Acquisition Level 3 (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the adjusted fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of March 26, 2010:

	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable	$	6,131
Other current assets	20,200
Cemetery property	19,949
Property and equipment, net	105,888
Preneed funeral and cemetery receivables and trust investments	66,395
Finite-lived intangible assets	34,312
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	33,700
Deferred charges and other assets	6,533
Goodwill	108,643
Total assets acquired	401,751
Current liabilities	11,719
Long-term debt	2,548
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenues and deferred receipts held in trusts	69,336
Deferred tax liability	20,939
Other liabilities	8,347
Total liabilities assumed	112,889
Net assets acquired	$	288,862

Schedule of Finite and Indefinte-lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of a Business Comination [Table Text Block]

The identified intangible assets are comprised of the following:

	Useful life
	Minimum	Maximum	Fair Value
	(Years)		(In thousands)
Preneed customer relationships related to insurance claims	10	10	$	15,200
Other preneed customer relationships	10	14	1,740
Covenants-not-to-compete	5	15	13,332
Operating leases	5	15	440
Tradenames	5	5	3,600
Tradenames		Indefinite	33,200
Licenses and permits		Indefinite	500
Total intangible assets			$	68,012

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The following unaudited pro forma summary presents financial information as if the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the year presented for the consolidated company:

	2011
	(In thousands)
Revenue	$	2,220,204
Net income	$	129,970