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

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

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 June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are detailed below.

	June 30, 2012									December 31, 2011
	Preneed Funeral			Preneed Cemetery			Total			Preneed Funeral			Preneed Cemetery			Total
	(In thousands)									(In thousands)
Trust investments	$	1,289,345		$	1,210,842		$	2,500,187		$	1,271,446		$	1,156,023		$	2,427,469
Accrued trust operating payables and other	(1,461		)	(1,830		)	(3,291		)	(1,261		)	(1,852		)	(3,113		)
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	$	1,287,884		$	1,209,012		$	2,496,896		$	1,270,185		$	1,154,171		$	2,424,356

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

The components of Care trusts’ corpus in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are detailed below.

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$	1,057,261	$	1,016,506
Accrued trust operating payables and other	162		(1,206		)
Care trusts’ corpus	$	1,057,423	$	1,015,300

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

The components of Other (expense) income, net in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 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 June 30, 2012
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net			Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	9,754		$	8,610		$	2,032		$	—		$	20,396
Realized losses	(4,412		)	(4,296		)	(1,702		)	—			(10,410		)
Impairment charges	(230		)	(287		)	(253		)	—			(770		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	6,551			3,785			8,334			—			18,670
Trust expenses and income taxes	(2,379		)	(3,066		)	477			—			(4,968		)
Net trust investment income	9,284			4,746			8,888			—			22,918
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(9,284		)	(4,746		)	(8,888		)	—			(22,918		)
Other (expense) income, net	—			—			—			(2,221		)	(2,221		)
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(2,221	)	$	(2,221	)

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net		Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	35,765		$	47,882		$	4,194		$	—	$	87,841
Realized losses	(14,160		)	(18,066		)	(3,917		)	—		(36,143		)
Impairment charges	(574		)	(592		)	(254		)	—		(1,420		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	8,751			6,061			14,057			—		28,869
Trust expenses and income taxes	(4,948		)	(6,251		)	92			—		(11,107		)
Net trust investment income	24,834			29,034			14,172			—		68,040
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(24,834		)	(29,034		)	(14,172		)	—		(68,040		)
Other (expense) income, net	—			—			—			1,684		1,684
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1,684	$	1,684

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net		Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	25,388		$	24,244		$	5,879		$	—	$	55,511
Realized losses	(7,595		)	(5,615		)	(2,081		)	—		(15,291		)
Impairment charges	(142		)	(218		)	(14		)	—		(374		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	7,752			7,419			11,410			—		26,581
Trust expenses and income taxes	(1,483		)	(2,511		)	(510		)	—		(4,504		)
Net trust investment income	23,920			23,319			14,684			—		61,923
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(23,920		)	(23,319		)	(14,684		)	—		(61,923		)
Other (expense) income, net	—			—			—			46		46
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	46	$	46

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net		Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	38,265		$	41,091		$	27,120		$	—	$	106,476
Realized losses	(11,629		)	(11,236		)	(12,742		)	—		(35,607		)
Impairment charges	(3,288		)	(1,196		)	(311		)	—		(4,795		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	11,174			12,328			19,590			—		43,092
Trust expenses and income taxes	(2,866		)	(4,266		)	(2,106		)	—		(9,238		)
Net trust investment income	31,656			36,721			31,551			—		99,928
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(31,656		)	(36,721		)	(31,551		)	—		(99,928		)
Other (expense) income, net	—			—			—			720		720
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	720	$	720