Consolidated Balance Sheet (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 92,708	$ 128,569
Receivables, net	105,521	103,892
Deferred tax assets	42,864	44,316
Inventories, net	24,560	25,513
Other	20,546	25,803
Total current assets	286,199	328,093
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	1,532,228	1,478,865
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	1,826,835	1,595,940
Cemetery property, at cost	1,489,948	1,497,703
Property and equipment, net	1,641,101	1,618,361
Goodwill, net	1,382,410	1,361,493
Deferred charges and other assets	425,267	430,851
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,099,580	1,016,506
Total assets	9,683,568	9,327,812
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	373,783	358,904
Current maturities of long-term debt	31,429	23,554
Income taxes	6,892	3,150
Total current liabilities	412,104	385,608
Long-term debt	1,916,621	1,861,116
Deferred preneed funeral revenues	536,647	575,546
Deferred preneed cemetery revenues	861,148	833,303
Deferred tax liability	471,198	405,615
Other liabilities	399,950	414,773
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	2,624,321	2,424,356
Care trusts’ corpus	1,098,752	1,015,300
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 211,056,501 and 224,665,395 shares issued, respectively, and 211,046,501 and 222,955,853 shares outstanding, respectively	211,047	222,956
Capital in excess of par value	1,307,058	1,430,330
Accumulated deficit	(286,795)	(367,044)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	111,717	105,852
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,343,027	1,392,094
Noncontrolling interests	19,800	20,101
Total equity	1,362,827	1,412,195
Total liabilities and equity	$ 9,683,568	$ 9,327,812