Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 151,547	$ 128,569
Receivables, net	92,811	103,892
Deferred tax assets	38,222	44,316
Inventories, net	25,132	25,513
Other	25,777	25,803
Total current assets	333,489	328,093
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	1,527,633	1,478,865
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	1,777,598	1,595,940
Cemetery property, at cost	1,490,930	1,497,703
Property and equipment, net	1,632,676	1,618,361
Goodwill	1,366,075	1,361,493
Deferred charges and other assets	414,410	430,851
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,091,083	1,016,506
Total assets	9,633,894	9,327,812
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	366,883	358,904
Current maturities of long-term debt	31,289	23,554
Income taxes	6,522	3,150
Total current liabilities	404,694	385,608
Long-term debt	1,882,834	1,861,116
Deferred preneed funeral revenues	545,987	575,546
Deferred preneed cemetery revenues	868,085	833,303
Deferred tax liability	449,228	405,615
Other liabilities	405,638	414,773
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	2,590,639	2,424,356
Care trusts’ corpus	1,090,934	1,015,300
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 228,083,679 and 224,665,395 shares issued, respectively, and 213,973,997 and 222,955,853 shares outstanding, respectively	213,974	222,956
Capital in excess of par value	1,337,014	1,430,330
Accumulated deficit	(293,260)	(367,044)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	116,831	105,852
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,374,559	1,392,094
Noncontrolling interests	21,296	20,101
Total equity	1,395,855	1,412,195
Total liabilities and equity	$ 9,633,894	$ 9,327,812