Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trusts' Corpus Level 3 (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trusts' Corpus [Abstract]

Schedule of Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receitps Held in Trust Components [Table Text Block]

The components of Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are detailed below.

	September 30, 2011									December 31, 2010
	Preneed Funeral			Preneed Cemetery			Total			Preneed Funeral			Preneed Cemetery			Total
	(In thousands)									(In thousands)
Trust investments	$	1,244,284		$	1,094,652		$	2,338,936		$	1,216,542		$	1,194,795		$	2,411,337
Accrued trust operating payables and other	(1,146		)	(1,630		)	(2,776		)	(975		)	(2,288		)	(3,263		)
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	$	1,243,138		$	1,093,022		$	2,336,160		$	1,215,567		$	1,192,507		$	2,408,074

Schedule of Care Trust Corpus' Components [Table Text Block]

The components of Care trusts’ corpus in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are detailed below.

	September 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
	(In thousands)
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$	974,266		$	987,019
Accrued trust operating payables and other	(2,340		)	(147		)
Care trusts’ corpus	$	971,926		$	986,872

Schedule of Other Nonoperating Income, by Component [Table Text Block]

The components of Other income, net in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are detailed below. See Notes 4, 5, and 6 for further discussion of the amounts related to the funeral, cemetery, and cemetery perpetual care trusts.

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net		Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	11,353		$	10,134		$	4,101		$	—	$	25,588
Realized losses	(6,586		)	(8,758		)	(1,764		)	—		(17,108		)
Impairment charges	(17,533		)	(24,885		)	(5		)	—		(42,423		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	3,911			4,217			6,185			—		14,313
Trust expenses and income taxes	(2,116		)	(3,119		)	(647		)	—		(5,882		)
Net trust investment (loss) income	(10,971		)	(22,411		)	7,870			—		(25,512		)
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	10,971			22,411			(7,870		)	—		25,512
Other income, net	—			—			—			249		249
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	249	$	249

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net		Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	49,618		$	51,225		$	31,221		$	—	$	132,064
Realized losses	(18,215		)	(19,994		)	(14,506		)	—		(52,715		)
Impairment charges	(20,821		)	(26,081		)	(316		)	—		(47,218		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	15,085			16,545			25,775			—		57,405
Trust expenses and income taxes	(4,982		)	(7,385		)	(2,753		)	—		(15,120		)
Net trust investment income	20,685			14,310			39,421			—		74,416
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(20,685		)	(14,310		)	(39,421		)	—		(74,416		)
Other income, net	—			—			—			969		969
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	969	$	969

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net		Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	5,963		$	6,838		$	4,244		$	—	$	17,045
Realized losses	(8,360		)	(9,828		)	(2,068		)	—		(20,256		)
Impairment charges	(1,129		)	(1,536		)	(251		)	—		(2,916		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	3,291			5,491			9,174			—		17,956
Trust expenses and income taxes	(1,324		)	(2,555		)	(114		)	—		(3,993		)
Net trust investment (loss) income	(1,559		)	(1,590		)	10,985			—		7,836
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	1,559			1,590			(10,985		)	—		(7,836		)
Other income, net	—			—			—			688		688
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	688	$	688

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net		Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	26,461		$	31,899		$	8,937		$	—	$	67,297
Realized losses	(42,017		)	(47,093		)	(7,524		)	—		(96,634		)
Impairment charges	(7,298		)	(4,919		)	(1,824		)	—		(14,041		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	13,223			14,914			25,249			—		53,386
Trust expenses and income taxes	(3,150		)	(7,024		)	(1,661		)	—		(11,835		)
Net trust investment (loss) income	(12,781		)	(12,223		)	23,177			—		(1,827		)
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	12,781			12,223			(23,177		)	—		1,827
Other income, net	—			—			—			3,077		3,077
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	3,077	$	3,077