Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 105,343	$ 128,569
Receivables, net	91,040	103,892
Deferred tax assets	38,161	44,316
Inventories, net	25,497	25,513
Other	22,618	25,803
Total current assets	282,659	328,093
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	1,490,823	1,478,865
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	1,706,375	1,595,940
Cemetery property, at cost	1,493,709	1,497,703
Property and equipment, net	1,618,672	1,618,361
Goodwill	1,354,259	1,361,493
Deferred charges and other assets	421,586	430,851
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,057,261	1,016,506
Total assets	9,425,344	9,327,812
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	334,323	358,904
Current maturities of long-term debt	30,500	23,554
Income taxes	5,772	3,150
Total current liabilities	370,595	385,608
Long-term debt	1,869,264	1,861,116
Deferred preneed funeral revenues	559,566	575,546
Deferred preneed cemetery revenues	865,301	833,303
Deferred tax liability	432,491	405,615
Other liabilities	397,378	414,773
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	2,496,896	2,424,356
Care trusts’ corpus	1,057,423	1,015,300
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 225,865,767 and 224,665,395 shares issued, respectively, and 214,771,352 and 222,955,853 shares outstanding, respectively	214,771	222,956
Capital in excess of par value	1,354,236	1,430,330
Accumulated deficit	(316,456)	(367,044)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	103,328	105,852
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,355,879	1,392,094
Noncontrolling interests	20,551	20,101
Total equity	1,376,430	1,412,195
Total liabilities and equity	$ 9,425,344	$ 9,327,812