Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement (USD $) In Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 132,994	$ 170,846
Receivables, net	101,616	107,185
Deferred tax assets	44,138	41,371
Inventories	27,017	34,770
Other	22,908	27,746
Total current assets	328,673	381,918
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	1,560,109	1,424,557
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	1,632,774	1,563,893
Cemetery property, at cost	1,504,838	1,508,787
Property and equipment, net	1,636,787	1,627,698
Goodwill	1,378,076	1,307,484
Deferred charges and other assets	453,626	389,184
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,018,188	987,019
Total assets	9,513,071	9,190,540
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	329,257	342,651
Current maturities of long-term debt	23,392	22,502
Income taxes	1,406	1,474
Total current liabilities	354,055	366,627
Long-term debt	1,812,202	1,832,380
Deferred preneed funeral revenues	643,976	580,223
Deferred preneed cemetery revenues	842,060	813,493
Deferred tax liability	353,141	323,304
Other liabilities	414,232	399,619
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	2,569,560	2,408,074
Care trusts’ corpus	1,016,296	986,872
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 243,053,957 and 242,019,650 shares issued, respectively, and 238,865,095 and 241,035,250 shares outstanding, respectively	237,208	241,035
Capital in excess of par value	1,539,664	1,603,112
Accumulated deficit	(412,602)	(477,459)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	122,684	112,768
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,486,954	1,479,456
Noncontrolling interests	20,595	492
Total equity	1,507,549	1,479,948
Total liabilities and equity	$ 9,513,071	$ 9,190,540