the revenue from sales of funeral and cemetery merchandise and services when the merchandise is delivered or the service is performed. Sales of cemetery interment rights are recorded as revenue in accordance with the retail land sales provisions for accounting for sales of real estate. This method provides for the recognition of revenue in the period in which the customer’s cumulative payments exceed 10% of the contract price related to the interment right. Costs related to the sales of interment rights, which include real property and other costs related to cemetery development activities, are charged to operations using the specific identification method in the period in which the sale of the interment right is recognized as revenue. We recorded amortization expense for cemetery property of approximately $0.8 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively. Sales taxes collected are recognized on a net basis in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Allowances for bad debts and customer cancellations are provided at the date that the sale is recognized as revenue and are based on our historical experience and the current economic environment. We also monitor changes in delinquency rates and provide additional bad debt and cancellation reserves when warranted. When preneed sales of funeral services and merchandise are funded through third-party insurance policies, we earn a commission on the sale of the policies. Insurance commissions are recognized as revenues at the point at which the commission is no longer subject to refund, which is typically one year after the policy is issued.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment (including equipment under capital leases) are stated at cost. The costs of ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred, while renewals and betterments are capitalized. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (including equipment under capital leases) is computed based on the straight-line method.

Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans, Director Policy

Stock Plans and Stock-Based Compensation

We have stock-based employee and director compensation plans under which we may grant restricted stock, stock options, performance awards and our employee stock purchase plan under which stock may be purchased. We recognize compensation expense in an amount equal to the fair value of the share-based awards expected to vest over the requisite service period. Fair value is determined on the date of the grant. The fair value of options or awards containing options is determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The fair value of the performance awards is determined using a Monte-Carlo simulation pricing model

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy

Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs

Effective January 1, 2016, we adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (“FASB”) new guidance on simplifying the presentation of debt issuance costs. In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30), which requires that entities that have historically presented debt issuance costs as an asset, related to a recognized debt liability, will be required to present those costs as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the related debt liability. This presentation will result in debt issuance costs being presented in the same way debt discounts have historically been addressed. Debt issuances costs of $4.2 million and $4.1 million have been presented as a deduction from the carrying value of the related liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, respectively.

Business Combinations

Effective January 1, 2016, we adopted the FASB new guidance on simplifying the accounting for measurement-period adjustments for Business Combinations. In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU, Business Combinations (Topic 805), which requires that an acquirer recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. These include the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The entity is required to present separately on the face of the income statement or disclose in the notes the portion of the amount recorded in the current period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amounts had been recognized as of the acquisition date. Our adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

Extraordinary and Unusual Items

Effective January 1, 2016, we adopted the FASB new guidance on extraordinary and unusual items. In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU, Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20).This ASU eliminates the concept of reporting extraordinary items. Preparers will not have to assess whether a particular event or transaction is extraordinary and likewise, auditors and regulators no longer need to evaluate whether a preparer treated an unusual and/or infrequent item appropriately. The presentation and disclosure guidance for items that are unusual in nature or occur infrequently will be retained and will be expanded to include such items. Our adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on our financial statements.

Simplifying Share-Based Payment Accounting

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718). This ASU applies to all entities that issue share-based payment awards to their employees. The amendments in this ASU involve several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with earlier application permitted for all entities. Amendments related to the presentation of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares to meet the minimum statutory withholding requirement should be applied retrospectively. Amendments requiring recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the income statement and the practical expedient for estimating expected term should be applied prospectively. An entity may elect to apply the amendments related to the presentation of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows using either a prospective transition method or a retrospective transition method. We plan to adopt the provisions of this ASU for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2017 and are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this new accounting standard will have on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU, Leases (Topic 842). This ASU addresses certain aspects of recognition, presentation, and disclosure of leases and apply to all entities that that enter into a lease, with some specified scope exemptions. The amendments in this ASU aims to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with earlier application permitted for all entities. Both lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. We plan to adopt the provisions of this ASU for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2019 and are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this new accounting standard will have on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Subsequent Events, Policy

Subsequent Events

Management evaluated events and transactions during the period subsequent to March 31, 2016 through the date the financial statements were issued for potential recognition or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements covered by this report.

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment was comprised of the following at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016:

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Land	$	65,433		$	67,868
Buildings and improvements	180,804			180,711
Furniture, equipment and automobiles	71,943			73,301
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	318,180			321,880
Less: accumulated depreciation	(103,306		)	(105,016		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	214,874		$	216,864

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Preneed Trust Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Preneed Trust Investments [Abstract]

Components of preneed cemetery trust investments

The components of Preneed cemetery trust investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Preneed cemetery trust investments, at market value	$	65,486		$	62,551
Less: allowance for contract cancellation	(2,195		)	(2,119		)
Preneed cemetery trust investments, net	$	63,291		$	60,432

Cost and fair market values associated with preneed cemetery trust investments

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed cemetery trust investments at March 31, 2016 are detailed below (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	4,611	$	—	$	—		$	4,611
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	2	457		—		(83		)	374
Foreign debt	2	7,437		110		(937		)	6,610
Corporate debt	2	25,871		699		(3,238		)	23,332
Preferred stock	2	16,184		5		(1,406		)	14,783
Common stock	1	15,006		162		(4,403		)	10,765
Mutual Funds:
Fixed Income	2	$	1,078	$	49	$	—		$	1,127
Trust securities		$	70,644	$	1,025	$	(10,067	)	$	61,602
Accrued investment income		$	949						$	949
Preneed cemetery trust investments									$	62,551
Market value as a percentage of cost									87.2		%

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed cemetery trust investments at December 31, 2015 are detailed below (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	8,296	$	—	$	—		$	8,296
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	2	458		—		(63		)	395
Foreign debt	2	4,803		—		(695		)	4,108
Corporate debt	2	22,968		85		(4,279		)	18,774
Preferred stock	2	16,236		29		(885		)	15,380
Mortgage backed securities	2	—		—		—			—
Common stock	1	20,387		682		(3,161		)	17,908
Trust securities		$	73,148	$	796	$	(9,083	)	$	64,861
Accrued investment income		$	625						$	625
Preneed cemetery trust investments									$	65,486
Market value as a percentage of cost									88.7		%

Estimated maturities of fixed preneed cemetery trust income securities

The estimated maturities of the fixed income securities included above are as follows (in thousands):

Due in one year or less	$	127
Due in one to five years	8,546
Due in five to ten years	4,591
Thereafter	31,835
Total fixed income securities	$	45,099

Schedule of fair market value and unrealized loss on cemetery merchandise and service trust investments

Our cemetery merchandise and service trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair market values, and the duration of unrealized losses as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, are shown in the following tables (in thousands):

	March 31, 2016
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	$	142	$	(28	)	$	232	$	(55	)	$	374	$	(83	)
Foreign debt	2,671		(395		)	1,984		(542		)	4,655		(937		)
Corporate debt	5,449		(853		)	8,034		(2,385		)	13,483		(3,238		)
Preferred stock	6,613		(566		)	7,730		(840		)	14,343		(1,406		)
Common stock	6,088		(2,602		)	3,278		(1,801		)	9,366		(4,403		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	20,963	$	(4,444	)	$	21,258	$	(5,623	)	$	42,221	$	(10,067	)

	December 31, 2015
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	$	395	$	(63	)	$	—	$	—		$	395	$	(63	)
Foreign debt	$	3,680	$	(384	)	$	406	$	(312	)	$	4,086	$	(696	)
Corporate debt	14,468		(2,992		)	3,056		(1,287		)	17,524		(4,279		)
Preferred stock	10,285		(436		)	5,168		(448		)	15,453		(884		)
Common stock	12,029		(1,989		)	3,564		(1,172		)	15,593		(3,161		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	40,857	$	(5,864	)	$	12,194	$	(3,219	)	$	53,051	$	(9,083	)

Preneed cemetery trust investment security transactions

Preneed cemetery trust investment security transactions recorded in Interest expense on our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Investment income	$	517		$	291
Realized gains	358			108
Realized losses	(798		)	(2,480		)
Expenses and taxes	(319		)	(343		)
Decrease in deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust	242			2,424
	$	—		$	—

Purchases and sales of investments in preneed cemetary trusts

Purchases and sales of investments in the preneed cemetery trusts were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Purchases	$	(7,008	)	$	(10,892	)
Sales	$	2,752		$	7,354

Components of preneed funeral trust investments

December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Preneed funeral trust investments, at market value	$	88,444		$	85,958
Less: allowance for contract cancellation	(2,891		)	(2,826		)
Preneed funeral trust investments, net	$	85,553		$	83,132

Estimated maturities of fixed preneed funeral trust income securities

The estimated maturities of the fixed income securities included above are as follows (in thousands):

Due in one year or less	$	137
Due in one to five years	9,641
Due in five to ten years	5,682
Thereafter	34,879
Total	$	50,339

Cost and fair market values associated with preneed funeral trust investments

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed funeral trust investments at March 31, 2016 are detailed below (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	17,828	$	—	$	—		$	17,828
Fixed income securities:
U.S. treasury debt	1	1,491		48		—			1,539
Municipal bonds	2	478		—		(87		)	391
Foreign debt	2	7,823		120		(971		)	6,972
Corporate debt	2	27,648		793		(3,412		)	25,029
Preferred stock	2	17,464		131		(1,455		)	16,140
Mortgage backed securities	2	267		5		(4		)	268
Common stock	1	15,528		160		(4,597		)	11,091
Mutual funds:
Fixed income	2	2,118		54		(51		)	2,121
Other investments	2	3,562		—		(24		)	3,538
Trust securities		$	94,207	$	1,311	$	(10,601	)	$	84,917
Accrued investment income		$	1,041						$	1,041
Preneed funeral trust investments									$	85,958
Market value as a percentage of cost									90.1		%

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed funeral trust investments at December 31, 2015 are detailed below (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	21,458	$	—	$	—		$	21,458
Fixed income securities:
U.S. treasury debt	1	1,492		24		(12		)	1,504
Municipal bonds	2	478		—		(66		)	412
Foreign debt	2	4,938		—		(711		)	4,227
Corporate debt	2	24,787		133		(4,711		)	20,209
Preferred stock	2	17,496		158		(914		)	16,740
Mortgage backed securities	1	273		4		(4		)	273
Common stock		20,864		738		(3,114		)	18,488
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	—		—		—			—
Fixed income	2	$	959	$	—	$	(82	)	$	877
Other investments	2	$	3,598	$	—	$	(30	)	$	3,568
Trust securities		$	96,343	$	1,057	$	(9,644	)	$	87,756
Accrued investment income		688							$	688
Preneed funeral trust investments									$	88,444
Market value as a percentage of cost									91.1		%

Schedule of fair market value and unrealized loss on preneed funeral trust investments

Our preneed funeral trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair market values, and the duration of unrealized losses as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are shown in the following tables (in thousands):

	March 31, 2016
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	$	139	$	(27	)	$	252	$	(60	)	$	391	$	(87	)
Foreign debt	2,692		(378		)	2,158		(593		)	4,850		(971		)
Corporate debt	5,470		(825		)	8,783		(2,587		)	14,253		(3,412		)
Preferred stock	6,384		(537		)	8,449		(918		)	14,833		(1,455		)
Mortgage backed securities	102		(3		)	15		(1		)	117		(4		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	6,087		(2,620		)	3,594		(1,977		)	9,681		(4,597		)
Fixed income	46		(1		)	818		(50		)	864		(51		)
Other investments	—		—			11		(24		)	11		(24		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	20,920	$	(4,391	)	$	24,080	$	(6,210	)	$	45,000	$	(10,601	)

	December 31, 2015
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
U.S. debt	$	—	$	—		$	1,504	$	(12	)	$	1,504	$	(12	)
Municipal bonds	413		(66		)	—		—			413		(66		)
Foreign debt	3,763		(392		)	416		(319		)	4,179		(711		)
Corporate debt	15,929		(3,294		)	3,364		(1,417		)	19,293		(4,711		)
Preferred stock	10,623		(451		)	5,338		(463		)	15,961		(914		)
Mortgage backed securities	—		—			272		(4		)	272		(4		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	11,848		(1,959		)	3,510		(1,154		)	15,358		(3,113		)
Equity and other	—		—			—		—			—		—
Fixed income	1		—			876		(82		)	877		(82		)
Other investments	—		—			42		(31		)	42		(31		)
Total temporary impaired securities	42,577		(6,162		)	15,322		(3,482		)	57,899		(9,644		)

Preneed funeral trust investment security transactions

Preneed funeral trust investment security transactions recorded in Interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Investment income	$	556		$	340
Realized gains	294			144
Realized losses	(625		)	(2,396		)
Expenses and taxes	(260		)	(247		)
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust	35			2,159
	$	—		$	—

Purchases and sales of investments in preneed funeral trusts

Purchases and sales of investments in the preneed funeral trusts were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Purchases	$	(5,489	)	$	(11,407	)
Sales	$	2,302		$	7,458

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Preneed Cemetery Receivables (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Preneed Cemetery Receivables [Abstract]

Preneed Cemetery Receivables

, the change in the allowance for contract cancellations was as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2016
Beginning balance	$	1,765
Write-offs and cancellations	(385		)
Provision	399
Ending balance	$	1,779

Aging of Past Due Financing Receivables

The aging of past due financing receivables as of March 31, 2016 was as follows (in thousands):

	31-60 Past Due		61-90 Past Due		91-120 Past Due		>120 Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Financing Receivables
Recognized revenue	$	569	$	351	$	185	$	1,096	$	2,201	$	23,970	$	26,171
Deferred revenue	206		119		84		351		760		9,906		10,666
Total contracts	$	775	$	470	$	269	$	1,447	$	2,961	$	33,876	$	36,837

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Receivables from Preneed Trusts (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Receivables From Preneed Trusts [Abstract]

Receivables from Preneed Trusts

As of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, receivables from preneed trusts were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Preneed trust funds, at cost	$	13,963		$	13,454
Less: allowance for contract cancellation	(419		)	(404		)
Receivables from preneed trusts, net	$	13,544		$	13,050

Composition of Assets Held in Trust

The following summary reflects the composition of the assets held in trust and controlled by third parties to satisfy our future obligations under preneed arrangements related to the preceding contracts at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016. The cost basis includes reinvested interest and dividends that have been earned on the trust assets. Fair value includes the unrealized gains and losses on trust assets.

	Historical Cost Basis		Fair Value
	(in thousands)
As of December 31, 2015
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,898	$	2,898
Fixed income investments	8,423		8,426
Mutual funds and common stocks	2,626		2,625
Annuities	16		16
Total	$	13,963	$	13,965

	Historical Cost Basis		Fair Value
	(in thousands)
As of March 31, 2016
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,989	$	2,989
Fixed income investments	7,941		7,941
Mutual funds and common stocks	2,508		2,555
Annuities	16		16
Total	$	13,454	$	13,501

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments [Abstract]

Components of care trusts' corpus

The components of Care trusts’ corpus as of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Trust assets, at market value	$	43,127		$	41,341
Obligations due from trust	(711		)	(49		)
Care trusts’ corpus	$	42,416		$	41,292

Cost and fair market values associated with the trust investments held in perpetual care trust funds

The following table reflects the cost and fair market values associated with the trust investments held in perpetual care trust funds at March 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	3,085	$	—	$	—		$	3,085
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	2	327		—		(60		)	267
Foreign debt	2	4,810		66		(633		)	4,243
Corporate debt	2	17,495		422		(2,354		)	15,563
Preferred stock	2	11,341		4		(988		)	10,357
Common stock	1	9,151		96		(2,722		)	6,525
Mutual Funds:
Fixed Income	2	$	695	$	34	$	—		$	729
Trust securities		$	46,904	$	622	$	(6,757	)	$	40,769
Accrued investment income		$	572						$	572
Cemetery perpetual care investments									$	41,341
Market value as a percentage of cost									86.9		%

Estimated maturities of fixed perpetual care trust income securities

The estimated maturities of the fixed income securities included above are as follows (in thousands):

Due in one year or less	$	77
Due in one to five years	5,405
Due in five to ten years	3,209
Thereafter	21,739
Total fixed income securities	$	30,430

Cost and fair Market Values Associated with Trust Investments Held in Perpetual Care Trust Funds [Table Text Block]

The following table reflects the cost and fair market values associated with the trust investments held in perpetual care trust funds at December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	5,472	$	—	$	—		$	5,472
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	2	325		—		(45		)	280
Foreign debt	2	3,232		—		(480		)	2,752
Corporate debt	2	16,216		57		(3,094		)	13,179
Preferred stock	2	11,263		20		(611		)	10,672
Common stock	1	11,945		393		(1,939		)	10,399
Trust securities		$	48,453	$	470	$	(6,169	)	$	42,754
Accrued investment income		$	373						$	373
Cemetery perpetual care investments									$	43,127
Market value as a percentage of cost									88.2		%

Schedule of fair market value and unrealized loss on perteptual care trust investments

Our perpetual care trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair market values, and the duration of unrealized losses for the periods ended March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are shown in the following tables (in thousands):

	March 31, 2016
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	$	128	$	(26	)	$	139	$	(33	)	$	267	$	(60	)
Foreign debt	1,878		(306		)	1,192		(327		)	3,070		(633		)
Corporate debt	4,569		(917		)	4,840		(1,437		)	9,409		(2,354		)
Preferred stock	5,420		(481		)	4,660		(507		)	10,080		(988		)
Common stock	3,666		(1,631		)	1,986		(1,091		)	5,652		(2,722		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	15,661	$	(3,361	)	$	12,817	$	(3,395	)	$	28,478	$	(6,757	)

	December 31, 2015
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	$	280	$	(45	)	$	—	$	—		$	280	$	(45	)
Foreign debt	$	2,541	$	(265	)	$	281	$	(215	)	$	2,822	$	(480	)
Corporate debt	10,463		(2,164		)	2,210		(931		)	12,673		(3,095		)
Preferred stock	7,100		(301		)	3,568		(309		)	10,668		(610		)
Common stock	7,379		(1,220		)	2,186		(719		)	9,565		(1,939		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	27,763	$	(3,995	)	$	8,245	$	(2,174	)	$	36,008	$	(6,169	)

Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in interest income and other, net

Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in Interest expense on our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Realized gains	$	190		$	47
Realized losses	(425		)	(1,249		)
Decrease in care trusts’ corpus	235			1,202
Total	$	—		$	—

Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in cemetery revenue

Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in Cemetery revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Investment income	$	1,168		$	1,476
Realized gain, net	(91		)	(262		)
Total	$	1,077		$	1,214

Purchases and sales of investments in perpetual care trusts

Purchases and sales of investments in the perpetual care trusts were as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Purchases	$	(4,634	)	$	(6,758	)
Sales	$	1,822		$	4,748

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Deferred Charges and Other Non-Current Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Deferred charges and other non-current assets at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015		March 31, 2106
Prepaid agreements not to compete, net of accumulated amortization of $5,404 and $5,507, respectively	$	1,912	$	1,892
Tradenames	8,856		8,856
Other	210		—
Deferred charges and other non-current assets	$	10,978	$	10,748

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Long-Term Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt

long-term debt consisted of the following at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Revolving credit facility, secured, floating rate	$	92,600		$	54,000
Term loan, secured, floating rate	110,937			147,187
Acquisition debt	4,929			4,662
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $3,246 and $3,910, respectively	(1,445		)	(1,498		)
Less: current portion	(12,012		)	(12,305		)
Total long-term debt	$	195,009		$	192,046

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Convertible Subordinated Notes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Convertible Subordinated Notes [Abstract]

Schedule of Liability and Equity Components of Convertible Subordinated Notes

The carrying values of the liability and equity components of the Convertible Notes at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 are reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015			March 31, 2016
Long-term liabilities:
Principal amount	$	143,750		$	143,750
Unamortized discount of liability component	(25,754		)	(24,827		)
Convertible Notes issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $858 and $982, respectively	$	(2,769	)	$	(2,645	)
Carrying value of the liability component	$	115,227		$	116,278
Equity component carrying value	$	17,973		$	17,973

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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Assumptions for the fair value of the right (option) to purchase shares under ESPP

The fair value of the option to purchase shares under the ESPP is estimated on the date of grant (January 1 of each year) associated with the four quarterly purchase dates using the following assumptions:

	2016
Dividend yield	0.5	%
Expected volatility	24.71	%
Risk-free interest rate	0.22%, 0.49%, 0.55%, 0.61%
Expected life (years)	0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Our components of Accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows:

	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	—
Decrease in net unrealized gains associated with available-for-sale securities of the trusts	(24,467		)
Reclassification of net unrealized gain activity attributable to the Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and Care trusts’ corpus	24,467
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	—

Stock Options

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The fair value of the option grants were estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

	February 23, 2016
Dividend yield	0.5	%
Expected volatility	31.85	%
Risk-free interest rate	1.23	%
Expected life (years)	5.0
Black-Scholes value	$5.60

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Major Segments of Business (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Revenue, pre-tax income and total and total assets by segments

The following table presents revenue from operations, pre-tax income (loss) from operations and total assets by segment (in thousands):

	Funeral		Cemetery		Corporate			Consolidated
Revenues from operations:
Three months ended March 31, 2016	$	49,302	$	14,029	$	—		$	63,331
Three months ended March 31, 2015	$	50,137	$	13,116	$	—		$	63,253
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes:
Three months ended March 31, 2016	$	16,729	$	4,249	$	(13,360	)	$	7,618
Three months ended March 31, 2015	$	17,798	$	4,046	$	(10,821	)	$	11,023
Total assets:
March 31, 2016	$	591,785	$	225,301	$	10,092		$	827,178
December 31, 2015	$	591,389	$	229,479	$	12,271		$	833,139

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The following table sets forth the computation of the basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 (in thousands, except per share data):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2016
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
Net income	$	6,418		$	4,571
Less: Earnings allocated to unvested restricted stock	(100		)	(41		)
Income attributable to common stockholders	$	6,318		$	4,530
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per common share - weighted average shares outstanding	18,208			16,459
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options	248			191
Convertible subordinated notes	348			—
Denominator for diluted earnings per common share - weighted average shares outstanding	18,804			16,650
Basic earnings per common share:
Basic earnings per common share:	$	0.35		$	0.27
Diluted earnings per common share:	$	0.34		$	0.27

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Operations) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) segment	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 funeral_homes cemeteries states
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Amortization Of Cemetery Property	$ 1,000	$ 800
Number of business segments | segment	2
Period after which commissions are no longer subject to refund	1 year
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current	$ 17,911		$ 18,181
Preneed receivables	28,224		27,998
Bad debt expense	523	424
Funeral And Cemetery [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Bad debt expense	500	$ 400
Funeral [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current	7,400		8,200
Preneed receivables	7,300		7,300
Cemetery [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current	10,200		9,700
Preneed receivables	$ 20,900		$ 20,700
Funeral homes [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Number of owned and operated funeral homes (in Funeral Homes) | funeral_homes				167
Number of states in which Company operates | states				27
Cemeteries [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Number of states in which Company operates | states				11
Number of owned and operated cemeteries (in Cemetaries) | cemeteries				32

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (PPE) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) divestiture	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 321,880		$ 318,180
Less: accumulated depreciation	(105,016)		(103,306)
Property, plant and equipment, net	216,864		214,874
Depreciation expense	$ 2,700	$ 2,600
Number of divestitures | divestiture	0
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 67,868		65,433
Buildings and improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	180,711		180,804
Furniture, equipment and automobiles [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	73,301		$ 71,943
Service Corporation International [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Commercial Real Estate	$ 2,700

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Preneed Trust Investments (Components of preneed cemetery trust investments) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Preneed cemetery trust investments	$ 60,432,000	$ 63,291,000
Fair value measurements, transfers between Level 1 and Level 2	0
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Preneed cemetary trust investments, at fair value	62,551,000	65,486,000
Less: allowance for contract cancellation	(2,119,000)	(2,195,000)
Preneed cemetery trust investments	$ 60,432,000	$ 63,291,000

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Preneed Trust Investments (Cost and fair market values associated with preneed cemetery trust investments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost			$ 73,148
Unrealized Gains			796
Unrealized Losses			(9,083)
Fair Market Value			64,861
Preneed cemetery trust investments	$ 62,551		$ 65,486
Fair market value as a percentage of cost	87.20%		88.70%
Impairment charge, other than temporary decline in fair value of investments	$ 700	$ 700
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Cash and money market accounts [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	4,611		$ 8,296
Unrealized Gains	0		0
Unrealized Losses	0		0
Fair Market Value	4,611		8,296
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	457		458
Unrealized Gains	0		0
Unrealized Losses	(83)		(63)
Fair Market Value	374		395
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	7,437		4,803
Unrealized Gains	110		0
Unrealized Losses	(937)		(695)
Fair Market Value	6,610		4,108
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Corporate Debt [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	25,871		22,968
Unrealized Gains	699		85
Unrealized Losses	(3,238)		(4,279)
Fair Market Value	23,332		18,774
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Preferred Stock [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	16,184		16,236
Unrealized Gains	5		29
Unrealized Losses	(1,406)		(885)
Fair Market Value	14,783		15,380
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Common Stock
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	15,006		20,387
Unrealized Gains	162		682
Unrealized Losses	(4,403)		(3,161)
Fair Market Value	10,765		17,908
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Fixed Income [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	1,078
Unrealized Gains	49
Unrealized Losses	0
Fair Market Value	1,127
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Trust Securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	70,644
Unrealized Gains	1,025
Unrealized Losses	(10,067)
Fair Market Value	61,602
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Accrued Investment Income [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	949		625
Fair Market Value	949		625
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	94,207
Unrealized Gains	1,311
Unrealized Losses	(10,601)
Fair Market Value	84,917
Preneed cemetery trust investments	$ 85,958		$ 88,444
Fair market value as a percentage of cost	90.10%		91.10%
Impairment charge, other than temporary decline in fair value of investments	$ 800	$ 600
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Cash and money market accounts [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	17,828		$ 21,458
Unrealized Gains	0		0
Unrealized Losses	0		0
Fair Market Value	17,828		21,458
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	478		478
Unrealized Gains	0		0
Unrealized Losses	(87)		(66)
Fair Market Value	391		412
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	7,823		4,938
Unrealized Gains	120		0
Unrealized Losses	(971)		(711)
Fair Market Value	6,972		4,227
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Corporate Debt [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	27,648		24,787
Unrealized Gains	793		133
Unrealized Losses	(3,412)		(4,711)
Fair Market Value	25,029		20,209
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Preferred Stock [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	17,464		17,496
Unrealized Gains	131		158
Unrealized Losses	(1,455)		(914)
Fair Market Value	16,140		16,740
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Common Stock
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	15,528		20,864
Unrealized Gains	160		738
Unrealized Losses	(4,597)		(3,114)
Fair Market Value	11,091		18,488
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Fixed Income [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost			959
Unrealized Gains			0
Unrealized Losses			(82)
Fair Market Value			877
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Trust Securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost			96,343
Unrealized Gains			1,057
Unrealized Losses			(9,644)
Fair Market Value			87,756
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Accrued Investment Income [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	1,041		688
Fair Market Value	$ 1,041		$ 688

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Preneed Trust Investments (Estimated maturities of fixed preneed cemetery trust income securities) (Details) - Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Due in one year or less	$ 127
Due in one to five years	8,546
Due in five to ten years	4,591
Thereafter	31,835
Total	$ 45,099

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Preneed Trust Investments (Unrealized losses on cemetery merchandise and service trust investments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	$ 20,920	$ 42,577
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(4,391)	(6,162)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	24,080	15,322
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(6,210)	(3,482)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	45,000	57,899
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(10,601)	(9,644)
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	20,963	40,857
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(4,444)	(5,864)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	21,258	12,194
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(5,623)	(3,219)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	42,221	53,051
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(10,067)	(9,083)
Municipal Bonds [Member] | Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	139	413
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(27)	(66)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	252	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(60)	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	391	413
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(87)	(66)
Municipal Bonds [Member] | Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	142	395
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(28)	(63)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	232	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(55)	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	374	395
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(83)	(63)
Foreign Debt [Member] | Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	2,692	3,763
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(378)	(392)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	2,158	416
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(593)	(319)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	4,850	4,179
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(971)	(711)
Foreign Debt [Member] | Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	2,671	3,680
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(395)	(384)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	1,984	406
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(542)	(312)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	4,655	4,086
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(937)	(696)
Corporate Debt [Member] | Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	5,470	15,929
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(825)	(3,294)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	8,783	3,364
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(2,587)	(1,417)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	14,253	19,293
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(3,412)	(4,711)
Corporate Debt [Member] | Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	5,449	14,468
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(853)	(2,992)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	8,034	3,056
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(2,385)	(1,287)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	13,483	17,524
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(3,238)	(4,279)
Preferred Stock [Member] | Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	6,384	10,623
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(537)	(451)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	8,449	5,338
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(918)	(463)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	14,833	15,961
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(1,455)	(914)
Preferred Stock [Member] | Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	6,613	10,285
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(566)	(436)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	7,730	5,168
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(840)	(448)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	14,343	15,453
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(1,406)	(884)
Common Stock [Member] | Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	6,088	12,029
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(2,602)	(1,989)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	3,278	3,564
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(1,801)	(1,172)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	9,366	15,593
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(4,403)	(3,161)
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	102	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(3)	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	15	272
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(1)	(4)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	117	272
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	$ (4)	$ (4)

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Preneed Trust Investments (Preneed cemetery trust investment security transactions) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair value measurements, transfers between Level 1 and Level 2	$ 0
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Interest Income and Other, Net [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Investment income	291,000	$ 517,000
Realized gain, net	108,000	358,000
Realized losses	(2,480,000)	(798,000)
Expenses and taxes	(343,000)	(319,000)
Increase (decrease) in deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust	$ 2,424,000	$ 242,000

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Preneed Trust Investments (Purchases and sales of investments in preneed cemetery trusts) (Details) - Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Purchases	$ (10,892)	$ (7,008)
Sales	$ 7,354	$ 2,752

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Preneed Trust Investments (Components of preneed funeral trust investments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Preneed funeral trust investments	$ 83,132		$ 85,553
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Impairment charge, other than temporary decline in fair value of investments	800	$ 600
Preneed funeral trust investments, at fair value	85,958		88,444
Less: allowance for contract cancellation	(2,826)		(2,891)
Preneed funeral trust investments	$ 83,132		$ 85,553

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Preneed Trust Investments (Estimated maturities of fixed preneed funeral trust income securities) (Details) - Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Due in one year or less	$ 137
Due in one to five years	9,641
Due in five to ten years	5,682
Thereafter	34,879
Total	$ 50,339

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Preneed Trust Investments (Cost and fair market values associated with preneed funeral trust investments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost			$ 73,148
Unrealized Gains			796
Unrealized Losses			(9,083)
Fair Market Value			$ 64,861
Fair market value as a percentage of cost	87.20%		88.70%
Impairment charge, other than temporary decline in fair value of investments	$ 700	$ 700
Preneed funeral trust investments, at fair value	62,551		$ 65,486
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Cash and Money Market Accounts [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	4,611		8,296
Unrealized Gains	0		0
Unrealized Losses	0		0
Fair Market Value	4,611		8,296
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	457		458
Unrealized Gains	0		0
Unrealized Losses	(83)		(63)
Fair Market Value	374		395
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	7,437		4,803
Unrealized Gains	110		0
Unrealized Losses	(937)		(695)
Fair Market Value	6,610		4,108
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Corporate Debt [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	25,871		22,968
Unrealized Gains	699		85
Unrealized Losses	(3,238)		(4,279)
Fair Market Value	23,332		18,774
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Preferred Stock [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	16,184		16,236
Unrealized Gains	5		29
Unrealized Losses	(1,406)		(885)
Fair Market Value	14,783		15,380
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Common Stock
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	15,006		20,387
Unrealized Gains	162		682
Unrealized Losses	(4,403)		(3,161)
Fair Market Value	10,765		17,908
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost			0
Unrealized Gains			0
Unrealized Losses			0
Fair Market Value			0
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Accrued Investment Income [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	949		625
Fair Market Value	949		$ 625
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Fixed Income [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	1,078
Unrealized Gains	49
Unrealized Losses	0
Fair Market Value	1,127
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Trust Securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	70,644
Unrealized Gains	1,025
Unrealized Losses	(10,067)
Fair Market Value	61,602
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	94,207
Unrealized Gains	1,311
Unrealized Losses	(10,601)
Fair Market Value	$ 84,917
Fair market value as a percentage of cost	90.10%		91.10%
Impairment charge, other than temporary decline in fair value of investments	$ 800	$ 600
Preneed funeral trust investments, at fair value	85,958		$ 88,444
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Cash and Money Market Accounts [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	17,828		21,458
Unrealized Gains	0		0
Unrealized Losses	0		0
Fair Market Value	17,828		21,458
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	478		478
Unrealized Gains	0		0
Unrealized Losses	(87)		(66)
Fair Market Value	391		412
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | U.S. Treasury Debt [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	1,491		1,492
Unrealized Gains	48		24
Unrealized Losses	0		(12)
Fair Market Value	1,539		1,504
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	7,823		4,938
Unrealized Gains	120		0
Unrealized Losses	(971)		(711)
Fair Market Value	6,972		4,227
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Corporate Debt [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	27,648		24,787
Unrealized Gains	793		133
Unrealized Losses	(3,412)		(4,711)
Fair Market Value	25,029		20,209
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Preferred Stock [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	17,464		17,496
Unrealized Gains	131		158
Unrealized Losses	(1,455)		(914)
Fair Market Value	16,140		16,740
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Common Stock
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	15,528		20,864
Unrealized Gains	160		738
Unrealized Losses	(4,597)		(3,114)
Fair Market Value	11,091		18,488
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Equity [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost			0
Unrealized Gains			0
Unrealized Losses			0
Fair Market Value			0
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Fixed Income [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	2,118
Unrealized Gains	54
Unrealized Losses	(51)
Fair Market Value	2,121
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	267		273
Unrealized Gains	5		4
Unrealized Losses	(4)		(4)
Fair Market Value	268		273
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Other Investments [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	3,562		3,598
Unrealized Gains	0		0
Unrealized Losses	(24)		(30)
Fair Market Value	3,538		3,568
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Accrued Investment Income [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	1,041		688
Fair Market Value	$ 1,041		688
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Fixed Income [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost			959
Unrealized Gains			0
Unrealized Losses			(82)
Fair Market Value			877
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] | Trust Securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost			96,343
Unrealized Gains			1,057
Unrealized Losses			(9,644)
Fair Market Value			$ 87,756

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Preneed Trust Investments (Unrealized losses on preneed funeral trust investments) (Details) - Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Impairment charge, other than temporary decline in fair value of investments	$ 800	$ 600
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	20,920		$ 42,577
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(4,391)		(6,162)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	24,080		15,322
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(6,210)		(3,482)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	45,000		57,899
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(10,601)		(9,644)
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value			0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss			0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value			1,504
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss			(12)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value			1,504
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss			(12)
Municipal Bonds [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	139		413
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(27)		(66)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	252		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(60)		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	391		413
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(87)		(66)
Foreign Debt [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	2,692		3,763
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(378)		(392)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	2,158		416
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(593)		(319)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	4,850		4,179
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(971)		(711)
Corporate Debt [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	5,470		15,929
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(825)		(3,294)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	8,783		3,364
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(2,587)		(1,417)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	14,253		19,293
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(3,412)		(4,711)
Preferred Stock [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	6,384		10,623
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(537)		(451)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	8,449		5,338
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(918)		(463)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	14,833		15,961
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(1,455)		(914)
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	102		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(3)		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	15		272
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(1)		(4)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	117		272
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(4)		(4)
Equity [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	6,087		11,848
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(2,620)		(1,959)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	3,594		3,510
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(1,977)		(1,154)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	9,681		15,358
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(4,597)		(3,113)
Equity and Other Funds [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value			0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss			0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value			0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss			0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value			0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss			0
Fixed Income [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	46		1
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(1)		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	818		876
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(50)		(82)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	864		877
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(51)		(82)
Other Investments [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	11		42
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(24)		(31)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	11		42
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	$ (24)		$ (31)

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Preneed Trust Investments (Preneed funeral trust investment security transactions) (Details) - Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] - Interest Income and Other, Net [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Investment income	$ 340	$ 556
Realized gain, net	144	294
Realized losses	(2,396)	(625)
Expenses and taxes	(247)	(260)
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust	$ 2,159	$ 35

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Preneed Trust Investments (Purchases and sales of investments in preneed funeral trusts) (Details) - Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Purchases	$ (11,407)	$ (5,489)
Sales	$ 7,458	$ 2,302

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Preneed Cemetery Receivables (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Preneed Cemetery Receivables [Abstract]
Term of sales contract for cemetery interment rights, maximum (in Duration)	5 years
Preneed Receivables	$ 36.8
Balance of receivables for preneed cemetery interment rights	27.0
Balance of receivables for preneed cemetery interment related products and services	9.8
Amount of receivables for preneed cemetery interment rights and related products and services presented in accounts receivables	11.2
Amount of receivables for preneed cemetery interment rights and related products and services presented in preneed receivables	25.6
Unearned finance charges associated with receivables	$ 5.3	$ 5.2
Past due notifications starting date (in Days)	15 days
Accounts receivable allowance percentage on contracts past due 120 days or more (in Percent)	100.00%
Number of days past due contractual payments are when they are provided for with a one hundred percent allowance (in Days)	90 days
Percent of total receivables which are 120 days or more past due (in Percent)	4.90%

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Preneed Cemetery Receivables (Preneed cemetery receivables) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Allowance for Contract Cancellations [Roll Forward]
Provision	$ (523)	$ (424)
Preneed Cemetery Receivables [Member]
Allowance for Contract Cancellations [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,765
Write-offs and cancellations	(385)
Provision	(399)
Ending balance	$ 1,779

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Preneed Cemetery Receivables (Aging of past due financing receivables) (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	$ 2,961
Current	33,876
Total Financing Receivables	36,837
Recognized Revenue [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	2,201
Current	23,970
Total Financing Receivables	26,171
Deferred Revenue [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	760
Current	9,906
Total Financing Receivables	10,666
Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	775
Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Recognized Revenue [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	569
Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member] | Deferred Revenue [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	206
Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	470
Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Recognized Revenue [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	351
Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member] | Deferred Revenue [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	119
Financing Receivables, 90 to 120 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	269
Financing Receivables, 90 to 120 Days Past Due [Member] | Recognized Revenue [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	185
Financing Receivables, 90 to 120 Days Past Due [Member] | Deferred Revenue [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	84
Financing Receivables, Greater Than 120 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	1,447
Financing Receivables, Greater Than 120 Days Past Due [Member] | Recognized Revenue [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	1,096
Financing Receivables, Greater Than 120 Days Past Due [Member] | Deferred Revenue [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Total Past Due	$ 351

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Receivables from Preneed Trusts (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Receivables From Preneed Trusts [Abstract]
Amount at which there is no controlling interest in trust assets (Description)	less than 50%

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Receivables from Preneed Trusts (Receivables from preneed funeral trust funds) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Receivables From Preneed Trusts [Abstract]
Preneed trust funds, at cost	$ 13,454	$ 13,963
Less: Allowance for contract cancellation	(404)	(419)
Receivables from preneed trusts, net	$ 13,050	$ 13,544

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Receivables from Preneed Trusts Receivables from Preneed Trusts (Composition of Assets Held in Trusts) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Historical Cost Basis [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	$ 13,454	$ 13,963
Historical Cost Basis [Member] | Cash and cash equivalents [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	2,989	2,898
Historical Cost Basis [Member] | Fixed income investments [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	7,941	8,423
Historical Cost Basis [Member] | Mutual funds and common stocks [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	2,508	2,626
Historical Cost Basis [Member] | Annuities [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	16	16
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	13,501	13,965
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Cash and cash equivalents [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	2,989	2,898
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fixed income investments [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	7,941	8,426
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Mutual funds and common stocks [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	2,555	2,625
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Annuities [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	$ 16	$ 16

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments (The Components of Care trusts' corpus) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Care trusts’ corpus	$ 41,292,000	$ 42,416,000
Fair value measurements, transfers between Level 1 and Level 2	0
Perpetual Care Trust Invesments [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Trust assets, at market value	41,341,000	43,127,000	$ 43,127,000
Obligations due from trust	(49,000)	(711,000)
Care trusts’ corpus	$ 41,292,000	$ 42,416,000

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments (Cost and fair market values associated with the trust investments held in perpetual care trust funds) (Details) - Perpetual Care Trust Invesments [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	$ 695
Unrealized Gains	34
Unrealized Losses	0
Fair Market Value	729
Cemetary perpetual care trust investments	$ 41,341		$ 43,127	$ 43,127
Fair market value as a percentage of cost	86.90%			88.20%
Impairment charge, other than temporary decline in fair value of investments	$ 400	$ 500
Cash and Money Market Accounts [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	3,085			$ 5,472
Unrealized Gains	0			0
Unrealized Losses	0			0
Fair Market Value	3,085			5,472
Municipal Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	327			325
Unrealized Gains	0			0
Unrealized Losses	(60)			(45)
Fair Market Value	267			280
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	4,810			3,232
Unrealized Gains	66			0
Unrealized Losses	(633)			(480)
Fair Market Value	4,243			2,752
Corporate Debt [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	17,495			16,216
Unrealized Gains	422			57
Unrealized Losses	(2,354)			(3,094)
Fair Market Value	15,563			13,179
Preferred Stock [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	11,341			11,263
Unrealized Gains	4			20
Unrealized Losses	(988)			(611)
Fair Market Value	10,357			10,672
Common Stock
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	9,151			11,945
Unrealized Gains	96			393
Unrealized Losses	(2,722)			(1,939)
Fair Market Value	6,525			10,399
Trust Securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	46,904			48,453
Unrealized Gains	622			470
Unrealized Losses	(6,757)			(6,169)
Fair Market Value	40,769			42,754
Accrued Investment Income [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	572			373
Fair Market Value	$ 572			$ 373

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments (Estimated maturities of fixed perpetual care trust income securities) (Details) - Perpetual Care Trust Invesments [Member] $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Due in one year or less	$ 77
Due in one to five years	5,405
Due in five to ten years	3,209
Thereafter	21,739
Total	$ 30,430

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments (Unrealized losses on perpetual care trust investments) (Details) - Perpetual Care Trust Invesments [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Impairment charge, other than temporary decline in fair value of investments	$ 400	$ 500
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	15,661		$ 27,763
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(3,361)		(3,995)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	12,817		8,245
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(3,395)		(2,174)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	28,478		36,008
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(6,757)		(6,169)
Municipal Bonds [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	128		280
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(26)		(45)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	139		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(33)		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	267		280
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(60)		(45)
Foreign Debt [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	1,878		2,541
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(306)		(265)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	1,192		281
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(327)		(215)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	3,070		2,822
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(633)		(480)
Corporate Debt [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	4,569		10,463
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(917)		(2,164)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	4,840		2,210
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(1,437)		(931)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	9,409		12,673
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(2,354)		(3,095)
Common Stock [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	3,666		7,379
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(1,631)		(1,220)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	1,986		2,186
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(1,091)		(719)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	5,652		9,565
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(2,722)		(1,939)
Preferred Stock [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	5,420		7,100
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(481)		(301)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	4,660		3,568
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(507)		(309)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	10,080		10,668
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	$ (988)		$ (610)

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments (Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in interest income and other, net) (Details) - Perpetual Care Trust Invesments [Member] - Interest Income and Other, Net [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Realized gains	$ 47	$ 190
Realized losses	(1,249)	(425)
Decrease in care trusts’ corpus	$ 1,202	$ 235

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments (Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in Cemetery revenue) (Details) - Perpetual Care Trust Invesments [Member] - Cemetery Revenue [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Investment income	$ 1,476	$ 1,168
Realized gain, net	262	91
Total	$ 1,214	$ 1,077

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments (Purchases and sales of investments in perpetual care trusts) (Details) - Perpetual Care Trust Invesments [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Purchases	$ (6,758)	$ (4,634)
Sales	$ 4,748	$ 1,822

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Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities measured at fair value	$ 0
Convertible Subordinated Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term debt measured at fair value	$ 157,900,000

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Deferred Charges and Other Non-Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Deferred Finance Costs, Net	$ 1,498		$ 1,445
Other Assets, Noncurrent	0		210
Deferred Costs and Other Assets	10,748		10,978
Tradenames [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Other Assets, Noncurrent	8,856		8,856
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	1,892		1,912
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	5,507		$ 5,404
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 100	$ 100
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	1 year
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	10 years

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Long-Term Debt (Long-term Debt Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred Finance Costs, Net	$ (1,498)	$ (1,445)
Current maturities on long-term debt	(12,305)	(12,012)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	192,046	195,009
Credit Agreement [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of the liability component		92,600
Credit Agreement [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of the liability component	147,187	110,937
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Acquisition Debt, Deferred Purchase Price [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of the liability component	$ 4,662	$ 4,929

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 09, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 300,000,000
Revolving credit facility present accordion provisions				$ 75,000,000
Term Number Two [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital (in Ratio) (below at March 31, 2015)				3.5
Ratio Minimum Per Covenant [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Ratio of earnings to fixed cost obligations (in Ratio)				1.2
Ratio Actual [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital (in Ratio) (below at March 31, 2015)				3.05
Ratio of earnings to fixed cost obligations (in Ratio)				2.54
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	$ 150,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Potential Increase to Borrowing Capacity	75,000,000
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 150,000,000
Credit Facility, Term Note [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	$ 150,000,000
Repayments of Lines of Credit				2,810,000
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				150,000,000
Credit Agreement [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Amount drawn under term loan facility				$ 54,000,000
Credit Agreement [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | QTD [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate				2.70%
Credit Agreement [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Amount drawn under term loan facility				$ 147,200,000
Letters of credit issued and outstanding				0
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Change in Basis Spread on Variable Rate	(3750.00%)
Number of Days Prior to the Maturity of Subordinated Debt the Credit Agreement Matures	91 days
Convertible Subordinated Notes [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Carrying value of the liability component	$ 143,750,000			$ 116,278,000	$ 115,227,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost	$ 570,000
Forecast | Credit Facility, Term Note [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Repayments of Lines of Credit		$ 4,690,000	$ 3,750,000
Prime Rate Option [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.125%
Libor Margin Option [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				2.125%

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Convertible Subordinated Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Feb. 09, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Mar. 19, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effect of dilutive securities, Convertible junior subordinated debentures (in shares)	0	348,000
Carrying Values of Liability and Equity Components, Convertible Subordinated Notes
Deferred Finance Costs, Net	$ (1,498)			$ (1,445)
Amortization of debt issuance costs	221	$ 226
Convertible Subordinated Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage						2.75%
Carrying Values of Liability and Equity Components, Convertible Subordinated Notes
Convertible subordinated notes, principal amount	143,750			143,750		$ 143,750
Unamortized discount of liability component	(24,827)			(25,754)
Deferred Finance Costs, Net	(2,645)			(2,769)
Carrying value of the liability component	116,278		$ 143,750	115,227
Equity component carrying value	17,973			$ 17,973
Convertible subordinated notes, fair value	157,900
Contractual coupon interest expense	1,000	1,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs	100	100
Accretion of discount, convertible subordinated notes	$ 900	$ 800
Effective interest rate percentage	2.75%	6.75%			6.75%

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Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended
	Feb. 23, 2016	Mar. 25, 2015	Feb. 24, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized share based compensation, expected term (in Duration)				2 years
Directors compensation expense				$ 124	$ 92
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared				$ 0.025	$ 0.025
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased				25,000,000
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash				$ 400
ESPP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares purchased through Employee Stock Purchase Plan (in Shares)				12,472
Weighted average purchase price of ESPP shares purchased during the period (in Dollars per share)				$ 18.37
Share-based compensation expense				$ 77	$ 73
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense				$ 300	400
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period				16,900
Stock Granted, Value, Share-based Compensation, Net of Forfeitures				$ 300
Unrecognized share based compensation				$ 2,500
Restricted Stock | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation awards, annual vesting percentage				25.00%
Restricted Stock | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation awards, annual vesting percentage				33.33%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period				3 years
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation awards, options outstanding at period end (in Shares)				1,869,754
Share based compensation awards, options outstanding and unvested at period end (in Shares)				799,067
Share-based compensation awards, annual vesting percentage		33.33%	33.33%
Share-based compensation expense				$ 600	$ 600
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period				5 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period				10 years
Stock Granted, Value, Share-based Compensation, Net of Forfeitures				$ 1,300
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	235,500
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price				$ 20.06

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Stockholders' Equity (Options) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 23, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Price	$ 5.60
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	235,500
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price		$ 20.06
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period		5 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period		10 years
Stock Granted, Value, Share-based Compensation, Net of Forfeitures		$ 1.3
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense		$ 0.6	$ 0.6
Expected dividend yield assumption (in Percent)	0.50%
Expected volatility assumption (in Percent)	31.85%
Risk-free interest rate assumption (in Percent)	1.23%
Expected life assumption (in Years)	5 years

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Stockholders' Equity Stockholders' Equity (Performance Awards) (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 23, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions, Simulation Period	4 years 10 months 10 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 20.06
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement, By Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instrument Other Than Options, Percent Represented By EBITDA		25.00%
Share-Based Compensation Aggrangement, By Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instrument Other Than Options, Percent Represented By Relative Shareholder Return Performance		75.00%
Directors compensation expense		$ 124,000	$ 92,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Forfeiture Rate	2.00%
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected volatility assumption (in Percent)	31.20%
Risk-free interest rate assumption (in Percent)	1.21%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period		73,700
Officers And Key Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Granted In Period, Fair Value		$ 1,605,186
Directors compensation expense		$ 27,000

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Stockholders' Equity (ESPP) (Details) - ESPP - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 77	$ 73
Expected dividend yield assumption (in Percent)	0.50%
Expected volatility assumption (in Percent)	24.71%
Risk-free interest rate assumption (in Percent)	22.00%
Expected life assumption (in Years)	3 months
Forecast
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate assumption (in Percent)			49.00%	55.00%	61.00%
Expected life assumption (in Years)			6 months	9 months	1 year

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Stockholders' Equity (AOCI) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Beginning balance	$ 0
Decrease in net unrealized gains associated with available-for-sale securities of the trusts	(24,467)
Reclassification of net unrealized gain activity attributable to the Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and Care trusts’ corpus	24,467
Ending balance	$ 0

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Major Segments of Business (Revenue, pre-tax income and total and total assets by segments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from continuing operations	$ 63,331	$ 63,253
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	7,618	11,023
Total assets	827,178		$ 833,139
Funeral [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from continuing operations	49,302	50,137
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	16,729	17,798
Total assets	591,785		591,389
Cemetery [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from continuing operations	14,029	13,116
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	4,249	4,046
Total assets	225,301		229,479
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from continuing operations	0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(13,360)	$ (10,821)
Total assets	$ 10,092		$ 12,271

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Earnings Per Share (EPS Computations) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 4,571	$ 6,418
Less: Earnings allocated to unvested restricted stock	(41)	(100)
Income attributable to common stockholders	$ 4,530	$ 6,318
Denominator [Abstract]
Denominator for basic earnings per common share - weighted average shares outstanding	16,459,000	18,208,000
Effect of dilutive securities, Stock options (in shares)	191,000	248,000
Effect of dilutive securities, Convertible junior subordinated debentures (in shares)	0	348,000
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding for diluted EPS computation	16,650,000	18,804,000
Basic earnings per common share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per Share)	$ 0.27	$ 0.35
Diluted earnings per common share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per Share)	$ 0.27	$ 0.34
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted EPS	538,000	25,000

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Subsequent Events Subsequent Events (Details)	1 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Release Agreement Costs	$ 1,801,400