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Divestiture Related Activities
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Divestiture-Related Activities [Abstract]  
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]
Divestiture-Related Activities
As divestitures occur in the normal course of business, gains or losses on the sale of such locations are recognized in the income statement line item (Losses) gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net. Additionally, as divestitures occur pursuant to our ongoing asset sale programs, adjustments are made through this income statement line item to reflect the difference between actual proceeds received from the sale compared to the original estimates.
(Losses) gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net consist of the following for the years ended December 31:
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
 
(In thousands)
(Losses) gains on divestitures, net
$
(8,526
)
 
$
16,547

 
$
20,787

Impairment losses
(2,451
)
 
(8,035
)
 
(16,534
)
 
$
(10,977
)
 
$
8,512

 
$
4,253


Keystone
In conjunction with our acquisition of Keystone, we entered into an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission to sell 22 funeral homes and five cemeteries, which were sold for $34.9 million in the second quarter of 2010. We recognized a gain on divestitures of $6.2 million associated with the former SCI properties.