Supplementary Information Level 3 (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Supplementary Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Balance Sheet, Supplemental Disclosures

The detail of certain balance sheet accounts is as follows:

	December 31,
	2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	$	52,431		$	67,937
Commercial paper and temporary investments	40,277			60,632
	$	92,708		$	128,569
Receivables, net:
Notes receivable	$	976		$	1,313
Atneed funeral receivables, net of allowances of $8,590 and $7,755, respectively	73,911			77,103
Atneed cemetery receivables, net of allowances of $1,690 and $1,989, respectively	14,408			12,837
Other	16,226			12,639
	$	105,521		$	103,892
Other current assets:
Income tax receivable	$	4,805		$	8,670
Prepaid insurance	4,258			4,221
Restricted cash	1,484			4,138
Other	9,999			8,774
	$	20,546		$	25,803
Cemetery property:
Undeveloped land	$	1,077,930		$	1,072,170
Developed lots, lawn crypts, and mausoleum spaces	412,018			425,533
	$	1,489,948		$	1,497,703
Property and equipment:
Land	$	524,381		$	515,100
Buildings and improvements	1,596,888			1,526,290
Operating equipment	482,476			456,852
Leasehold improvements	27,532			24,717
Capital leases	181,386			168,538
	2,812,663			2,691,497
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,070,385		)	(976,823		)
Accumulated amortization of capital leases	(101,177		)	(96,313		)
	$	1,641,101		$	1,618,361
Deferred charges and other assets:
Intangible assets, net	257,703			253,251
Restricted cash	4,457			6,903
Non-current deferred tax assets	490			6,932
Notes receivable, net of allowances of $1,316 and $1,665, respectively	10,334			11,488
Cash surrender value of insurance policies	84,875			77,791
Other	67,408			74,486
	$	425,267		$	430,851

	December 31,
	2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	104,025	$	115,302
Accrued compensation	97,750		82,145
Accrued dividend	—		11,027
Accrued interest	20,709		22,555
Accrued property taxes	14,246		13,057
Self insurance reserves	57,543		52,697
Bank overdraft	22,240		15,309
Other accrued liabilities	57,270		46,812
	$	373,783	$	358,904
Other liabilities:
Accrued pension	$	27,374	$	29,214
Deferred compensation	59,897		49,711
Customer refund obligation reserve	70,656		76,270
Tax liability	185,568		207,701
Indemnification liability	1,681		2,490
Payable to ECF	41,806		35,316
Other	12,968		14,071
	$	399,950	$	414,773

Schedule of Product Information [Table Text Block]

The detail of certain income statement accounts is as follows for the years ended December 31:

	2012		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Merchandise revenues:
Funeral	$	539,581	$	514,718	$	489,744
Cemetery	554,504		516,683		481,508
Total merchandise revenues	1,094,085		1,031,401		971,252
Services revenues:
Funeral	984,026		968,578		930,163
Cemetery	203,104		195,369		186,236
Total services revenues	1,187,130		1,163,947		1,116,399
Other revenues	129,266		120,692		102,901
Total revenues	$	2,410,481	$	2,316,040	$	2,190,552
Merchandise costs and expenses:
Funeral	$	267,355	$	258,694	$	247,104
Cemetery	233,875		222,406		204,665
Total cost of merchandise	501,230		481,100		451,769
Services costs and expenses:
Funeral	517,131		496,036		453,678
Cemetery	99,063		97,702		94,776
Total cost of services	616,194		593,738		548,454
Overhead and other expenses	767,830		762,666		741,106
Total cost and expenses	$	1,885,254	$	1,837,504	$	1,741,329

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block]

Cash interest payments for the three years ended December 31 (in thousands) were as follows:

Payments in 2012	$	131,723
Payments in 2011	129,105
Payments in 2010	125,138

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Dividends accrued but not paid	$	—	$	11,027	$	9,602