Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 113,831	$ 128,569
Receivables, net	96,376	103,892
Deferred tax assets	38,073	44,316
Inventories, net	25,438	25,513
Other	24,400	25,803
Total current assets	298,118	328,093
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	1,516,968	1,478,865
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	1,712,976	1,595,940
Cemetery property, at cost	1,496,439	1,497,703
Property and equipment, net	1,619,157	1,618,361
Goodwill	1,358,182	1,361,493
Deferred charges and other assets	423,504	430,851
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,050,081	1,016,506
Total assets	9,475,425	9,327,812
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	347,823	358,904
Current maturities of long-term debt	28,415	23,554
Income taxes	13,544	3,150
Total current liabilities	389,782	385,608
Long-term debt	1,858,984	1,861,116
Deferred preneed funeral revenues	566,449	575,546
Deferred preneed cemetery revenues	857,064	833,303
Deferred tax liability	414,810	405,615
Other liabilities	396,739	414,773
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	2,558,446	2,424,356
Care trusts’ corpus	1,048,056	1,015,300
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 225,571,921 and 224,665,395 shares issued, respectively, and 217,097,274 and 222,955,853 shares outstanding, respectively	217,097	222,956
Capital in excess of par value	1,378,589	1,430,330
Accumulated deficit	(342,579)	(367,044)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	111,612	105,852
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,364,719	1,392,094
Noncontrolling interests	20,376	20,101
Total equity	1,385,095	1,412,195
Total liabilities and equity	$ 9,475,425	$ 9,327,812