Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Statement (USD $) In Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 66,667	$ 71,552
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net	2,149	291
Depreciation and amortization	58,960	58,343
Amortization of intangible assets	12,672	12,136
Amortization of cemetery property	17,674	14,366
Amortization of loan costs	2,365	2,286
Provision for doubtful accounts	4,034	1,640
Provision for deferred income taxes	34,633	32,420
Losses on divestitures and impairment charges, net	10,263	(13,122)
Share-based compensation	4,542	4,545
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	0	(695)
Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and divestitures:
Decrease in receivables	6,306	11,034
Decrease in other assets	(3,663)	5,255
(Decrease) increase in payables and other liabilities	(17,317)	(7,925)
Effect of preneed funeral production and maturities:
Decrease in preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	32,800	32,095
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral revenue	(34,076)	(5,805)
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust	(12,679)	(26,897)
Effect of cemetery production and deliveries:
Increase in preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	(26,247)	(20,321)
Increase in deferred preneed cemetery revenue	24,314	17,536
Decrease in deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust	(7,221)	(2,227)
Other	(646)	(477)
Net cash provided by operating activities	175,530	186,030
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(57,075)	(41,614)
Acquisitions	(66,182)	(281,792)
Proceeds from divestitures and sales of property and equipment, net	10,038	59,878
Net withdrawals of restricted funds and other	4,549	26,441
Net cash used in investing activities	(108,670)	(237,087)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	0	175,000
Debt issuance costs	0	(6,203)
Payments of debt	(1,545)	(31,807)
Early extinguishment of debt	(28,137)	(23,091)
Principal payments on capital leases	(11,166)	(11,867)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	6,862	1,456
Excess tax benefit from share-based awards	0	695
Purchase of Company common stock	(55,644)	(55,225)
Payments of dividends	(21,546)	(20,352)
Bank overdrafts and other	4,696	(7,336)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(106,480)	21,270
Effect of foreign currency on cash and cash equivalents	1,768	2,284
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	(37,852)	(27,503)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	170,846	179,745
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 132,994	$ 152,242