Consolidated Balance Sheet (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 128,569	$ 170,846
Receivables, net	103,892	107,185
Deferred tax assets	44,316	40,740
Deferred tax assets		41,371
Inventories, net	25,513	27,372
Other	25,803	27,746
Total current assets	328,093	374,520
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	1,478,865	1,424,557
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	1,595,940	1,563,893
Cemetery property, at cost	1,497,703	1,508,787
Property and equipment, net	1,618,361	1,627,698
Goodwill, net	1,361,493	1,307,484
Deferred charges and other assets	430,851	396,582
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,016,506	987,019
Total assets	9,327,812	9,190,540
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	358,904	342,651
Current maturities of long-term debt	23,554	22,502
Income taxes	3,150	1,474
Total current liabilities	385,608	366,627
Long-term debt	1,861,116	1,832,380
Deferred preneed funeral revenues	575,546	580,223
Deferred preneed cemetery revenues	833,303	813,493
Deferred tax liability	405,615	323,303
Other liabilities	414,773	399,620
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	2,424,356	2,408,074
Care trusts’ corpus	1,015,300	986,872
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 224,665,395 and 242,019,650 shares issued, respectively, and 222,955,853 and 241,035,250 shares outstanding, respectively	222,956	241,035
Capital in excess of par value	1,430,330	1,603,112
Accumulated deficit	(367,044)	(477,459)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	105,852	112,768
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,392,094	1,479,456
Noncontrolling interests	20,101	492
Total equity	1,412,195	1,479,948
Total liabilities and equity	$ 9,327,812	$ 9,190,540