Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Statement (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 48,315	$ 39,929
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net	0	314
Depreciation and amortization	29,541	29,331
Amortization of intangible assets	6,149	6,354
Amortization of cemetery property	9,569	9,500
Amortization of loan costs	1,194	1,184
Provision for doubtful accounts	2,842	1,933
Provision for deferred income taxes	18,479	19,379
Losses (gains) on divestitures and impairment charges, net	490	420
Share-based compensation	2,574	2,253
Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and divestitures:
Decrease in receivables	4,771	13,494
Increase (decrease) in other assets	(5,352)	1,386
Decrease in payables and other liabilities	(7,888)	(1,454)
Effect of preneed funeral production and maturities:
Decrease in preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	15,766	15,761
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral revenue	(7,735)	(19,398)
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust	(10,069)	(8,942)
Effect of cemetery production and deliveries:
Increase in preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	(26,238)	(9,456)
Increase in deferred preneed cemetery revenue	15,948	11,750
(Increase) decrease in deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust	642	(5,643)
Other	(3,214)	(109)
Net cash provided by operating activities	95,784	107,986
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(23,378)	(25,138)
Acquisitions	(804)	(10,513)
Proceeds from divestitures and sales of property and equipment, net	264	4,697
Net withdrawals of restricted funds and other	1,176	3,567
Net cash used in investing activities	(22,742)	(27,387)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	907	0
Payments of debt	(497)	(710)
Early extinguishment of debt	0	(5,155)
Principal payments on capital leases	(6,084)	(5,639)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	2,323	3,182
Purchase of Company common stock	(75,106)	(30,245)
Payments of dividends	(11,104)	(9,605)
Bank overdrafts and other	433	4,794
Net cash used in financing activities	(89,128)	(43,378)
Effect of foreign currency on cash and cash equivalents	1,348	2,240
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(14,738)	39,461
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	128,569	170,846
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 113,831	$ 210,307