10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

R	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013

or

o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from  to

Commission file number 1-6402-1

SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas		74-1488375
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I. R. S. employer identification number)
1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas		77019
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)
	713-522-5141
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
	None
(Former name, former address, or former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES þ NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES þ NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer þ	Accelerated filer o	Non-accelerated filer o	Smaller reporting company o
		(Do not check if smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES o NO þ

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of April 23, 2013 was 211,673,026 (net of treasury shares).

SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

INDEX

	Page
Glossary	3
Part I. Financial Information	4
Item 1. Financial Statements	4
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations — Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	4
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income — Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	5
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet — March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012	6
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows — Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	7
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity — Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	8
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	9
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	32
The Company	32
Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources	33
Results of Operations - Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	38
Critical Accounting Policies	42
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements	42
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	43
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	43
Part II. Other Information	44
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	44
Item 1A. Risk Factors	44
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	44
Item 6. Exhibits	44
Signature	45

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GLOSSARY

The following terms are common to the deathcare industry, are used throughout this report, and have the following meanings:

Atneed — Funeral and cemetery arrangements sold after a death has occurred.

Burial Vaults — A reinforced container intended to inhibit the subsidence of the earth and house the casket after it is placed in the ground.

Cemetery Perpetual Care or Endowment Care Fund — A trust fund established for the purpose of maintaining cemetery grounds and property into perpetuity.

Cemetery Property — Developed lots, lawn crypts, and mausoleum spaces and undeveloped land we intend to develop.

Cemetery Merchandise and Services — Stone and bronze memorials, markers, merchandise installations, and burial openings and closings.

Cremation — The reduction of human remains to bone fragments by intense heat.

Funeral Merchandise and Services — Professional services relating to funerals and cremations and funeral-related merchandise, including caskets, casket memorialization products, burial vaults, cremation receptacles, cremation memorial products, and flowers.

Funeral Recognized Preneed Revenue— Funeral merchandise and services sold on a preneed contract and delivered before a death has occurred, including funeral merchandise and travel protection insurance, which primarily represents sales by the Neptune Society.

General Agency (GA) Revenues — Commissions we receive from third-party life insurance companies for life insurance policies or annuities sold to preneed customers for the purpose of funding preneed funeral arrangements. The commission rate paid is determined based on the product type sold, the length of payment terms, and the age of the insured/annuitant.

Interment — The burial or final placement of human remains in the ground, in mausoleums, or in cremation niches.

Lawn Crypt — An underground outer burial receptacle constructed of concrete and reinforced steel, which is usually pre-installed in predetermined designated areas.

Marker — A method of identifying a deceased person in a particular burial space, crypt, or niche. Permanent burial markers are usually made of bronze, granite, or stone.

Maturity — When the underlying contracted service is performed or merchandise is delivered, typically at death. This is the point at which preneed contracts are converted to atneed contracts (note — delivery of certain merchandise and services can occur prior to death).

Mausoleum — An above ground structure that is designed to house caskets and cremation urns.

Preneed — Purchase of products and services prior to a death occurring.

Preneed Backlog — Future revenues from unfulfilled preneed funeral and cemetery contractual arrangements.

Production — Sales of preneed funeral and preneed or atneed cemetery contracts.

As used herein, “SCI”, “Company”, “we”, “our”, and “us” refer to Service Corporation International and companies owned directly or indirectly by Service Corporation International, unless the context requires otherwise.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenues	$	652,352		$	602,506
Costs and expenses	(492,752		)	(474,939		)
Gross profits	159,600			127,567
General and administrative expenses	(30,866		)	(25,959		)
Losses on divestitures and impairment charges, net	(969		)	(490		)
Operating income	127,765			101,118
Interest expense	(32,769		)	(33,588		)
Other (expense) income, net	(984		)	3,905
Income before income taxes	94,012			71,435
Provision for income taxes	(35,290		)	(23,120		)
Net income	58,722			48,315
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,102		)	(290		)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	57,620		$	48,025
Basic earnings per share:
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	0.27		$	0.22
Basic weighted average number of shares	211,380			220,132
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	0.27		$	0.22
Diluted weighted average number of shares	215,208			223,212
Dividends declared per share	$	0.06		$	0.05

(See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements)

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SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Net income	$	58,722		$	48,315
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(5,516		)	5,745
Total comprehensive income	53,206			54,060
Total comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,098		)	(275		)
Total comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders	$	52,108		$	53,785

(See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements)

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SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(UNAUDITED)

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands, except share amounts)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	188,546		$	92,708
Receivables, net	92,955			101,817
Deferred tax assets	42,833			42,864
Inventories, net	25,556			24,560
Other	24,858			20,546
Total current assets	374,748			282,495
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	1,558,994			1,535,932
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	1,897,314			1,826,835
Cemetery property, at cost	1,486,646			1,489,948
Property and equipment, net	1,635,118			1,641,101
Goodwill, net	1,379,303			1,382,410
Deferred charges and other assets	421,646			425,267
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,128,284			1,099,580
Total assets	$	9,882,053		$	9,683,568
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	378,844		$	373,783
Current maturities of long-term debt	37,315			31,429
Income taxes	9,373			6,892
Total current liabilities	425,532			412,104
Long-term debt	1,913,382			1,916,621
Deferred preneed funeral revenues	525,933			536,647
Deferred preneed cemetery revenues	876,553			861,148
Deferred tax liability	507,091			471,198
Other liabilities	392,369			399,950
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	2,714,633			2,624,321
Care trusts’ corpus	1,127,479			1,098,752
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 211,785,586 and 211,056,501 shares issued, respectively, and 211,663,639 and 211,046,501 shares outstanding, respectively	211,664			211,047
Capital in excess of par value	1,297,949			1,307,058
Accumulated deficit	(230,098		)	(286,795		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	106,205			111,717
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,385,720			1,343,027
Noncontrolling interests	13,361			19,800
Total equity	1,399,081			1,362,827
Total liabilities and equity	$	9,882,053		$	9,683,568

(See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements)

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SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	58,722		$	48,315
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	30,447			29,541
Amortization of intangible assets	5,808			6,149
Amortization of cemetery property	8,975			9,569
Amortization of loan costs	1,235			1,194
Provision for doubtful accounts	1,720			2,842
Provision for deferred income taxes	26,134			18,479
Losses on divestitures and impairment charges, net	969			490
Share-based compensation	2,830			2,574
Excess tax benefits from share based awards	(772		)	—
Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and divestitures:
Decrease in receivables	5,962			4,471
Increase in other assets	(5,882		)	(5,352		)
Increase (decrease) in payables and other liabilities	12,215			(7,888		)
Effect of preneed funeral production and maturities:
Decrease in preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	13,738			16,066
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral revenue	(4,000		)	(7,735		)
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust	(14,176		)	(10,069		)
Effect of cemetery production and deliveries:
Increase in preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	(6,359		)	(26,238		)
Increase in deferred preneed cemetery revenue	15,912			15,948
(Decrease) increase in deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust	(3,419		)	642
Other	1,065			(3,214		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	151,124			95,784
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(22,569		)	(23,378		)
Acquisitions	—			(804		)
Proceeds from divestitures and sales of property and equipment	1,816			264
Other	339			1,176
Net cash used in investing activities	(20,414		)	(22,742		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	—			907
Payments of debt	(4,948		)	(497		)
Principal payments on capital leases	(6,468		)	(6,084		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	3,094			2,323
Excess tax benefits from share based awards	772			—
Purchase of Company common stock	(1,708		)	(75,106		)
Payments of dividends	(12,698		)	(11,104		)
Purchase of Neptune Society noncontrolling interest	(8,333		)	—
Bank overdrafts and other	(4,004		)	433
Net cash used in financing activities	(34,293		)	(89,128		)
Effect of foreign currency on cash and cash equivalents	(579		)	1,348
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	95,838			(14,738		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	92,708			128,569
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	188,546		$	113,831

(See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements)

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SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

	Common Stock		Treasury Stock			Capital in Excess of Par Value			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Noncontrolling Interests			Total
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	224,666	$	(1,710	)	$	1,430,330		$	(367,044	)	$	105,852		$	20,101		$	1,412,195
Comprehensive income	—		—			—			48,025			5,760			275			54,060
Dividends declared on common stock ($.05 per share)	—		—			(10,960		)	—			—			—			(10,960		)
Employee share-based compensation earned	—		—			2,574			—			—			—			2,574
Stock option exercises	422		—			1,901			—			—			—			2,323
Restricted stock awards, net of forfeitures	483		—			(483		)	—			—			—			—
Purchase of Company common stock	—		(6,765		)	(44,781		)	(23,560		)	—			—			(75,106		)
Other	1		—			8			—			—			—			9
Balance at March 31, 2012	$	225,572	$	(8,475	)	$	1,378,589		$	(342,579	)	$	111,612		$	20,376		$	1,385,095
Balance at December 31, 2012	211,057		(10		)	1,307,058			(286,795		)	111,717			19,800			1,362,827
Comprehensive income	—		—			—			57,620			(5,512		)	1,098			53,206
Dividends declared on common stock ($.06 per share)	—		—			(12,698		)	—			—			—			(12,698		)
Employee share-based compensation earned	—		—			2,830			—			—			—			2,830
Stock option exercises	350		—			2,744			—			—			—			3,094
Restricted stock awards, net of forfeitures	378		(3		)	(375		)	—			—			—			—
Purchase of Company common stock	—		(109		)	(676		)	(923		)	—			—			(1,708		)
Tax Benefits Related to Share-Based Awards	—		—			772			—			—			—			772
Purchase of Neptune Society noncontrolling interest	—		—			(1,696		)	—			—			(6,637		)	(8,333		)
Noncontrolling interest payment	—		—			—			—			—			(900		)	(900		)
Other	1		—			(10		)	—			—			—			(9		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	211,786	$	(122	)	$	1,297,949		$	(230,098	)	$	106,205		$	13,361		$	1,399,081

(See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements)

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SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

1. Nature of Operations

We are North America’s largest provider of deathcare products and services, with a network of funeral service locations and cemeteries primarily operating in the United States and Canada. Our operations consist of funeral service locations, cemeteries, funeral service/cemetery combination locations, crematoria, and related businesses.

Funeral service locations provide all professional services relating to funerals and cremations, including the use of funeral facilities and motor vehicles and preparation and embalming services. Funeral-related merchandise, including caskets, casket memorialization products, burial vaults, cremation receptacles, cremation memorial products, flowers, and other ancillary products and services, is sold at funeral service locations. Cemeteries provide cemetery property interment rights, including developed lots, lawn crypts, and mausoleum spaces and sell cemetery-related merchandise and services, including stone and bronze memorials, markers, merchandise installations, and burial openings and closings. We also sell preneed funeral and cemetery merchandise and services whereby a customer contractually agrees to the terms of certain merchandise and services to be provided in the future.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Service Corporation International (SCI) and all subsidiaries in which we hold a controlling financial interest. Our financial statements also include the accounts of the funeral merchandise and service trusts, cemetery merchandise and service trusts, and cemetery perpetual care trusts in which we have a variable interest and are the primary beneficiary. Our interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited but include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals and any other adjustments, which management considers necessary for a fair statement of our results for these periods. Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in a manner consistent with the accounting policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, unless otherwise disclosed herein, and should be read in conjunction therewith. The accompanying year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year period.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period financial statement presentation with no effect on our previously reported results of operations, consolidated financial position, or cash flows.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. These estimates and assumptions may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. As a result, actual results could differ from these estimates.

Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receivables

We sell preneed funeral and cemetery contracts whereby the customer enters into arrangements for future merchandise and services prior to the time of need. As these contracts are entered into prior to the delivery of the related goods and services, the preneed funeral and cemetery receivables are offset by a comparable deferred revenue amount. These receivables generally have an interest component for which interest income is recorded when the interest amount is considered collectible and realizable, which typically coincides with cash payment. We do not accrue interest on financing receivables that are not paid in accordance with the contractual payment date given the nature of our goods and services, the nature of our contracts with customers, and the timing of the delivery of our services. We do not consider receivables to be past due until the service or goods are required to be delivered at which time the preneed receivable is paid or reclassified as a trade receivable with payment terms of less than 30 days. As the preneed funeral and cemetery receivables are offset by comparable deferred revenue amounts, we have no risk of loss related to these receivables.

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If a preneed contract is canceled prior to delivery, state or provincial law governs the amount of the refund owed to the customer, if any, including the amount of the attributed investment earnings. Upon cancellation, we receive the amount of principal deposited to the trust and previously undistributed net investment earnings and, where required, issue a refund to the customer. We retain excess funds, if any, and recognize the attributed investment earnings (net of any investment earnings payable to the customer) as revenue in the consolidated statement of operations. In certain jurisdictions, we may be obligated to fund any shortfall if the amount deposited by the customers exceed the funds in trust. Based on our historical experience, we have provided an allowance for cancellation of these receivables, which is recorded as a reduction in receivables with a corresponding offset to deferred revenue.

3. Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Foreign Currency

In March 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) amended the Foreign Currency Matters Topic of the Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) to clarify the appropriate accounting when a parent ceases to have a controlling interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that is a business within a foreign entity. This clarification provides that the cumulative translation adjustment should only be released into net income if the loss of controlling interest represents complete or substantially complete liquidation of the foreign entity in which the subsidiary or asset group had resided. This amendment is effective for us starting with our first quarter of 2014 and adoption is not expected to impact our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

Comprehensive Income

In February 2013, the FASB amended the Comprehensive Income Topic of the ASC to require reporting of amounts reclassified out of accumulated comprehensive income by component. We are required to present significant amounts reclassified to net income in their entirety by income statement line item and to cross reference any disclosure elsewhere in the notes for amounts reclassified in less than their entirety. We adopted this amendment effective January 1, 2013 and the appropriate disclosures are contained in Note 12.

Intangible Testing

In July 2012, the FASB amended the Intangibles - Goodwill and Other Topic of the ASC that allows us to make a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the relevant information, we determine it is more likely than not that the fair value is more than the carrying amount, no additional analysis is necessary. If we determine it is more likely than not that the fair value is less than the carrying amount, then we are required to proceed to the quantitative approach. The amended guidance is effective for us as of our annual test in the fourth quarter of 2013, and adoption is not expected to impact our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

4. Preneed Funeral Activities

Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments represent trust investments, including investment earnings, and customer receivables, net of unearned finance charges, related to unperformed, price-guaranteed preneed funeral contracts. Our funeral merchandise and service trusts are variable interest entities as defined in the Consolidation Topic of the ASC. In accordance with this guidance, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of these trusts, as we absorb a majority of the losses and returns associated with these trusts. Our cemetery trust investments detailed in Notes 5 and 6 are also accounted for as variable interest entities. When we receive payments from the customer, we deposit the amount required by law into the trust and reclassify the corresponding amount from Deferred preneed funeral revenues into Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. Amounts are withdrawn from the trusts after the contract obligations are performed. Cash flows from preneed funeral contracts are presented as operating cash flows in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments are reduced by the trust investment earnings (realized and unrealized) that we have been allowed to withdraw in certain states prior to maturity. These earnings are recorded in Deferred preneed funeral revenues until the service is performed or the merchandise is delivered.

The table below sets forth certain investment-related activities associated with our preneed funeral merchandise and service trusts:

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	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Deposits	$	22,199		$	22,178
Withdrawals	32,705			30,912
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	60,979			188,059
Sales of available-for-sale securities	96,704			184,902
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	11,371			26,011
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	(1,721		)	(9,748		)

The components of Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Trust investments, at fair value	$	995,437		$	977,973
Cash and cash equivalents	93,932			85,943
Insurance-backed fixed income securities	274,998			273,098
Trust investments	1,364,367			1,337,014
Receivables from customers	242,355			241,896
Unearned finance charge	(8,996		)	(8,645		)
	1,597,726			1,570,265
Allowance for cancellation	(38,732		)	(34,333		)
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	$	1,558,994		$	1,535,932

The cost and fair values associated with our funeral merchandise and service trust investments recorded at fair value at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are detailed below. Cost reflects the investment (net of redemptions) of control holders in common trust funds, mutual funds, and private equity investments. Fair value represents the market value of the underlying securities held by the common trust funds, mutual funds at published values, and the estimated fair value of private equity investments (including debt as well as the estimated fair value related to the contract holder’s equity in majority-owned real estate investments).

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	March 31, 2013
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	105,942	$	3,663	$	(1,357	)	$	108,248
Canadian government	2	104,544		326		(546		)	104,324
Corporate	2	48,721		2,949		(605		)	51,065
Residential mortgage-backed	2	2,908		48		(12		)	2,944
Asset-backed	2	128		2		—			130
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	4,935		446		(81		)	5,300
Common stock:
United States	1	226,328		52,323		(4,808		)	273,843
Canada	1	22,115		3,078		(1,147		)	24,046
Other international	1	20,096		2,837		(433		)	22,500
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	143,054		15,359		(5,249		)	153,164
Fixed income	1	227,300		6,714		(11,124		)	222,890
Private equity	3	32,830		2,329		(9,428		)	25,731
Other	3	990		262		—			1,252
Trust investments		$	939,891	$	90,336	$	(34,790	)	$	995,437

	December 31, 2012
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	105,594	$	5,072	$	(880	)	$	109,786
Canadian government	2	110,399		861		(113		)	111,147
Corporate	2	51,611		2,531		(623		)	53,519
Residential mortgage-backed	2	3,123		57		(8		)	3,172
Asset-backed	2	129		3		—			132
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	3,603		211		(103		)	3,711
Common stock:
United States	1	230,971		38,514		(6,903		)	262,582
Canada	1	23,284		2,598		(1,271		)	24,611
Other international	1	18,089		1,874		(658		)	19,305
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	145,589		10,097		(6,728		)	148,958
Fixed income	1	225,365		7,314		(10,252		)	222,427
Private equity	3	36,626		221		(18,968		)	17,879
Other	3	542		202		—			744
Trust investments		$	954,925	$	69,555	$	(46,507	)	$	977,973

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Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities held by the common trust funds and mutual funds are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure (FVM&D) Topic of the ASC.

Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, fair values are estimated by using either quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or an income approach fair value model with observable inputs that include a combination of interest rates, yield curves, credit risks, prepayment speeds, rating, and tax-exempt status. These funds are classified as Level 2 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

The valuation of private equity and other alternative investments requires management judgment due to the absence of quoted market prices, inherent lack of liquidity, and the long-term nature of such assets. The fair value of these investments is estimated based on the market value of the underlying real estate and private equity investments. The underlying real estate value is determined using the most recent available appraisals. As of March 31, 2013, private equity instruments are valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 20% for risk and 0% to 10% for liquidity. As of December 31, 2012, private equity instruments were valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 60% for risk and 0% to 25% for liquidity. A significant increase (decrease) in the discounts results in a directionally opposite change in the fair value of the instruments. Valuation policies and procedures are determined by our Trust Services department, which reports to our Chief Financial Officer.  Additionally, valuations are reviewed by our investment committee quarterly. These funds are classified as Level 3 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

As of March 31, 2013, our unfunded commitment for our private equity and other investments was $11.2 million which, if called, would be funded by the assets of the trusts. Our private equity and other investments include several funds that invest in limited partnerships, distressed debt, real estate, and mezzanine financing. These investments can never be redeemed by the funds. Instead, the nature of the investments in this category is that the distributions are received through the liquidation of the underlying assets of the funds. We estimate that the underlying assets will be liquidated over the next 2 to 10 years.

The change in our market-based funeral merchandise and service trust investments with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013						March 31, 2012
	Private Equity			Other			Private Equity			Other
Fair value, beginning balance	$	17,879		$	744		$	15,986		$	912
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in Accumulated other comprehensive income(1)	10,850			509			(1,307		)	7
Net realized losses included in Other income, net(2)	(5		)	(1		)	(10		)	—
Sales	—			—			(9		)	—
Contributions	637			—			1,278			—
Distributions and other	(3,630		)	—			(254		)	—
Fair value, ending balance	$	25,731		$	1,252		$	15,684		$	919

(1) All unrealized gains (losses) recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income for our funeral merchandise and service trust investments are attributable to our preneed customers and are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Accumulated other comprehensive income to Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust.

(2) All losses recognized in Other income, net for our funeral merchandise and service trust investments are attributable to our preneed customers and are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Other income, net to Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust.

Maturity dates of our fixed income securities range from 2013 to 2053. Maturities of fixed income securities, excluding mutual funds, at March 31, 2013 are estimated as follows:

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	Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	132,475
Due in one to five years	53,406
Due in five to ten years	48,265
Thereafter	32,565
	$	266,711

Earnings from all our funeral merchandise and service trust investments are recognized in funeral revenues when a service is performed or merchandise is delivered. Fees charged by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor are also included in current revenues in the period in which they are earned. In addition, we are entitled to retain, in certain jurisdictions, a portion of collected customer payments when a customer cancels a preneed contract; these amounts are also recognized in current revenues. Recognized trust fund income (realized and unrealized) related to these trust investments were $12.3 million and $9.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

We assess our trust investments for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. Impairment charges resulting from this assessment are recognized as investment losses in Other income, net and a decrease to Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments. These investment losses, if any, are offset by the corresponding reclassification in Other income, net, which reduces Deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we recorded a $0.2 millionand a $0.3 million impairment charge, respectively, for other-than-temporary declines in fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments.

We have determined that the remaining unrealized losses in our funeral merchandise and service trust investments are considered temporary in nature, as the unrealized losses were due to temporary fluctuations in interest rates and equity prices. The investments are diversified across multiple industry segments using a balanced allocation strategy to minimize long-term risk. We believe that none of the remaining securities are other-than-temporarily impaired based on our analysis of the investments. Our analysis included a review of the portfolio holdings and discussions with the individual money managers as to the sector exposures, credit ratings and the severity and duration of the unrealized losses. Our funeral merchandise and service trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair values, and the duration of unrealized losses as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, are shown in the following tables:

	March 31, 2013
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	22,192	$	(610	)	$	18,638	$	(746	)	$	40,830	$	(1,356	)
Canadian government	10,080		(264		)	9,546		(282		)	19,626		(546		)
Corporate	5,617		(254		)	4,632		(351		)	10,249		(605		)
Residential mortgage-backed	919		(11		)	30		(1		)	949		(12		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	1,397		(74		)	22		(7		)	1,419		(81		)
Common stock:
United States	35,099		(3,138		)	6,049		(1,670		)	41,148		(4,808		)
Canada	6,486		(824		)	1,497		(323		)	7,983		(1,147		)
Other international	5,516		(288		)	759		(145		)	6,275		(433		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	1,183		(28		)	23,745		(5,222		)	24,928		(5,250		)
Fixed income	59,546		(1,402		)	52,484		(9,722		)	112,030		(11,124		)
Private equity	—		—			13,498		(9,428		)	13,498		(9,428		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	148,035	$	(6,893	)	$	130,900	$	(27,897	)	$	278,935	$	(34,790	)

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	December 31, 2012
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	22,357	$	(803	)	$	6,741	$	(77	)	$	29,098	$	(880	)
Canadian government	7,912		(113		)	—		—			7,912		(113		)
Corporate	7,809		(347		)	4,283		(276		)	12,092		(623		)
Residential mortgage-backed	956		(8		)	—		—			956		(8		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	1,220		(93		)	52		(10		)	1,272		(103		)
Common stock:
United States	70,752		(4,694		)	9,089		(2,209		)	79,841		(6,903		)
Canada	6,592		(652		)	2,516		(619		)	9,108		(1,271		)
Other international	7,606		(521		)	608		(137		)	8,214		(658		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	6,779		(126		)	26,340		(6,602		)	33,119		(6,728		)
Fixed income	38,686		(1,021		)	24,131		(9,231		)	62,817		(10,252		)
Private equity	—		—			17,389		(18,968		)	17,389		(18,968		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	170,669	$	(8,378	)	$	91,149	$	(38,129	)	$	261,818	$	(46,507	)

5. Preneed Cemetery Activities

Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments represent trust investments, including investment earnings, and customer receivables, net of unearned finance charges, for contracts sold in advance of when the property interment rights, merchandise, or services are needed. Our cemetery merchandise and service trusts are variable interest entities as defined in the Consolidation Topic of the ASC. In accordance with this guidance, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of these trusts, as we absorb a majority of the losses and returns associated with these trusts. The trust investments detailed in Notes 4 and 6 are also accounted for as variable interest entities. When we receive payments from the customer, we deposit the amount required by law into the trust and reclassify the corresponding amount from Deferred preneed cemetery revenues into Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. Amounts are withdrawn from the trusts when the contract obligations are performed. Cash flows from preneed cemetery contracts are presented as operating cash flows in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments are reduced by the trust investment earnings (realized and unrealized) that we have been allowed to withdraw in certain states prior to maturity. These earnings are recorded in Deferred preneed cemetery revenues until the service is performed or the merchandise is delivered.

The table below sets forth certain investment-related activities associated with our preneed cemetery merchandise and service trusts:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Deposits	$	25,268		$	25,195
Withdrawals	29,881			24,733
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	105,722			270,083
Sales of available-for-sale securities	125,743			255,417
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	16,576			39,272
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	(2,170		)	(13,770		)

The components of Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

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	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Trust investments, at fair value	$	1,258,886		$	1,204,084
Cash and cash equivalents	94,565			86,923
Insurance-backed fixed income securities	12			9
Trust investments	1,353,463			1,291,016
Receivables from customers	623,371			614,599
Unearned finance charges	(28,876		)	(29,471		)
	1,947,958			1,876,144
Allowance for cancellation	(50,644		)	(49,309		)
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	$	1,897,314		$	1,826,835

The cost and fair values associated with our cemetery merchandise and service trust investments recorded at fair value at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are detailed below. Cost reflects the investment (net of redemptions) of control holders in common trust funds, mutual funds, and private equity investments. Fair value represents the market value of the underlying securities held by the common trust funds, mutual funds at published values, and the estimated fair value of private equity investments.

	March 31, 2013
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	101,171	$	5,384	$	(1,345	)	$	105,210
Canadian government	2	17,150		361		(116		)	17,395
Corporate	2	42,021		3,343		(700		)	44,664
Residential mortgage-backed	2	143		3		—			146
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	8,182		702		(137		)	8,747
Common stock:
United States	1	359,882		96,774		(5,512		)	451,144
Canada	1	15,156		3,692		(1,006		)	17,842
Other international	1	33,912		5,384		(533		)	38,763
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	277,324		31,539		(6,859		)	302,004
Fixed income	1	255,802		10,207		(20,030		)	245,979
Private equity	3	28,863		2,446		(5,352		)	25,957
Other	3	870		165		—			1,035
Trust investments		$	1,140,476	$	160,000	$	(41,590	)	$	1,258,886

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	December 31, 2012
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	99,630	$	7,925	$	(841	)	$	106,714
Canadian government	2	17,562		402		(83		)	17,881
Corporate	2	43,515		2,456		(775		)	45,196
Residential mortgage-backed	2	150		4		—			154
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	5,840		334		(196		)	5,978
Common stock:
United States	1	363,190		71,613		(7,716		)	427,087
Canada	1	16,026		2,862		(846		)	18,042
Other international	1	29,889		3,687		(857		)	32,719
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	279,265		19,520		(9,921		)	288,864
Fixed income	1	251,687		10,975		(19,350		)	243,312
Private equity	3	32,785		77		(15,175		)	17,687
Other	3	407		44		(1		)	450
Trust investments		$	1,139,946	$	119,899	$	(55,761	)	$	1,204,084

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities held by the common trust funds and mutual funds are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, fair values are estimated by using either quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or an income approach fair value model with observable inputs that include a combination of interest rates, yield curves, credit risks, prepayment speeds, rating, and tax-exempt status. These funds are classified as Level 2 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

The valuation of private equity and other alternative investments requires management judgment due to the absence of quoted market prices, inherent lack of liquidity, and the long-term nature of such assets. The fair value of these investments is estimated based on the market value of the underlying real estate and private equity investments. The underlying real estate value is determined using the most recent available appraisals. As of March 31, 2013, private equity instruments are valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 20% for risk and 0% to 10% for liquidity. As of December 31, 2012, private equity instruments were valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 60% for risk and 0% to 25% for liquidity. A significant increase (decrease) in the discounts results in a directionally opposite change in the fair value of the instruments. Valuation policies and procedures are determined by our Trust Services department, which reports to our Chief Financial Officer.  Additionally, valuations are reviewed by our investment committee quarterly. These funds are classified as Level 3 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

As of March 31, 2013, our unfunded commitment for our private equity and other investments was $11.8 million which, if called, would be funded by the assets of the trusts. Our private equity and other investments include several funds that invest in limited partnerships, distressed debt, real estate, and mezzanine financing. These investments can never be redeemed by the funds. Instead, the nature of the investments in this category is that the distributions are received through the liquidation of the underlying assets of the funds. We estimate that the underlying assets will be liquidated over the next 2 to 10 years.

The change in our market-based cemetery merchandise and service trust investments with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) is as follows (in thousands):

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	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013						March 31, 2012
	Private Equity			Other			Private Equity			Other
Fair value, beginning balance	$	17,687		$	450		$	15,219		$	436
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in Accumulated other comprehensive income(1)	11,400			587			(1,353		)	8
Net realized losses included in Other (expense) income, net(2)	(7		)	(2		)	(11		)	(1		)
Contributions	662			—			1,356			—
Distributions and other	(3,785		)	—			(276		)	—
Fair value, ending balance	$	25,957		$	1,035		$	14,935		$	443

(1) All unrealized gains (losses) recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income for our cemetery merchandise and service trust investments are attributable to our preneed customers and are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Accumulated other comprehensive income to Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust.

(2) All losses recognized in Other income, net for our cemetery merchandise and service trust investments are attributable to our preneed customers and are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Other income, net to Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust.

Maturity dates of our fixed income securities range from 2013 to 2042. Maturities of fixed income securities, excluding mutual funds, at March 31, 2013 are estimated as follows:

	Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	19,832
Due in one to five years	56,472
Due in five to ten years	42,361
Thereafter	48,750
	$	167,415

Earnings from all our cemetery merchandise and service trust investments are recognized in current cemetery revenues when a service is performed or merchandise is delivered. Fees charged by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor are also included in current revenues in the period in which they are earned. In addition, we are entitled to retain, in certain jurisdictions, a portion of collected customer payments when a customer cancels a preneed contract; these amounts are also recognized in current revenues. Recognized trust fund income (realized and unrealized) related to these trust investments were $9.2 million and $7.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

We assess our trust investments for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. Impairment charges resulting from this assessment are recognized as investment losses in Other income, net and a decrease to Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments. These investment losses, if any, are offset by the corresponding reclassification in Other income, net, which reduces Deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we recorded a $0.4 million and a $0.3 million impairment charge, respectively, for other-than-temporary declines in fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments.

We have determined that the remaining unrealized losses in our cemetery merchandise and service trust investments are considered temporary in nature, as the unrealized losses were due to temporary fluctuations in interest rates and equity prices. The investments are diversified across multiple industry segments using a balanced allocation strategy to minimize long-term risk. We believe that none of the remaining securities are other-than-temporarily impaired based on our analysis of the investments. Our analysis included a review of the portfolio holdings and discussions with the individual money managers as to the sector exposures, credit ratings, and the severity and duration of the unrealized losses. Our cemetery merchandise and service trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair values and the duration of unrealized losses as of March 31, 2013 are shown in the following tables:

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	March 31, 2013
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	18,714	$	(500	)	$	19,448	$	(845	)	$	38,162	$	(1,345	)
Canadian government	5,501		(96		)	987		(20		)	6,488		(116		)
Corporate	9,400		(428		)	3,323		(272		)	12,723		(700		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2,250		(87		)	163		(50		)	2,413		(137		)
Common stock:
United States	44,001		(4,114		)	7,199		(1,398		)	51,200		(5,512		)
Canada	2,792		(545		)	1,005		(461		)	3,797		(1,006		)
Other international	6,637		(339		)	988		(194		)	7,625		(533		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	6,029		(79		)	40,107		(6,780		)	46,136		(6,859		)
Fixed income	60,403		(1,783		)	50,259		(18,247		)	110,662		(20,030		)
Private equity	—		—			7,564		(5,352		)	7,564		(5,352		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	155,727	$	(7,971	)	$	131,043	$	(33,619	)	$	286,770	$	(41,590	)

	December 31, 2012
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	28,626	$	(841	)	$	—	$	—		$	28,626	$	(841	)
Canadian government	5,319		(83		)	—		—			5,319		(83		)
Corporate	14,060		(571		)	2,137		(204		)	16,197		(775		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	1,497		(143		)	126		(53		)	1,623		(196		)
Common stock:
United States	82,989		(5,624		)	11,131		(2,092		)	94,120		(7,716		)
Canada	3,114		(461		)	1,115		(385		)	4,229		(846		)
Other international	9,056		(655		)	741		(202		)	9,797		(857		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	28,132		(1,427		)	43,172		(8,494		)	71,304		(9,921		)
Fixed income	54,533		(2,205		)	29,104		(17,145		)	83,637		(19,350		)
Private equity	46		(17		)	17,136		(15,158		)	17,182		(15,175		)
Other	8		—			378		(1		)	386		(1		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	227,380	$	(12,027	)	$	105,040	$	(43,734	)	$	332,420	$	(55,761	)

6. Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts

We are required by state and provincial law to pay into cemetery perpetual care trusts a portion of the proceeds from the sale of cemetery property interment rights. Our cemetery perpetual care trusts are variable interest entities as defined in the Consolidation Topic of the ASC. In accordance with this guidance, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of these trusts, as we absorb a majority of the losses and returns associated with these trusts. The merchandise and service trust investments detailed in Notes 4 and 5 are also accounted for as variable interest entities. We consolidate our cemetery perpetual care trust investments

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with a corresponding amount recorded as Care trusts’ corpus. Cash flows from cemetery perpetual care trusts are presented as operating cash flows in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

The table below sets forth certain investment-related activities associated with our cemetery perpetual care trusts:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Deposits	$	8,228		$	6,544
Withdrawals	9,569			8,252
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	35,052			70,127
Sales of available-for-sale securities	27,490			52,886
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	3,782			2,162
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	(322		)	(2,215		)

The components of Cemetery perpetual care trust investments in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Trust investments, at fair value	$	1,074,974	$	1,045,568
Cash and cash equivalents	53,310		54,012
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$	1,128,284	$	1,099,580

The cost and fair values associated with our cemetery perpetual care trust investments recorded at fair value at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are detailed below. Cost reflects the investment (net of redemptions) of control holders in common trust funds, mutual funds, and private equity investments. Fair value represents the value of the underlying securities or cash held by the common trust funds, mutual funds at published values, and the estimated fair value of private equity investments.

	March 31, 2013
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	820	$	42	$	(1	)	$	861
Canadian government	2	29,194		638		(198		)	29,634
Corporate	2	22,203		517		(78		)	22,642
Residential mortgage-backed	2	1,466		33		(3		)	1,496
Asset-backed	2	161		9		—			170
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	5,563		42		(1,033		)	4,572
Common stock:
United States	1	166,134		34,797		(1,547		)	199,384
Canada	1	8,745		2,032		(757		)	10,020
Other international	1	11,696		606		(457		)	11,845
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	15,674		3,891		(70		)	19,495
Fixed income	1	689,835		58,531		(307		)	748,059
Private equity	3	24,689		455		(8,690		)	16,454
Other	3	9,173		1,169		—			10,342
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments		$	985,353	$	102,762	$	(13,141	)	$	1,074,974

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	December 31, 2012
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	820	$	45	$	(1	)	$	864
Canadian government	2	30,159		709		(140		)	30,728
Corporate	2	22,877		537		(51		)	23,363
Residential mortgage-backed	2	1,498		41		(2		)	1,537
Asset-backed	2	161		10		—			171
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	5,637		61		(938		)	4,760
Common stock:
United States	1	163,173		19,609		(3,389		)	179,393
Canada	1	8,954		1,568		(731		)	9,791
Other international	1	14,693		1,392		(447		)	15,638
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	16,999		2,102		(211		)	18,890
Fixed income	1	680,921		61,172		(441		)	741,652
Private equity	3	24,727		338		(13,943		)	11,122
Other	3	9,653		1,110		(3,104		)	7,659
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments		$	980,272	$	88,694	$	(23,398	)	$	1,045,568

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities held by the common trust funds and mutual funds are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, fair values are estimated by using either quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or an income approach fair value model with observable inputs that include a combination of interest rates, yield curves, credit risks, prepayment speeds, rating, and tax-exempt status. These funds are classified as Level 2 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

The valuation of private equity and other alternative investments requires management judgment due to the absence of quoted market prices, inherent lack of liquidity, and the long-term nature of such assets. The fair value of these investments is estimated based on the market value of the underlying real estate and private equity investments. The underlying real estate value is determined using the most recent available appraisals. As of March 31, 2013, private equity instruments are valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 20% for risk and 0% to 10% for liquidity. As of December 31, 2012, private equity instruments were valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 60% for risk and 0% to 25% for liquidity. A significant increase (decrease) in the discounts results in a directionally opposite change in the fair value of the instruments.Valuation policies and procedures are determined by our Trust Services department, which reports to our Chief Financial Officer.  Additionally, valuations are reviewed by our investment committee quarterly. These funds are classified as Level 3 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

As of March 31, 2013, our unfunded commitment for our private equity and other investments was $5.1 million which, if called, would be funded by the assets of the trusts. Our private equity and other investments include several funds that invest in limited partnerships, distressed debt, real estate, and mezzanine financing. These investments can never be redeemed by the funds. Instead, the nature of the investments in this category is that the distributions are received through the liquidation of the underlying assets of the funds. We estimate that the underlying assets will be liquidated over the next 2 to 10 years.

The change in our market-based cemetery perpetual care trust investments with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) is as follows (in thousands):

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	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013						March 31, 2012
	Private Equity			Other			Private Equity			Other
Fair value, beginning balance	$	11,122		$	7,659		$	10,849		$	6,890
Net unrealized gains included in Accumulated other comprehensive income(1)	6,069			2,729			444			395
Net realized losses included in Other income, net(2)	(82		)	(46		)	(46		)	(11		)
Sales	—			—			(26		)	—
Contributions	1			—			1,390			—
Distributions and other	(656		)	—			(634		)	—
Fair value, ending balance	$	16,454		$	10,342		$	11,977		$	7,274

(1) All unrealized gains recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income for our cemetery perpetual care trust investments are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Accumulated other comprehensive income to Care trusts’ corpus. See Note 7 for further information related to our Care trusts’ corpus.

(2) All losses recognized in Other income, net for our cemetery perpetual care trust investments are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Other income, net to Care trusts’ corpus. See Note 7 for further information related to our Care trusts’ corpus.

Maturity dates of our fixed income securities range from 2013 to 2041. Maturities of fixed income securities at March 31, 2013 are estimated as follows:

	Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	9,355
Due in one to five years	23,976
Due in five to ten years	20,297
Thereafter	1,175
	$	54,803

Distributable earnings from these cemetery perpetual care trust investments are recognized in current cemetery revenues to the extent we incur qualifying cemetery maintenance costs. Fees charged by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor are also included in current revenues in the period in which they are earned. Recognized trust fund income related to these trust investments were $10.0 million and $9.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

We assess our trust investments for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. Impairment charges resulting from this assessment are recognized as investment losses in Other income, net and a decrease to Cemetery perpetual care trust investments. These investment losses, if any, are offset by the corresponding reclassification in Other income, net, which reduces Care trusts’ corpus. See Note 7 for further information related to our Care trusts’ corpus. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we recorded a $0.1 million and a $0.0 million impairment charge, respectively, for other-than-temporary declines in fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments.

We have determined that the remaining unrealized losses in our cemetery perpetual care trust investments are considered temporary in nature, as the unrealized losses were due to temporary fluctuations in interest rates and equity prices. The investments are diversified across multiple industry segments using a balanced allocation strategy to minimize long-term risk. We believe that none of the remaining securities are other-than-temporarily impaired based on our analysis of the investments. Our analysis included a review of the portfolio holdings, and discussions with the individual money managers as to the sector exposures, credit ratings, and the severity and duration of the unrealized losses. Our cemetery perpetual care trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair values and the duration of unrealized losses, are shown in the following tables.

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	March 31, 2013
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	414	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—		$	414	$	(1	)
Canadian government	9,077		(151		)	1,986		(47		)	11,063		(198		)
Corporate	5,335		(56		)	1,858		(22		)	7,193		(78		)
Residential mortgage-backed	244		(3		)	—		—			244		(3		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	1,429		(244		)	2,502		(789		)	3,931		(1,033		)
Common stock:
United States	14,161		(1,004		)	4,238		(543		)	18,399		(1,547		)
Canada	1,415		(304		)	1,010		(453		)	2,425		(757		)
Other international	5,150		(344		)	570		(113		)	5,720		(457		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	47		(1		)	269		(69		)	316		(70		)
Fixed income	17,645		(93		)	30,701		(214		)	48,346		(307		)
Private equity	—		—			15,969		(8,690		)	15,969		(8,690		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	54,917	$	(2,201	)	$	59,103	$	(10,940	)	$	114,020	$	(13,141	)

	December 31, 2012
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	373	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—		$	373	$	(1	)
Canadian government	9,145		(140		)	—		—			9,145		(140		)
Corporate	5,439		(33		)	1,886		(18		)	7,325		(51		)
Residential mortgage-backed	183		(2		)	—		—			183		(2		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	3,115		(639		)	973		(299		)	4,088		(938		)
Common stock:
United States	38,323		(2,403		)	7,495		(986		)	45,818		(3,389		)
Canada	1,246		(281		)	1,055		(450		)	2,301		(731		)
Other international	4,712		(389		)	696		(58		)	5,408		(447		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	2,654		(127		)	404		(84		)	3,058		(211		)
Fixed income	10,552		(37		)	31,837		(404		)	42,389		(441		)
Private equity	—		—			10,752		(13,943		)	10,752		(13,943		)
Other	—		—			6,308		(3,104		)	6,308		(3,104		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	75,742	$	(4,052	)	$	61,406	$	(19,346	)	$	137,148	$	(23,398	)

7. Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trusts’ Corpus

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Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust

We consolidate the merchandise and service trusts associated with our preneed funeral and cemetery activities in accordance with the Consolidation Topic of the ASC. Although the guidance requires the consolidation of the merchandise and service trusts, it does not change the legal relationships among the trusts, us, or our customers. The customers are the legal beneficiaries of these merchandise and service trusts, and therefore their interests in these trusts represent a liability to us.

The components of Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are detailed below.

	March 31, 2013									December 31, 2012
	Preneed Funeral			Preneed Cemetery			Total			Preneed Funeral			Preneed Cemetery			Total
	(In thousands)									(In thousands)
Trust investments	$	1,364,367		$	1,353,463		$	2,717,830		$	1,337,014		$	1,291,016		$	2,628,030
Accrued trust operating payables and other	(1,229		)	(1,968		)	(3,197		)	(1,827		)	(1,882		)	(3,709		)
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	$	1,363,138		$	1,351,495		$	2,714,633		$	1,335,187		$	1,289,134		$	2,624,321

Care Trusts’ Corpus

The Care trusts’ corpus reflected in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet represents the cemetery perpetual care trusts, including the related accrued expenses.

The components of Care trusts’ corpus in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are detailed below.

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$	1,128,284		$	1,099,580
Accrued trust operating payables and other	(805		)	(828		)
Care trusts’ corpus	$	1,127,479		$	1,098,752

Other Income, Net

The components of Other income, net in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are detailed below. See Notes 4, 5, and 6 for further discussion of the amounts related to the funeral, cemetery, and cemetery perpetual care trusts.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net			Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	11,371		$	16,576		$	3,782		$	—		$	31,729
Realized losses	(1,721		)	(2,170		)	(322		)	—			(4,213		)
Impairment charges	(200		)	(357		)	(63		)	—			(620		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	1,817			1,529			6,089			—			9,435
Trust expenses and income taxes	(2,381		)	(3,669		)	(575		)	—			(6,625		)
Net trust investment income	8,886			11,909			8,911			—			29,706
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(8,886		)	(11,909		)	(8,911		)	—			(29,706		)
Other income, net	—			—			—			(984		)	(984		)
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(984	)	$	(984	)

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	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net		Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	26,011		$	39,272		$	2,162		$	—	$	67,445
Realized losses	(9,748		)	(13,770		)	(2,215		)	—		(25,733		)
Impairment charges	(344		)	(305		)	(1		)	—		(650		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	2,200			2,276			5,723			—		10,199
Trust expenses and income taxes	(2,569		)	(3,185		)	(385		)	—		(6,139		)
Net trust investment income	15,550			24,288			5,284			—		45,122
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(15,550		)	(24,288		)	(5,284		)	—		(45,122		)
Other income, net	—			—			—			3,905		3,905
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	3,905	$	3,905

8. Income Taxes

Income tax expense during interim periods is based on our estimated annual effective income tax rate plus any discrete items which are recorded in the period in which they occur. Discrete items include, among others, such events as changes in estimates due to the finalization of tax returns, tax audit settlements, expiration of statute of limitations, and increases or decreases in valuation allowances on deferred tax assets. Our effective tax rate was 37.5% and 32.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The lower effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was primarily due to the benefits associated with the settlement of a tax audit discussed below. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2013 is above the 35% federal statutory tax rate due to state tax expense which is partially offset by foreign earnings taxed at lower rates.

Internal Revenue Service Settlement

Our affiliate, SCI Funeral and Cemetery Purchasing Cooperative ("COOP"), is a corporation taxed under subchapter T of the United States Internal Revenue Code, the operation of which has resulted in the deferral of tax payments. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in connection with its audits of the COOP's 2003 - 2005 federal income tax returns, proposed adjustments that would accelerate amounts that the Company had previously deferred and would result in the payment of interest on those deferred tax payments. We reached a partial settlement with the IRS in the first quarter of 2012 and as a result the Company made a payment of $6.6 million which reduced our tax expense by $3.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 for adjustments to our "unrecognized tax benefits" – that is, the aggregate tax effect of differences between tax return positions and the benefits recognized in our financial statements, and other tax matters.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

As of March 31, 2013, the gross amount of our unrecognized tax benefits was $133.1 million and the gross amount of our accrued interest was $42.0 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, our unrecognized tax benefit decreased by $10.9 million which did not impact the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations since the unrecognized tax benefits relate to temporary items. These adjustments are primarily due to the expiration of statute of limitations and a decrease in liability related to U.S. tax positions taken in prior years. Additional interest expense of $0.4 million was accrued.

A number of years may elapse before particular tax matters, for which we have unrecognized tax benefits, are audited and finally settled. While we have effectively concluded our 2003 - 2005 tax years with respect to our affiliate the COOP, SCI and Subsidiaries' tax years 1999 - 2005 remain under review at the IRS Appeals level. Furthermore, SCI and its affiliates are under audit by various state and foreign jurisdictions for years through 2010. The outcome of each of these audits cannot be predicted at this time. It is reasonably possible that the amount of our unrecognized tax benefits could significantly increase or decrease over the next twelve months either because we prevail on positions or because the tax authorities prevail. Due to the uncertainty regarding the timing of completion of audits and possible outcomes, a current estimate of the range of increases or decreases that may occur within the next twelve months cannot be made.

9. Debt

Debt as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was as follows:

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	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
7.875% Debentures due February 2013	$	—		$	4,757
6.75% Senior Notes due April 2015	136,465			136,465
6.75% Senior Notes due April 2016	197,377			197,377
7.0% Senior Notes due June 2017	295,000			295,000
7.625% Senior Notes due October 2018	250,000			250,000
7.0% Senior Notes due May 2019	250,000			250,000
4.5% Senior Notes due November 2020	200,000			200,000
8.0% Senior Notes due November 2021	150,000			150,000
7.5% Senior Notes due April 2027	200,000			200,000
Bank credit facility due March 2016	86,600			86,600
Obligations under capital leases	183,883			176,445
Mortgage notes and other debt, maturities through 2047	5,507			5,698
Unamortized pricing discounts	(4,135		)	(4,292		)
Total debt	1,950,697			1,948,050
Less current maturities	(37,315		)	(31,429		)
Total long-term debt	$	1,913,382		$	1,916,621

Current maturities of debt at March 31, 2013 were primarily comprised of our capital leases. Our consolidated debt had a weighted average interest rate of 6.27% and 6.28% at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Approximately 87% of our total debt had a fixed interest rate at both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

Bank Credit Facility

The Company has a $500 million bank credit facility due March 2016 with a syndicate of banks, including a sublimit of $175 million for letters of credit.

As of March 31, 2013, we have $86.6 million outstanding under our Bank credit facility and $31.7 million of letters of credit. The bank credit facility provides us with flexibility for working capital, if needed, and is guaranteed by a majority of our domestic subsidiaries. The subsidiary guaranty is a guaranty of payment of the outstanding amount of the total lending commitment, including letters of credit. The bank credit facility contains certain financial covenants, including a minimum interest coverage ratio, a maximum leverage ratio, and certain dividend and share repurchase restrictions. We pay a quarterly fee on the unused commitment, which was 0.35% for the first quarter. As of March 31, 2013, we have $381.7 million in borrowing capacity under the bank credit facility.

Debt Extinguishments and Reductions

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, we paid an aggregate of $11.4 million, to repay our remaining 7.875% Debentures due February 2013 and our capital lease obligations.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we paid $6.6 million of our long-term debt and capital lease obligations.

Capital Leases

During the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we acquired $14.9 million and $38.3 million, respectively, of primarily transportation equipment capital leases.

10. Credit Risk and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value Estimates

The fair value estimates of the following financial instruments have been determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, and trade payables approximate the fair values of those instruments due to the short-term nature of the instruments. The fair values of receivables on preneed funeral and cemetery contracts are impracticable to estimate because of the lack of a trading market and the diverse number of individual contracts with varying terms.

The fair value of our debt instruments at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was as follows:

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	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
7.875% Debentures due February 2013	$	—	$	4,786
6.75% Senior Notes due April 2015	148,713		150,112
6.75% Senior Notes due April 2016	218,102		222,049
7.0% Senior Notes due June 2017	333,017		341,094
7.625% Senior Notes due October 2018	293,750		298,750
7.0% Senior Notes due May 2019	271,875		276,250
4.5% Senior Notes due November 2020	201,500		204,500
8.0% Senior Notes due November 2021	180,000		186,000
7.5% Senior Notes due April 2027	223,000		215,500
Bank credit facility due March 2016	86,600		86,600
Mortgage notes and other debt, maturities through 2047	5,507		5,698
Total fair value of debt instruments	$	1,962,064	$	1,991,339

The fair values of our long-term, fixed rate loans were estimated using market prices for those loans, and therefore they are classified within Level 1 of the Fair Value Measurements hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC. The bank credit agreement and the mortgage and other debt are classified within Level 3 of the Fair Value Measurements hierarchy. The fair values of these instruments have been estimated using discounted cash flow analysis based on our incremental borrowing rate for similar borrowing arrangements. A significant increase (decrease) in the inputs results in a directionally opposite change in the fair value of the instruments.

11. Share-Based Compensation

Stock Benefit Plans

We utilize the Black-Scholes option valuation model for estimating the fair value of our stock options. This model uses a range of assumptions related to volatility, the risk-free interest rate, the expected life, and the dividend yield. The fair values of our stock options are calculated using the following weighted average assumptions for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Three Months Ended
Assumptions	March 31, 2013
Dividend yield	1.9	%
Expected volatility	35.2	%
Risk-free interest rate	0.7	%
Expected holding period (in years)	4.0

Stock Options

The following table sets forth stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Options		Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2012	12,401,970		$	8.84
Granted	2,041,330		$	15.26
Exercised	(349,663	)	$	8.85
Cancelled	(36,397	)	$	10.31
Outstanding at March 31, 2013	14,057,240		$	9.77
Exercisable at March 31, 2013	9,939,390		$	8.51

As of March 31, 2013, the unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options of $13.1 million is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.6 years.

Restricted Shares

Restricted share activity for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was as follows:

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	Restricted shares		Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested restricted shares at December 31, 2012	1,104,579		$	9.78
Granted	378,280		$	15.26
Vested	(296,886	)	$	8.63
Cancelled	(2,744	)	$	10.32
Nonvested restricted shares at March 31, 2013	1,183,229		$	11.81

As of March 31, 2013, the unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted shares of $10.2 million is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.6 years.

12. Equity

(All shares reported in whole numbers)

Our components of Accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows:

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Unrealized Gains and Losses			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
				(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	111,717		$	—		$	111,717
Activity in 2013	(6,804		)	—			(6,804		)
Reclassification of currency translation adjustment to Losses on divestitures and impairment charges, net	1,292			—			1,292
Increase in net unrealized gains associated with available-for-sale securities of the trusts, net of taxes	—			69,478			69,478
Reclassification of net unrealized gain activity attributable to the Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and Care trusts’ corpus’, net of taxes	—			(69,478		)	(69,478		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	106,205		$	—		$	106,205

The assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rate. The U.S. dollar amount that arises from such translation, as well as exchange gains and losses on intercompany balances of a long-term investment nature, are included in the foreign currency translation adjustment in Accumulated other comprehensive income.

Cash Dividends

On February 13, 2013, our Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of $.06 per common share. This dividend, totaling $12.7 million, was paid on March 28, 2013.

Share Repurchases

Subject to market conditions, normal trading restrictions, and limitations in our debt covenants, we may make purchases in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions under our stock repurchase program. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, there were no share repurchases under our share repurchase program. The remaining dollar value of shares authorized to be purchased under our share repurchase program was approximately $190.1 million at March 31, 2013.

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, we made $1.7 million of share repurchases that were not part of the publicly announced programs. These shares represent restricted stock that was redeemed by certain employees in lieu of tax liability withholdings, which do not affect our share repurchase program.

Noncontrolling Interests

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company acquired an additional 10% of the outstanding shares of The Neptune Society, Inc. for $8.3 million, increasing our ownership from 70% to 80%.

13. Segment Reporting

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Our operations are both product based and geographically based, and the reportable operating segments presented below include our funeral and cemetery operations. Our geographic areas include United States, Canada, and Germany. We conduct both funeral and cemetery operations in the United States and Canada and funeral operations in Germany.

Our reportable segment information is as follows:

	Funeral		Cemetery		Reportable Segments
	(In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Revenues from external customers:
2013	$	462,019	$	190,333	$	652,352
2012	$	424,281	$	178,225	$	602,506
Gross profits:
2013	$	120,147	$	39,453	$	159,600
2012	$	100,024	$	27,543	$	127,567

The following table reconciles gross profits from reportable segments to our consolidated income before income taxes:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Gross profits from reportable segments	$	159,600		$	127,567
General and administrative expenses	(30,866		)	(25,959		)
Losses on divestitures and impairment charges, net	(969		)	(490		)
Operating income	127,765			101,118
Interest expense	(32,769		)	(33,588		)
Other (expense) income, net	(984		)	3,905
Income before income taxes	$	94,012		$	71,435

Our geographic area information is as follows:

	United States		Canada		Germany		Total
			(In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Revenues from external customers:
2013	$	595,437	$	54,981	$	1,934	$	652,352
2012	$	547,176	$	53,541	$	1,789	$	602,506

14. Supplementary Information

The detail of certain income statement accounts as presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations is as follows:

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	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Merchandise revenues:
Funeral	$	153,832	$	140,153
Cemetery	129,492		121,834
Total merchandise revenues	283,324		261,987
Services revenues:
Funeral	280,325		259,779
Cemetery	54,550		49,672
Total services revenues	334,875		309,451
Other revenues	34,153		31,068
Total revenues	$	652,352	$	602,506
Merchandise costs and expenses:
Funeral	$	77,510	$	72,125
Cemetery	56,529		55,686
Total cost of merchandise	134,039		127,811
Services costs and expenses:
Funeral	134,326		127,260
Cemetery	26,356		25,821
Total cost of services	160,682		153,081
Overhead and other expenses	198,031		194,047
Total costs and expenses	$	492,752	$	474,939

15. Commitments and Contingencies

Insurance Loss Reserves

We purchase comprehensive general liability, morticians’ and cemetery professional liability, automobile liability, and workers’ compensation insurance coverage structured with high deductibles. The high-deductible insurance program means we are primarily self-insured for claims and associated costs and losses covered by these policies. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we have self-insurance reserves of $56.7 million and $57.5 million, respectively.

Litigation

We are a party to various litigation matters, investigations, and proceedings. For each of our outstanding legal matters, we evaluate the merits of the case, our exposure to the matter, possible legal or settlement strategies, and the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome. We intend to vigorously defend ourselves in the lawsuits described herein; however, if we determine that an unfavorable outcome is probable and can be reasonably estimated, we establish the necessary accruals. We hold certain insurance policies that may reduce cash outflows with respect to an adverse outcome of certain of these litigation matters. We accrue such insurance recoveries when they become probable of being paid and can be reasonably estimated.

Burial Practices Claims. We are named as a defendant in various lawsuits alleging improper burial practices at certain of our cemetery locations. These lawsuits include but are not limited to the Garcia,Sands, Schwartz and Niven lawsuits described in the following paragraphs.

Reyvis Garcia and Alicia Garcia v. Alderwoods Group, Inc., Osiris Holding of Florida, Inc., a Florida corporation, d/b/a Graceland Memorial Park South, f/k/a Paradise Memorial Gardens, Inc., was filed in December 2004, in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, Case No. 04-25646 CA 32. Plaintiffs are the son and sister of the decedent, Eloisa Garcia, who was buried at Graceland Memorial Park South in March 1986, when the cemetery was owned by Paradise Memorial Gardens, Inc. Initially, the suit sought damages on the individual claims of the plaintiffs relating to the burial of Eloisa Garcia. Plaintiffs claimed that due to poor recordkeeping, spacing issues and maps, and the fact that the family could not afford to purchase a marker for the grave, the burial location of the decedent could not be readily located. Subsequently, the decedent’s grave was located and verified. In July 2006, plaintiffs amended their complaint, seeking to certify a class of all

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persons buried at this cemetery whose burial sites cannot be located, claiming that this was due to poor recordkeeping, maps, and surveys at the cemetery. Plaintiffs subsequently filed a third amended class action complaint and added two additional named plaintiffs. The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified monetary damages, as well as equitable and injunctive relief. On May 4, 2011, the trial court certified a class and we are appealing that ruling. We cannot quantify our ultimate liability, if any, for the payment of any damages.

F. Charles Sands, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. Eden Memorial Park, et al.; Case No. BC421528; in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles — Central District. This case was filed in September 2009 against SCI and certain subsidiaries regarding our Eden Memorial Park cemetery in Mission Hills, California. The plaintiff seeks compensatory, consequential and punitive damages as well as the appointment of a receiver to oversee cemetery operations. The plaintiff alleges the cemetery engaged in wrongful burial practices and did not disclose them to customers. After a hearing in February 2012, the court in May 2012 issued an order certifying classes of cemetery plot owners and their families based on alleged Company misrepresentation, concealment or nondisclosure of material facts regarding alleged improper burial practices pertaining to the period from February 1985 to September 2009. Pursuant to a court order, the Company may be precluded from making certain arguments that challenge the sufficiency of plaintiff's physical evidence, although the extent to which that order will apply at trial remains unclear. The case is scheduled for trial in July 2013. We cannot quantify our ultimate liability, if any, for the payment of any damages.

Barbara Schwartz & Carol Neitlich, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc., et al.; Case No. 2012CA015954, In the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial District in and for Palm Beach County, Florida. This lawsuit has been removed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and is now Case No. 9:12-CV-80180-DMM. This case was filed by counsel for plaintiffs in the Sands case regarding our Star of David Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Funeral Chapel and Bailey Memorial Gardens located in North Lauderdale, Florida. Plaintiffs seek to certify a class of cemetery plot owners and their families. Plaintiffs allege the cemetery engaged in wrongful burial practices and did not disclose them to customers. Plaintiffs seek compensatory, consequential and punitive damages as well as the appointment of a receiver to oversee the cemetery operations. On our motion, the court dismissed the plaintiffs' claims in March 2013. We cannot quantify our ultimate liability, if any, for the payment of any damages.

Janie Niven & Jennifer Mazzo, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc., et al.; Case No. 2012CA015951, In the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial District in and for Palm Beach County, Florida. This lawsuit was filed by plaintiffs in the preceding Sands and Schwartz cases regarding Beth David Memorial Gardens and Chapel located in Hollywood, Florida. Although we acquired the cemetery in connection with our 2006 acquisition of Alderwoods Group, Inc., we never managed the cemetery and sold it to a third-party shortly after closing on the Alderwoods acquisition. Plaintiffs seek to certify a class of cemetery plot owners and their families. Plaintiffs allege the cemetery engaged in wrongful burial practices and did not disclose them to customers. Plaintiffs seek compensatory, consequential and punitive damages as well as the appointment of a receiver to oversee the cemetery operations. In February 2013, the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their claims without prejudice.

Wage and Hour Claims. We are named a defendant in various lawsuits alleging violations of federal and state laws regulating wage and hour overtime pay, including but not limited to the Bryant and Helm lawsuits described below.

Bryant, et al. v. Service Corporation International, et al.; Case No. RG-07359593; and Helm, et al. v. AWGI & SCI; Case No. RG-07359602; in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda. These cases were filed on December 5, 2007. These cases were removed to federal court in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco/Oakland Division. The Bryant case is now Case No. 3:08-CV-01190-SI and the Helm case is now Case No. C 08-01184-SI. On December 29, 2009, the court in the Helm case denied the plaintiffs’ motion to certify the case as a class action. The plaintiffs modified and refiled their motion for certification. On March 9, 2011, the court denied plaintiffs’ renewed motions to certify a class in both of the Bryant and Helm cases and dismissed the Helm case. The Helm plaintiff is appealing the court's order decertifying her claims. The individual claims in the Bryant case are still pending. The plaintiffs have also (i) filed additional lawsuits with similar allegations seeking class certification of state law claims in different states, and (ii) made a large number of demands for arbitration. We cannot quantify our ultimate liability, if any, in these lawsuits.

The ultimate outcome of the matters described above cannot be determined at this time. We intend to vigorously defend all of the above lawsuits; however, an adverse decision in one or more of such matters could have a material effect on us, our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

16. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per common share (EPS) excludes dilution and is computed by dividing Net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other obligations to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common shares that then shared in our earnings.

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A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted EPS computations is presented below:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Amounts attributable to common stockholders:
Net income:
Net income — basic	$	57,620	$	48,025
After tax interest on convertible debt	13		13
Net income — diluted	$	57,633	$	48,038
Weighted average shares (denominator):
Weighted average shares — basic	211,380		220,132
Stock options	3,707		2,959
Convertible debt	121		121
Weighted average shares — diluted	215,208		223,212
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.27	$	0.22
Diluted	$	0.27	$	0.22

The computation of diluted EPS excludes outstanding stock options and convertible debt in certain periods in which the inclusion of such options and debt would be anti-dilutive in the periods presented. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, total options not currently included in the computation of dilutive EPS were 1.1 million and 4.3 million, respectively.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The Company

We are North America’s largest provider of deathcare products and services, with a network of funeral homes and cemeteries unequalled in geographic scale and reach. At March 31, 2013, we operated 1,437 funeral service locations and 374 cemeteries (including 213 combination locations) in North America, which are geographically diversified across 43 states, 8 Canadian provinces, and the District of Columbia. Our funeral segment also includes the operations of 12 funeral homes in Germany that we intend to exit when economic values and conditions are conducive to a sale. Our funeral service and cemetery operations consist of funeral service locations, cemeteries, funeral service/cemetery combination locations, crematoria, and related businesses. We sell cemetery property and funeral and cemetery products and services at the time of need and on a preneed basis.

Our financial position is enhanced by our $7.5 billion backlog of future revenues from both trust and insurance-funded sales at March 31, 2013, which is the result of preneed funeral and cemetery sales. Preneed selling provides us with a current opportunity to lock-in future market share while deterring the customer from going to a competitor in the future. We believe it adds to the stability and predictability of our revenue and cash flows. While revenue on the majority of preneed funeral sales is deferred until the time of need, sales of preneed cemetery property provides opportunities for full current revenue recognition (to the extent we collect 10% from the customer and the property is developed).

We believe we have the financial strength and flexibility to reward shareholders through dividends while maintaining a prudent capital structure and pursuing new opportunities for profitable growth. We currently have approximately $190.1 million authorized to repurchase our common stock.

Factors affecting our operating results include: demographic trends in terms of population growth and average age, which impact death rates and number of deaths; establishing and maintaining leading market share positions supported by strong local heritage and relationships; effectively responding to increasing cremation trends by selling complementary services and merchandise; controlling salary and merchandise costs; and exercising pricing leverage related to our at-need revenues. The average revenue per funeral contract is influenced by the mix of traditional and cremation services because our average cremation service revenue is approximately half of the average revenue earned from a traditional burial service. To further enhance revenue opportunities we are developing memorialization products and services that specifically appeal to cremation customers. We believe that these additional products and services will help drive increases in the average revenue for a cremation in future periods.

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For further discussion of our key operating metrics, see our Results of Operations and Cash Flow sections below.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Capital Allocation Considerations

We rely on cash flow from operations as a significant source of liquidity. Our cash flow from operating activities provided $151.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013. In addition, we have $381.7 million in excess borrowing capacity under our bank credit facility which expires in March 2016. We currently have no significant maturities of long-term debt until April 2015.

Our bank credit facility requires us to maintain certain leverage and interest coverage ratios. As of March 31, 2013, we were in compliance with all of our debt covenants. Our financial covenant requirements and actual ratios as of March 31, 2013 are as follows:

	Per Credit Agreement	Actual
Leverage ratio	4.00 (Max)	2.82
Interest coverage ratio	3.00 (Min)	4.88

We believe the sources of liquidity can be supplemented by our ability to access the capital markets for additional debt or equity securities. We believe that our $188.5 million of cash on hand, future operating cash flows, and the available capacity under our credit facility will give us adequate liquidity to meet our short-term needs as well as our long-term financial obligations.

It is our intention to evaluate the best uses of our cash flow that will yield the highest value and return on capital. Our capital deployment strategy is prioritized as follows:

Reinvest in the core business. We expect to continue to focus on funding growth initiatives that generate increased profitability, revenue, and cash flows. Our primary internal growth initiative is to increase our funeral and cemetery preneed backlog to grow the Company over the long-term. We will also invest in the construction of funeral home facilities and in the construction of cemetery property to promote future cemetery sales growth. Lastly, from time to time we may have other smaller capital projects, primarily related to the improvement of processes and systems.

Invest in acquisitions. We intend to make acquisitions of funeral homes and cemeteries when pricing and terms are favorable. We expect an acquisition investment to earn an after-tax cash return that is in excess of our weighted average cost of capital with room for execution risk. We target businesses with favorable consumer segments and/or where we can achieve additional economies of scale.

Repurchase shares. Absent a strategic acquisition opportunity, we believe share repurchases are attractive at the appropriate price. Currently, we have approximately $190.1 million authorized under our share repurchase program. We intend to make purchases from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions, debt covenants, and normal trading restrictions. Our credit agreement contains covenants that limit our ability to repurchase our common stock. There can be no assurance that we will buy our common stock under our share repurchase program in the future.

Pay a dividend. Beginning in November 2007, we began to pay quarterly dividends of $0.04 per common share. On February 9, 2011, our Board of Directors approved the payment of a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per common share and on February 13, 2013, approved a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per common share. We intend to continue to grow our cash dividend commensurate with the growth of our free cash flow. While we intend to pay regular quarterly cash dividends for the foreseeable future, all future dividends are subject to limitations in our debt covenants and final determination by our Board of Directors each quarter upon review of our financial performance.

Repurchase debt. While the Company has no significant debt maturities until April 2015, we will seek to make open market debt repurchases when it is opportunistic to do so relative to other capital deployment opportunities in order to manage our near-term debt maturity profile.

Our bank credit facility expires in March 2016 and we believe we will be able to successfully renew this facility at the appropriate time. Our long-term liquidity profile assumes that we will have access to the capital markets to refinance our long term debt if, and when, we choose to do so. The Company has a relatively consistent annual cash flow stream which is generally resistant to down economic cycles. This cash flow stream is available to substantially reduce our long-term debt maturities should we choose to do so. Furthermore, the Company's capital expenditures are generally discretionary in nature and can be managed based on the availability of operating cash flow.

Cash Flow

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We believe our ability to generate strong operating cash flow is one of our fundamental financial strengths and provides us with substantial flexibility in meeting operating and investing needs.

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $55.3 million to $151.1 million in the first quarter of 2013 from $95.8 million in the same period of 2012. This increase was driven by:

• a $64.7 million increase in cash receipts from customers as a result of higher atneed and preneed sales;

• a $9.6 million increase in net trust fund withdrawals; partially offset by,

• a $7.5 million increase in vendor payments;

• a $4.6 million increase in payroll;

• a $3.9 million increase in cash tax payments; and

• a $1.3 million decrease in General Agency (GA) receipts.

Investing Activities

Cash flows from investing activities used $20.4 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared to using $22.7 million in the same period of 2012. This decrease was primarily attributable to an increase of $1.6 million in cash receipts from divestitures and asset sales, a $0.8 million decrease in capital expenditures, and a $0.8 million decrease in cash spent on acquisitions; partially offset by a $0.9 million decrease in net withdrawals of restricted funds.

Financing Activities

Financing activities used $34.3 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared to using $89.1 million in the same period of 2012. This decrease was primarily driven by a $73.4 million decrease in the repurchases of company stock, partially offset by an $8.3 million increase in purchases of Neptune Society noncontrolling interest, a $4.5 million increase in debt payments, a $4.4 million increase in bank overdrafts and other, and a $1.6 million increase in payments of dividends.

Financial Assurances

In support of our operations, we have entered into arrangements with certain surety companies whereby such companies agree to issue surety bonds on our behalf as financial assurance and/or as required by existing state and local regulations. The surety bonds are used for various business purposes; however, the majority of the surety bonds issued and outstanding have been used to support our preneed funeral and cemetery sales activities. The obligations underlying these surety bonds are recorded on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as Deferred preneed funeral revenues and Deferred preneed cemetery revenues. The breakdown of surety bonds between funeral and cemetery preneed arrangements, as well as surety bonds for other activities, is described below.

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(Dollars in millions)
Preneed funeral	$	104.5	$	110.1
Preneed cemetery:
Merchandise and services	110.6		114.6
Pre-construction	4.2		7.2
Bonds supporting preneed funeral and cemetery obligations	219.3		231.9
Bonds supporting preneed business permits	3.0		2.9
Other bonds	18.1		17.2
Total surety bonds outstanding	$	240.4	$	252.0

When selling preneed funeral and cemetery contracts, we may post surety bonds where allowed by state law. We post the surety bonds in lieu of trusting a certain amount of funds received from the customer. The amount of the bond posted is generally determined by the total amount of the preneed contract that would otherwise be required to be trusted, in accordance with applicable state law. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we had $4.4 million and $4.8 million, respectively, of cash receipts attributable to bonded sales. These amounts do not consider reductions associated with taxes, obtaining costs, or other costs.

Surety bond premiums are paid annually and are automatically renewable until maturity of the underlying preneed contracts, unless we are given prior notice of cancellation. Except for cemetery pre-construction bonds (which are irrevocable), the surety companies generally have the right to cancel the surety bonds at any time with appropriate notice. In the event a surety company

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were to cancel the surety bond, we are required to obtain replacement surety assurance from another surety company or fund a trust for an amount generally less than the posted bond amount. Management does not expect that we will be required to fund material future amounts related to these surety bonds because of lack of surety capacity or surety company non-performance.

Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Activities and Backlog of Contracts

In addition to selling our products and services to client families at the time of need, we sell price-guaranteed preneed funeral and cemetery contracts, which provide for future funeral or cemetery services and merchandise. Since preneed funeral and cemetery services or merchandise will not be provided until sometime in the future, most states and provinces require that all or a portion of the funds collected from customers on preneed funeral and cemetery contracts be paid into merchandise and service trusts until the merchandise is delivered or the service is performed. These trust funds own investments in equity and debt securities and mutual funds, which are sensitive to current market prices. In certain situations, as described above, where permitted by state or provincial laws, we post a surety bond as financial assurance for a certain amount of the preneed funeral or cemetery contract in lieu of placing funds into trust accounts. Trust-Funded Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Contracts: The funds are deposited into trust and invested by independent trustees in accordance with state and provincial laws. We retain any funds above the amounts required to be deposited into trust accounts and use them for working capital purposes, generally to offset the selling and administrative costs of our preneed programs.

The table below details our results of preneed funeral and cemetery production and maturities, excluding insurance contracts, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

	North America
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
	(Dollars in millions)
Funeral:
Preneed trust-funded (including bonded):
Sales production	$	46.3	$	37.7
Sales production (number of contracts)	17,253		14,077
Maturities	$	50.9	$	56.1
Maturities (number of contracts)	14,636		14,235
Cemetery:
Sales production:
Preneed	$	133.2	$	124.5
Atneed	63.3		59.4
Total sales production	$	196.5	$	183.9
Sales production deferred to backlog:
Preneed	$	49.2	$	55.2
Atneed	47.7		45.4
Total sales production deferred to backlog	$	96.9	$	100.6
Revenue recognized from backlog:
Preneed	$	35.9	$	32.3
Atneed	45.5		44.0
Total revenue recognized from backlog	$	81.4	$	76.3

Insurance-Funded Preneed Funeral Contracts: Where permitted by state or provincial law, customers may arrange their preneed funeral contract by purchasing a life insurance or annuity policy from third-party insurance companies, for which we earn a commission as general sales agent for the insurance company. The policy amount of the insurance contract between the customer and the third-party insurance company generally equals the amount of the preneed funeral contract. As the insurance contract is between the insurance company and the customer, we do not reflect the unfulfilled insurance-funded preneed funeral contract amounts in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The table below details the results of insurance-funded preneed funeral production and maturities for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, and the number of contracts associated with those transactions.

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	North America
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
	(Dollars in millions)
Preneed funeral insurance-funded:
Sales production (1)	$	137.9	$	134.4
Sales production (number of contracts) (1)	24,134		22,776
General Agency revenue	$	25.2	$	23.3
Maturities	$	92.7	$	83.1
Maturities (number of contracts)	16,305		14,672

(1) Amounts are not included in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

North America Backlog of Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Contracts: The following table reflects our North America backlog of trust-funded deferred preneed funeral and cemetery contract revenues, including amounts related to Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. Additionally, the table reflects our backlog of unfulfilled insurance-funded contracts (which are not included in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet) at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The backlog amounts presented are reduced by an amount that we believe will cancel before maturity based on historical experience.

The table also reflects our preneed funeral and cemetery receivables and trust investments (fair value and cost basis) associated with the backlog of deferred preneed funeral and cemetery contract revenues, net of the estimated cancellation allowance. We believe that the table below is meaningful because it sets forth the aggregate amount of future revenues we expect to recognize as a result of preneed sales, as well as the amount of assets associated with those revenues. Because the future revenues exceed the asset amounts, future revenues will exceed the cash distributions actually received from the associated trusts.

	March 31, 2013						December 31, 2012
	Fair Value			Cost			Fair Value			Cost
				(Dollars in billions)
Deferred preneed funeral revenues	$	0.52		$	0.52		$	0.53		$	0.53
Deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust	1.36			1.30			1.34			1.32
	$	1.88		$	1.82		$	1.87		$	1.85
Allowance for cancellation on trust investments	(0.16		)	(0.15		)	(0.15		)	(0.15		)
Backlog of trust-funded preneed funeral revenues	$	1.72		$	1.67		$	1.72		$	1.70
Backlog of insurance-funded preneed funeral revenues (1)	3.71			3.71			3.68			3.68
Total backlog of preneed funeral revenues	$	5.43		$	5.38		$	5.40		$	5.38
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	$	1.56		$	1.56		$	1.54		$	1.52
Allowance for cancellation on trust investments	(0.15		)	(0.15		)	(0.14		)	(0.14		)
Assets associated with backlog of trust-funded deferred preneed funeral revenues, net of estimated allowance for cancellation	$	1.41		$	1.41		$	1.40		$	1.38
Insurance policies associated with insurance-funded deferred preneed funeral revenues, net of estimated allowance for cancellation (1)	3.71			3.71			3.68			3.68
Total assets associated with backlog of preneed funeral revenues, net of estimated allowance for cancellation	$	5.12		$	5.12		$	5.08		$	5.06
Deferred preneed cemetery revenues	$	0.88		$	0.88		$	0.86		$	0.86
Deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust	1.35			1.23			1.29			1.23
	$	2.23		$	2.11		$	2.15		$	2.09
Allowance for cancellation on trust investments	(0.15		)	(0.15		)	(0.15		)	(0.15		)
Total backlog of deferred cemetery revenues	$	2.08		$	1.96		$	2.00		$	1.94
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	$	1.89		$	1.77		$	1.82		$	1.76
Allowance for cancellation on trust investments	(0.16		)	(0.16		)	(0.16		)	(0.16		)
Total assets associated with backlog of deferred cemetery revenues, net of estimated allowance for cancellation	$	1.73		$	1.61		$	1.66		$	1.60

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(1) Amounts are not included in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The fair value of our funeral and cemetery trust investments was based on a combination of quoted market prices, observable inputs such as interest rates or yield curves, and appraisals. The difference between the backlog and asset amounts represents the contracts for which we have posted surety bonds as financial assurance in lieu of trusting, the amounts collected from customers that were not required to be deposited into trust, and allowable cash distributions from trust assets. The table also reflects the amounts expected to be received from insurance companies through the assignment of policy proceeds related to insurance-funded funeral contracts.

Trust Investments

In addition to selling our products and services to client families at the time of need, we sell price-guaranteed preneed funeral and cemetery contracts, which provide for future funeral or cemetery services and merchandise. Since preneed funeral and cemetery services or merchandise will not be provided until sometime in the future, most states and provinces require that all or a portion of the funds collected from customers on preneed funeral and cemetery contracts be paid into trusts and/or preneed escrow accounts until the merchandise is delivered or the service is performed. Investment earnings associated with the trust investments are expected to mitigate the inflationary costs of providing the preneed funeral and cemetery services and merchandise in the future for the prices that were guaranteed at the time of sale.

Also, we are required by state and provincial law to pay a portion of the proceeds from the sale of cemetery property interment rights into perpetual care trusts. For these investments, the original corpus remains in the trust in perpetuity and the net ordinary earnings are intended to offset the expense to maintain the cemetery property. The majority of states require that net gains or losses are retained and added to the corpus, but certain states allow the net realized gains and losses to be included in the income that is distributed.

Independent trustees manage and invest all of the funds deposited into the funeral and cemetery merchandise and service trusts as well as the cemetery perpetual care trusts. The trustees are selected based on their respective geographic footprint and qualifications per state and provincial regulations. All of the trustees engage the same independent investment advisor indirectly through SCI's wholly-owned registered investment advisor. The trustees, with input from the investment advisor, establish an investment policy that serves as an operating document to guide the investment activities of the trusts including asset allocation and manager selection. The investments are also governed by state and provincial guidelines. Asset allocation is based on the liability structure of each funeral, cemetery, and perpetual care trust. The investment advisor recommends investment managers to the trustees that are selected on the basis of various criteria set forth in the investment policy. The primary investment objectives for the funeral and cemetery merchandise and service trusts include (1) achieving growth of principal over time sufficient to preserve and increase the purchasing power of the assets, and (2) preserving capital within acceptable levels of volatility. Preneed funeral and cemetery contracts generally take years to mature. Therefore, the funds associated with these contracts are often invested for several market cycles. While cemetery perpetual care trusts share the same investment objectives as listed above, these trusts emphasize providing a steady stream of investment income with some capital appreciation. The trusts seek to control risk and volatility through a combination of asset styles, asset classes, and institutional investment managers.

As of March 31, 2013, 84% of our trusts were under the control and custody of two large financial institutions engaged as preferred trustees. The U.S. trustees primarily use common trust fund structures as the investment vehicle for their trusts. Through the common trust fund structure, each respective trustee manages the allocation of assets through individual managed accounts or institutional mutual funds. In the event a particular state prohibits the use of a common trust fund as a qualified investment, the trustee utilizes institutional mutual funds. The U.S. trusts include a modest allocation to alternative investments, which are comprised primarily of private equity and real estate investments. These investments are structured as limited liability companies (LLCs) and are managed by certain trustees. The trusts that are eligible to allocate a portion of their investments to alternative investments purchase units of the respective LLCs.

Fixed Income Securities

Fixed income investments are intended to preserve principal, provide a source of current income, and reduce overall portfolio volatility. The SCI trusts have direct investments primarily in government fixed income securities. Insurance backed fixed income investments preserve the principal, guarantee annual appreciation, and reduce overall portfolio volatility.

Canadian government fixed income securities are investments in Canadian federal and provincial government instruments. In many cases, regulatory restrictions mandate that the funds from the sales of preneed funeral and cemetery products sold in certain Canadian jurisdictions must be invested in these instruments.

Equity Securities

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investment objectives (i.e., growth and value). The majority of the equity portfolio is managed by multiple institutional investment managers that specialize in an objective-specific area of expertise. Our equity securities are exposed to market risk; however, these securities are well-diversified. As of March 31, 2013, the largest single equity position represented less than 1% of the total equity securities portfolio.

Mutual Funds

The SCI trust funds employ institutional mutual funds where operationally or economically efficient. Institutional mutual funds are utilized to invest in various asset classes including US equities, non-US equities, convertible bonds, corporate bonds, government bonds, Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS), high yield bonds, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and commodities. The mutual funds are governed by guidelines outlined in their individual prospectuses.

Private Equity

The objective of these investments is to provide high rates of return with controlled volatility. These investments are typically long-term in duration. These investments are diversified by strategy, sector, manager, and vintage year. Private equity exposure is accessed through limited liability companies (LLCs) established by certain preferred trustees. These LLCs invest in numerous limited partnerships, including private equity, fund of funds, distressed debt, and mezzanine financing. The trustees that have oversight of their respective LLCs work closely with the investment advisor in making all current investments.

Trust Performance

The trust fund income recognized from these investment assets continues to be volatile. During the twelve months ended March 31, 2013, the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index increased approximately 14.0% and the Barclay’s Aggregate Index increased approximately 3.8%, while the combined SCI trusts increased approximately 11.2%.

SCI, its trustees, and its investment advisor continue to monitor the capital markets and the trusts on an ongoing basis. The trustees, with input from the investment advisor, will take prudent action as needed to achieve the investment goals and objectives of the trusts.

Results of Operations — Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

Management Summary

Key highlights in the first quarter of 2013 were as follows:

• Funeral gross profit increased $20.1 million, or 20.1%, primarily due to higher funeral services performed and average revenue per funeral service, along with an increase in preneed revenues for items that are delivered at the the time of sale; and

• Cemetery gross profit increased $11.9 million, or 43.1%, primarily due to an increase in cemetery preneed sales and an increase in trust fund income.

Results of Operations

In the first quarter of 2013, we reported net income attributable to common stockholders of $57.6 million ($0.27 per diluted share) compared to net income attributable to common stockholders in the first quarter of 2012 of $48.0 million ($0.22 per diluted share). These results were impacted by the following items:

	2013			2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net after-tax losses from the sale of assets	$	(573	)	$	(354	)
After-tax expenses related to system and process transition costs	$	(695	)	$	(35	)
After-tax expenses related to legal defense fees	$	(804	)	$	—
Change in certain tax reserves and other	$	(890	)	$	3,326

Consolidated Versus Comparable Results

The table below reconciles our consolidated GAAP results to our comparable, or “same store,” results for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. We define comparable operations (or same store operations) as those funeral and cemetery locations that were owned for the entire period beginning January 1, 2012 and ending March 31, 2013. The following tables present operating results for funeral and cemetery locations that were owned by us during this period.

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2013	Consolidated		Less: Results Associated with Acquisition/New Construction		Less: Results Associated with Divestitures			Comparable
			(Dollars in millions)
North America Revenue
Funeral revenue	$	460.2	$	8.5	$	0.2		$	451.5
Cemetery revenue	190.3		—		(0.1		)	190.4
	650.5		8.5		0.1			641.9
Germany revenue	1.9		—		—			1.9
Total revenue	$	652.4	$	8.5	$	0.1		$	643.8
North America Gross Profits
Funeral gross profits (losses)	$	119.8	$	1.5	$	(0.3	)	$	118.6
Cemetery gross profits (losses)	39.5		—		(0.4		)	39.9
	159.3		1.5		(0.7		)	158.5
Germany gross profits	0.3		—		—			0.3
Total gross profits (losses)	$	159.6	$	1.5	$	(0.7	)	$	158.8

Three Months Ended March 31, 2012	Consolidated			Less: Results Associated with Acquisition/New Construction			Less: Results Associated with Divestitures			Comparable
				(Dollars in millions)
North America Revenue
Funeral revenue	$	422.5		$	0.1		$	1.2		$	421.2
Cemetery revenue	178.2			—			0.3			177.9
	600.7			0.1			1.5			599.1
Germany revenue	1.8			—			—			1.8
Total revenue	$	602.5		$	0.1		$	1.5		$	600.9
North America Gross Profits
Funeral gross profits (losses)	$	100.2		$	(0.1	)	$	(0.8	)	$	101.1
Cemetery gross profits	27.6			—			0.2			27.4
	127.8			(0.1		)	(0.6		)	128.5
Germany gross losses	(0.2		)	—			—			(0.2		)
Total gross profits (losses)	$	127.6		$	(0.1	)	$	(0.6	)	$	128.3

The following table provides the data necessary to calculate our consolidated average revenue per funeral service for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. We calculate average revenue per funeral service by dividing consolidated funeral revenue, excluding General Agency (GA) revenues, recognized preneed revenues and certain other revenues, to avoid distorting our averages of normal funeral services revenue, by the number of consolidated funeral services performed during the period.

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	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
	(Dollars in millions, except average revenue per funeral service)
Consolidated funeral revenue	$	462.1	$	424.3
Less: Funeral consolidated recognized preneed revenue(1)	18.9		13.7
Less: Consolidated GA revenue	25.2		23.3
Less: Other revenue	4.6		2.8
Adjusted consolidated funeral revenue	$	413.4	$	384.5
Consolidated funeral services performed	79,788		74,706
Consolidated average revenue per funeral service	$	5,181	$	5,147

(1) Recognized preneed revenue represents preneed sales of items that are delivered at the time of sale, including memorial merchandise and travel protection insurance.

The following table provides the data necessary to calculate our comparable average revenue per funeral service for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. We calculate average revenue per funeral service by dividing comparable funeral revenue, excluding comparable GA revenues, recognized preneed revenues and certain other revenues, to avoid distorting our averages of normal funeral services revenue, by the number of comparable funeral services performed during the period.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
	(Dollars in millions, except average revenue per funeral service)
Comparable funeral revenue	$	453.4	$	423.0
Less: Funeral comparable recognized preneed revenue(1)	17.9		13.6
Less: Comparable GA revenue	25.0		23.3
Less: Other revenue	4.5		3.0
Adjusted comparable funeral revenue	$	406.0	$	383.1
Comparable funeral services performed	77,716		74,518
Comparable average revenue per funeral service	$	5,224	$	5,141

(1) Recognized preneed revenue represents preneed sales of items that are delivered at the time of sale, including memorial merchandise and travel protection insurance.

Funeral Results

Funeral Revenue

Consolidated revenues from funeral operations were $462.1 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared to $424.3 million for the same period in 2012. This increase is primarily attributable to a $30.4 million increase in comparable revenues described below and $8.4 million of additional revenues as the result of acquisitions in 2012. These increases were partially offset by a decline of $1.0 million in revenues contributed by non-strategic assets that were divested throughout 2013 and 2012. Comparable revenues from funeral operations were $453.4 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared to $423.0 million for the same period in 2012. This increase was primarily due to the 4.3% increase in the number of comparable funeral services described below and the increase in average funeral revenue per funeral service described below, as well as increased recognized preneed revenues for items that are delivered at the time of sale, and higher General Agency revenues.

Funeral Services Performed

Our consolidated funeral services performed increased 6.8% during the first quarter of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, primarily as the result of acquisitions in 2012 and a 4.3% increase in comparable funeral services performed. We believe this increase is consistent with trends experienced by other funeral service providers and industry vendors. Our comparable

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cremation rate of 48.9% in the first quarter of 2013 increased from 48.3% in 2012. This growth in comparable cremations was generated equally by cremations with service and direct cremations. While the average revenue for cremations of either type is lower than that for traditional burials, we continue to expand our cremation memorialization product and service offerings, which have resulted in higher average sales for cremation services.

Average Revenue Per Funeral Service

Our consolidated average revenue per funeral service increased $34, or 0.7%, in the first quarter of 2013 compared to 2012, primarily due to an increase in comparable average revenue per funeral service described below and partially offset by an increase in the number of cremations. Our comparable average revenue per funeral service increased $83, or 1.6%, in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. This increase in comparable average revenue per funeral service is primarily from initiatives centered around better consumer choice and flexibility, such as enhanced Dignity packaging, increased receptions and events offerings, and expansion of floral offerings through e-commerce solutions. Excluding an unfavorable Canadian currency impact and higher funeral trust fund income, the average revenue per funeral service grew approximately 1.1% despite an increase in cremation rates. The addition of Neptune Society fulfilled contracts to our comparable results (which include only the cremation service component in our comparable analysis) has accelerated our cremation mix change and put slight downward pressure on our total average revenue per service.

Funeral Gross Profits

Consolidated funeral gross profits increased $20.1 million, or 20.1%, in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. This increase is primarily attributable to an $18.0 million increase in comparable gross profits described below, $1.6 million of additional gross profits related to acquisitions that occurred in 2012, and $0.5 million decrease in losses by non-strategic assets that were divested throughout 2013 and 2012.

Comparable funeral gross profits increased $18.0 million, or 17.8%, and the comparable gross margin percentage increased from 23.9% to 26.2% in the first quarter of 2013 when compared to the same period in 2012 primarily as a result of the increase in comparable revenue described above, partially offset by the following:

• a $4.8 million increase in direct costs of services performed as a result of the increase in funeral revenue described above;

• a $4.1 million increase in selling costs as a result of higher production;

• a $1.8 million increase in general and administrative expense; and

• a $1.2 million increase in facility expense driven by the increase in funeral services performed described above.

Cemetery Results

Cemetery Revenue

Consolidated revenues from our cemetery operations increased $12.1 million, or 6.8%, in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, primarily as a result of the increase in comparable revenues described below. This increase was partially offset by a decline of $0.4 million in revenues contributed by non-strategic assets that were divested throughout 2013 and 2012. Comparable cemetery revenues increased $12.5 million, or 7.0%, primarily as a result of higher cemetery preneed property sales and increased trust fund income.

Cemetery Gross Profits

Consolidated cemetery gross profits increased $11.9 million, or 43.1%, in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. This increase is primarily the result of the increase in comparable gross profits described below, partially offset by a decline of $0.6 million in profits contributed by non-strategic assets that were divested throughout 2013 and 2012.

Comparable cemetery gross profits increased $12.5 million, or 45.6%, and gross margin percentage increased from 15.4% to 21.0% in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. This increase is primarily the result of higher cemetery revenues described above and a benefit of $1.9 million for insurance claim settlements, partially offset by a $2.0 million increase in selling costs related to increased sales production.

Other Financial Statement Items

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased $4.9 million to $30.9 million during the first quarter of 2013 compared to $26.0 million for the same period in 2012. This increase is primarily due to $2.5 million of incremental long-term incentive compensation costs related to total shareholder return as well as a $2.5 million increase in legal fees.

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Losses on Divestitures and Impairment Charges, net

 We recognized a $1.0 million net pre-tax loss on divestitures and impairment charges in the first quarter of 2013 primarily due to losses on the final settlement of an indemnification liability related to our former operations in Spain. In the first quarter of 2012, we recognized a $0.5 million net pre-tax loss on divestitures and impairment charges due to the sale of non-strategic locations in North America.

Other (Expense) Income, Net

Other (expense) income, net decreased $4.9 million to an expense of $1.0 million during first quarter of 2013, primarily due to a favorable foreign currency impact from liability settlements between the U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries in the first quarter of 2012.

Provision for Income Taxes

Income tax expense during interim periods is based on our estimated annual effective income tax rate plus any discrete items which are recorded in the period in which they occur. Discrete items include, among others, such events as changes in estimates due to the finalization of tax returns, tax audit settlements, expiration of statute of limitations, and increases or decreases in valuation allowances. Our effective tax rate was 37.5% and 32.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The lower effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is primarily due to the benefits associated with the settlement of a tax audit. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2013 is above the 35% federal statutory tax rate due to state tax expense which is partially offset by foreign earnings taxed at lower rates.

Weighted Average Shares

The diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding was 215.2 million during the first three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to 223.2 million in the same period of 2012. The decrease in the number of shares reflects the impact of shares repurchased under our share repurchase program.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Our critical accounting policies are disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

No other significant changes to our accounting policies have occurred subsequent to December 31, 2012, except as described below within Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Accounting Changes.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Accounting Changes

For discussion of recent accounting pronouncements and accounting changes, see Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 3.

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements

The statements in this Form 10-Q that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements made in reliance on the “safe harbor” protections provided under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be accompanied by words such as “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” or “predict,” that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. These statements are based on assumptions that we believe are reasonable; however, many important factors could cause our actual results in the future to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made herein and in any other documents or oral presentations made by us, or on our behalf. Important factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

• Our affiliated funeral and cemetery trust funds own investments in equity securities, fixed income securities, and mutual funds, which are affected by market conditions that are beyond our control.

• We may be required to replenish our affiliated funeral and cemetery trust funds in order to meet minimum funding requirements, which would have a negative effect on our earnings and cash flow.

• Our ability to execute our strategic plan depends on many factors, some of which are beyond our control.  

• Our credit agreements contain covenants that may prevent us from engaging in certain transactions. 

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• If we lost the ability to use surety bonding to support our preneed funeral and preneed cemetery activities, we may be required to make material cash payments to fund certain trust funds.

• The funeral home and cemetery industry continues to be increasingly competitive.

• Increasing death benefits related to preneed funeral contracts funded through life insurance or annuity contracts may not cover future increases in the cost of providing a price-guaranteed funeral service. 

• The financial condition of third-party insurance companies that fund our preneed funeral contracts may impact our future revenues.

• Unfavorable results of litigation, including currently pending class action cases concerning cemetery or burial practices, could have a material adverse impact on our financial statements.

• Unfavorable publicity could affect our reputation and business.

• If the number of deaths in our markets declines, our cash flows and revenues may decrease.

• If we are not able to respond effectively to changing consumer preferences, our market share, revenues and profitability could decrease.

• The continuing upward trend in the number of cremations performed in North America could result in lower revenues and gross profit. 

• Our funeral home and cemetery businesses are high fixed-cost businesses. 

• Regulation and compliance could have a material adverse impact on our financial results.

• Increased costs, including potential increased health care costs, may have a negative impact on earnings and cash flows.

• Cemetery burial practice claims could have a material adverse impact on our financial results. 

• A number of years may elapse before particular tax matters, for which we have established accruals, are audited and finally resolved.

• Declines in overall economic conditions beyond our control could reduce future potential earnings and cash flows and could result in future goodwill impairments and /or other intangible assets.

For further information on these and other risks and uncertainties, see our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed February 13, 2013. Copies of this document as well as other SEC filings can be obtained from our website at www.sci-corp.com. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein or any other forward-looking statements made by us, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Marketable Equity and Debt Securities — Price Risk

In connection with our preneed funeral operations and preneed cemetery merchandise and service sales, the related funeral and cemetery trust funds own investments in equity and debt securities and mutual funds, which are sensitive to current market prices.

Cost and market values as of March 31, 2013 are presented in Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements and Notes 4, 5, and 6 of this Form 10-Q. Also, see Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Financial Conditions, Liquidity and Capital Resources, for discussion of trust investments.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of March 31, 2013, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)). Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified by the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The officers have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2013 and that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with US GAAP.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Information regarding legal proceedings is set forth in Note 15 in Item 1 of Part I of this Form 10-Q, which information is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in our Risk Factors as set forth in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On March 28, 2013, we issued 1,000 deferred common stock equivalents, or units, pursuant to provisions regarding dividends under the Amended and Restated Director Fee Plan to four non-employee directors. We did not receive any monetary consideration for the issuances. These issuances were unregistered because they did not constitute a “sale” within the meaning of Section 2(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Period	Total number of shares purchased	Average price paid per share		Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs	Dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the programs
January 1, 2013 - January 31, 2013	—	$	—	—	$	190,132,279
February 1, 2013 - February 28, 2013	—	$	—	—	$	190,132,279
March 1, 2013 - March 31, 2013(1)	109,203	$	15.65	—	$	190,132,279
	109,203			—

(1)    The 109,203 shares purchased in March 2013 that were not part of the publicly announced programs represent restricted stock that was redeemed by certain employees in lieu of tax liability withholdings, which do not affect our share repurchase program.

As of March 31, 2013, the remaining dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under our currently approved share repurchase program was approximately $190.1 million.

Item 6. Exhibits

12.1	Ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.
31.1	Certification of Thomas L. Ryan as Chief Executive Officer in satisfaction of Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Eric D. Tanzberger as Principal Financial Officer in satisfaction of Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of Periodic Financial Reports by Thomas L. Ryan as Chief Executive Officer in satisfaction of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	Certification of Periodic Financial Reports by Eric D. Tanzberger as Principal Financial Officer in satisfaction of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101	Interactive data file.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

April 25, 2013		SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL
	By:	/s/ Tammy Moore
		Tammy Moore
		Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

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Index to Exhibits

12.1	Ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.
31.1	Certification of Thomas L. Ryan as Chief Executive Officer in satisfaction of Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Eric D. Tanzberger as Principal Financial Officer in satisfaction of Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of Periodic Financial Reports by Thomas L. Ryan as Chief Executive Officer in satisfaction of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	Certification of Periodic Financial Reports by Eric D. Tanzberger as Principal Financial Officer in satisfaction of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101	Interactive data file.

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EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(In thousands, except ratio amounts)

	Three months ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Earnings:
Pretax income	$	94,012	$	71,435
Add fixed charges as adjusted (from below)	34,828		35,490
	$	128,840	$	106,925
Fixed charges:
Interest expense:
Corporate	$	31,534	$	32,394
Amortization of deferred financing costs	1,235		1,194
1/3 of rental expense	2,059		1,902
Fixed charges	$	34,828	$	35,490
Ratio (earnings divided by fixed charges)	3.70		3.01

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Service Corporation International

a Texas corporation

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Section 302 Certification

I, Thomas L. Ryan, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the “registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	April 25, 2013	/s/ Thomas L. Ryan
		Thomas L. Ryan
		President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Service Corporation International

a Texas corporation

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Section 302 Certification

I, Eric D. Tanzberger, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the “registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	April 25, 2013	/s/ Eric D. Tranzberger
		Eric D. Tranzberger
		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

I, Thomas L. Ryan, of Service Corporation International, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013 (the “Periodic Report”) which this statement accompanies fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) the information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Service Corporation International.

Dated:	April 25, 2013	/s/ Thomas L. Ryan
		Thomas L. Ryan
		President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

I, Eric D. Tanzberger, of Service Corporation International, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013 (the “Periodic Report”) which this statement accompanies fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) the information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Service Corporation International.

Dated:	April 25, 2013	/s/ Eric D. Tanzberger
		Eric D. Tanzberger
		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

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Preneed Funeral Activities Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities (Details) (Funeral [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	$ 939,891	$ 954,925
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	90,336	69,555
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(34,790)	(46,507)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	995,437	977,973
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	105,942	105,594
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	3,663	5,072
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,357)	(880)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	108,248	109,786
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	104,544	110,399
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	326	861
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(546)	(113)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	104,324	111,147
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	48,721	51,611
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	2,949	2,531
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(605)	(623)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	51,065	53,519
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	2,908	3,123
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	48	57
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(12)	(8)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	2,944	3,172
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	128	129
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	2	3
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	130	132
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Preferred Stock securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	4,935	3,603
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	446	211
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(81)	(103)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	5,300	3,711
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | US Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	226,328	230,971
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	52,323	38,514
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(4,808)	(6,903)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	273,843	262,582
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Canada Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	22,115	23,284
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	3,078	2,598
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,147)	(1,271)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	24,046	24,611
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other International Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	20,096	18,089
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	2,837	1,874
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(433)	(658)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	22,500	19,305
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Equity Funds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	143,054	145,589
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	15,359	10,097
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(5,249)	(6,728)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	153,164	148,958
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	227,300	225,365
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	6,714	7,314
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(11,124)	(10,252)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	222,890	222,427
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Private Equity Funds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	32,830	36,626
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	2,329	221
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(9,428)	(18,968)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	25,731	17,879
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Investments [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	990	542
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	262	202
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	$ 1,252	$ 744

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Level 3 Activities (Details) (Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012
Private Equity Funds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair market value, beginning balance	$ 11,122		$ 10,849
Net unrealized (losses) gains included in Accumulated other comprehensive income	6,069	[1]	444	[1]
Net realized gains (losses) included in Other income, net(2)	(82)	[2]	(46)	[2]
Sales	0		(26)
Contributions	1		1,390
Distributions and other	(656)		(634)
Fair market value, ending balance	16,454		11,977
Other Investments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair market value, beginning balance	7,659		6,890
Net unrealized (losses) gains included in Accumulated other comprehensive income	2,729	[1]	395	[1]
Net realized gains (losses) included in Other income, net(2)	(46)	[2]	(11)	[2]
Sales	0		0
Contributions	0		0
Distributions and other	0		0
Fair market value, ending balance	$ 10,342		$ 7,274

[1] All unrealized gains (losses) recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income for our funeral merchandise and service trust investments are attributable to our preneed customers and are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Accumulated other comprehensive income to Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust

[2] All losses recognized in Other income, net for our funeral merchandise and service trust investments are attributable to our preneed customers and are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Other income, net to Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust

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Preneed Cemetery Activities Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date (Details) (Cemetery [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013
Cemetery [Member]
Investments Classified By Contractual Maturity Date [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, within One Year, Fair Value	$ 19,832
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after One Through Five Years, Fair Value	56,472
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after Five Through Ten Years, Fair Value	42,361
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after Ten Years, Fair Value	48,750
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Total, Fair Value	$ 167,415

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Earnings Per Share Level 4 (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 57,620	$ 48,025
After tax interest on convertible debt	13	13
Net income — diluted	$ 57,633	$ 48,038
Weighted average shares — basic	(211,380)	(220,132)
Stock options	3,707	2,959
Convertible debt	121	121
Weighted average shares — diluted	215,208	223,212
Net income attributable to common stockholders, basic	$ 0.27	$ 0.22
Net income attributable to common stockholders, diluted	$ 0.27	$ 0.22

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Investments Classifed by Contractual Maturity Date (Details) (Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013
Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Investments Classified By Contractual Maturity Date [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, within One Year, Fair Value	$ 9,355
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after One Through Five Years, Fair Value	23,976
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after Five Through Ten Years, Fair Value	20,297
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after Ten Years, Fair Value	1,175
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Total, Fair Value	$ 54,803

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Preneed Cemetery Activities Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities (Details) (Cemetery [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	$ 1,140,476	$ 1,139,946
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	160,000	119,899
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(41,590)	(55,761)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	1,258,886	1,204,084
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	101,171	99,630
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	5,384	7,925
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,345)	(841)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	105,210	106,714
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	17,150	17,562
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	361	402
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(116)	(83)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	17,395	17,881
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	42,021	43,515
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	3,343	2,456
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(700)	(775)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	44,664	45,196
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	143	150
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	3	4
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	146	154
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Preferred Stock securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	8,182	5,840
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	702	334
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(137)	(196)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	8,747	5,978
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | US Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	359,882	363,190
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	96,774	71,613
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(5,512)	(7,716)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	451,144	427,087
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Canada Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	15,156	16,026
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	3,692	2,862
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,006)	(846)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	17,842	18,042
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other International Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	33,912	29,889
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	5,384	3,687
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(533)	(857)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	38,763	32,719
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Equity Funds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	277,324	279,265
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	31,539	19,520
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(6,859)	(9,921)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	302,004	288,864
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	255,802	251,687
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	10,207	10,975
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(20,030)	(19,350)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	245,979	243,312
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Private Equity Funds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	28,863	32,785
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	2,446	77
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(5,352)	(15,175)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	25,957	17,687
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Investments [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	870	407
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	165	44
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	(1)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	$ 1,035	$ 450

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Equity Level 3 (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

Our components of Accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows:

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Unrealized Gains and Losses			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
				(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	111,717		$	—		$	111,717
Activity in 2013	(6,804		)	—			(6,804		)
Reclassification of currency translation adjustment to Losses on divestitures and impairment charges, net	1,292			—			1,292
Increase in net unrealized gains associated with available-for-sale securities of the trusts, net of taxes	—			69,478			69,478
Reclassification of net unrealized gain activity attributable to the Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and Care trusts’ corpus’, net of taxes	—			(69,478		)	(69,478		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	106,205		$	—		$	106,205

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts, Textuals (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net	$ 620,000	$ 650,000
Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Underlying assets liquidation range, maximum	10 years
Available-for-sale securities, estimated maturity date, minimum	2013
Fair Value, Measurement with unobservable inputs, risk discount, low end of the range	0.00%		0.00%
Fair Value, Measurement with unobservable inputs, risk discount, high end of the range	20.00%		60.00%
Fair Value, Measurement with unobservable inputs, liquidity discount, low end of the range	0.00%		0.00%
Fair Value, Measurement with unobservable inputs, liquidity discount, high end of the range	10.00%		25.00%
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share, Unfunded Commitments	5,100,000
Underlying assets liquidation range, minimum	2 years
Investment Earnings, Net	10,000,000	9,000,000
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net	$ 63,000	$ 1,000
Available-for-sale securities, estimated maturity date, maximum	2041

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Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share, Textuals (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	1.1	4.3

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

The computation of diluted EPS excludes outstanding stock options and convertible debt in certain periods in which the inclusion of such options and debt would be anti-dilutive in the periods presented.

Basic earnings per common share (EPS) excludes dilution and is computed by dividing Net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other obligations to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common shares that then shared in our earnings.

Segment Reporting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Our operations are both product based and geographically based, and the reportable operating segments presented below include our funeral and cemetery operations.

Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]

We utilize the Black-Scholes option valuation model for estimating the fair value of our stock options.

Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Earnings from all our funeral merchandise and service trust investments are recognized in funeral revenues when a service is performed or merchandise is delivered. Fees charged by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor are also included in current revenues in the period in which they are earned. In addition, we are entitled to retain, in certain jurisdictions, a portion of collected customer payments when a customer cancels a preneed contract; these amounts are also recognized in current revenues

Earnings from all our cemetery merchandise and service trust investments are recognized in current cemetery revenues when a service is performed or merchandise is delivered. Fees charged by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor are also included in current revenues in the period in which they are earned. In addition, we are entitled to retain, in certain jurisdictions, a portion of collected customer payments when a customer cancels a preneed contract; these amounts are also recognized in current revenues.

Distributable earnings from these cemetery perpetual care trust investments are recognized in current cemetery revenues to the extent we incur qualifying cemetery maintenance costs. Fees charged by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor are also included in current revenues in the period in which they are earned.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities held by the common trust funds and mutual funds are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure (FVM&D) Topic of the ASC.

Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, fair values are estimated by using either quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or an income approach fair value model with observable inputs that include a combination of interest rates, yield curves, credit risks, prepayment speeds, rating, and tax-exempt status. These funds are classified as Level 2 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

The valuation of private equity and other alternative investments requires management judgment due to the absence of quoted market prices, inherent lack of liquidity, and the long-term nature of such assets. The fair value of these investments is estimated based on the market value of the underlying real estate and private equity investments. The underlying real estate value is determined using the most recent available appraisals. As of March 31, 2013, private equity instruments are valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 20% for risk and 0% to 10% for liquidity. As of December 31, 2012, private equity instruments were valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 60% for risk and 0% to 25% for liquidity. A significant increase (decrease) in the discounts results in a directionally opposite change in the fair value of the instruments. Valuation policies and procedures are determined by our Trust Services department, which reports to our Chief Financial Officer.  Additionally, valuations are reviewed by our investment committee quarterly. These funds are classified as Level 3 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities held by the common trust funds and mutual funds are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, fair values are estimated by using either quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or an income approach fair value model with observable inputs that include a combination of interest rates, yield curves, credit risks, prepayment speeds, rating, and tax-exempt status. These funds are classified as Level 2 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

The valuation of private equity and other alternative investments requires management judgment due to the absence of quoted market prices, inherent lack of liquidity, and the long-term nature of such assets. The fair value of these investments is estimated based on the market value of the underlying real estate and private equity investments. The underlying real estate value is determined using the most recent available appraisals. As of March 31, 2013, private equity instruments are valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 20% for risk and 0% to 10% for liquidity. As of December 31, 2012, private equity instruments were valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 60% for risk and 0% to 25% for liquidity. A significant increase (decrease) in the discounts results in a directionally opposite change in the fair value of the instruments. Valuation policies and procedures are determined by our Trust Services department, which reports to our Chief Financial Officer.  Additionally, valuations are reviewed by our investment committee quarterly. These funds are classified as Level 3 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities held by the common trust funds and mutual funds are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, fair values are estimated by using either quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or an income approach fair value model with observable inputs that include a combination of interest rates, yield curves, credit risks, prepayment speeds, rating, and tax-exempt status. These funds are classified as Level 2 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

The valuation of private equity and other alternative investments requires management judgment due to the absence of quoted market prices, inherent lack of liquidity, and the long-term nature of such assets. The fair value of these investments is estimated based on the market value of the underlying real estate and private equity investments. The underlying real estate value is determined using the most recent available appraisals. As of March 31, 2013, private equity instruments are valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 20% for risk and 0% to 10% for liquidity. As of December 31, 2012, private equity instruments were valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 60% for risk and 0% to 25% for liquidity. A significant increase (decrease) in the discounts results in a directionally opposite change in the fair value of the instruments.Valuation policies and procedures are determined by our Trust Services department, which reports to our Chief Financial Officer.  Additionally, valuations are reviewed by our investment committee quarterly. These funds are classified as Level 3 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

The fair values of our long-term, fixed rate loans were estimated using market prices for those loans, and therefore they are classified within Level 1 of the Fair Value Measurements hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC. The bank credit agreement and the mortgage and other debt are classified within Level 3 of the Fair Value Measurements hierarchy. The fair values of these instruments have been estimated using discounted cash flow analysis based on our incremental borrowing rate for similar borrowing arrangements.

Consolidation, Variable Interest Entity, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Our funeral merchandise and service trusts are variable interest entities as defined in the Consolidation Topic of the ASC. In accordance with this guidance, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of these trusts, as we absorb a majority of the losses and returns associated with these trusts. Our cemetery trust investments detailed in Notes 5 and 6 are also accounted for as variable interest entities.

Our cemetery merchandise and service trusts are variable interest entities as defined in the Consolidation Topic of the ASC. In accordance with this guidance, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of these trusts, as we absorb a majority of the losses and returns associated with these trusts. The trust investments detailed in Notes 4 and 6 are also accounted for as variable interest entities.

Our cemetery perpetual care trusts are variable interest entities as defined in the Consolidation Topic of the ASC. In accordance with this guidance, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of these trusts, as we absorb a majority of the losses and returns associated with these trusts. The merchandise and service trust investments detailed in Notes 4 and 5 are also accounted for as variable interest entities.

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Service Corporation International (SCI) and all subsidiaries in which we hold a controlling financial interest. Our financial statements also include the accounts of the funeral merchandise and service trusts, cemetery merchandise and service trusts, and cemetery perpetual care trusts in which we have a variable interest and are the primary beneficiary. Our interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited but include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals and any other adjustments, which management considers necessary for a fair statement of our results for these periods. Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in a manner consistent with the accounting policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, unless otherwise disclosed herein, and should be read in conjunction therewith. The accompanying year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year period.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period financial statement presentation with no effect on our previously reported results of operations, consolidated financial position, or cash flows.

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Service Corporation International (SCI) and all subsidiaries in which we hold a controlling financial interest. Our financial statements also include the accounts of the funeral merchandise and service trusts, cemetery merchandise and service trusts, and cemetery perpetual care trusts in which we have a variable interest and are the primary beneficiary. Our interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited but include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals and any other adjustments, which management considers necessary for a fair statement of our results for these periods. Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in a manner consistent with the accounting policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, unless otherwise disclosed herein, and should be read in conjunction therewith. The accompanying year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year period.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period financial statement presentation with no effect on our previously reported results of operations, consolidated financial position, or cash flows.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. These estimates and assumptions may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. As a result, actual results could differ from these estimates.

Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receivables

We sell preneed funeral and cemetery contracts whereby the customer enters into arrangements for future merchandise and services prior to the time of need. As these contracts are entered into prior to the delivery of the related goods and services, the preneed funeral and cemetery receivables are offset by a comparable deferred revenue amount. These receivables generally have an interest component for which interest income is recorded when the interest amount is considered collectible and realizable, which typically coincides with cash payment. We do not accrue interest on financing receivables that are not paid in accordance with the contractual payment date given the nature of our goods and services, the nature of our contracts with customers, and the timing of the delivery of our services. We do not consider receivables to be past due until the service or goods are required to be delivered at which time the preneed receivable is paid or reclassified as a trade receivable with payment terms of less than 30 days. As the preneed funeral and cemetery receivables are offset by comparable deferred revenue amounts, we have no risk of loss related to these receivables.

If a preneed contract is canceled prior to delivery, state or provincial law governs the amount of the refund owed to the customer, if any, including the amount of the attributed investment earnings. Upon cancellation, we receive the amount of principal deposited to the trust and previously undistributed net investment earnings and, where required, issue a refund to the customer. We retain excess funds, if any, and recognize the attributed investment earnings (net of any investment earnings payable to the customer) as revenue in the consolidated statement of operations. In certain jurisdictions, we may be obligated to fund any shortfall if the amount deposited by the customers exceed the funds in trust. Based on our historical experience, we have provided an allowance for cancellation of these receivables, which is recorded as a reduction in receivables with a corresponding offset to deferred revenue.

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. These estimates and assumptions may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. As a result, actual results could differ from these estimates.

Finance, Loans and Leases Receivable, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receivables

We sell preneed funeral and cemetery contracts whereby the customer enters into arrangements for future merchandise and services prior to the time of need. As these contracts are entered into prior to the delivery of the related goods and services, the preneed funeral and cemetery receivables are offset by a comparable deferred revenue amount. These receivables generally have an interest component for which interest income is recorded when the interest amount is considered collectible and realizable, which typically coincides with cash payment. We do not accrue interest on financing receivables that are not paid in accordance with the contractual payment date given the nature of our goods and services, the nature of our contracts with customers, and the timing of the delivery of our services. We do not consider receivables to be past due until the service or goods are required to be delivered at which time the preneed receivable is paid or reclassified as a trade receivable with payment terms of less than 30 days. As the preneed funeral and cemetery receivables are offset by comparable deferred revenue amounts, we have no risk of loss related to these receivables.

If a preneed contract is canceled prior to delivery, state or provincial law governs the amount of the refund owed to the customer, if any, including the amount of the attributed investment earnings. Upon cancellation, we receive the amount of principal deposited to the trust and previously undistributed net investment earnings and, where required, issue a refund to the customer. We retain excess funds, if any, and recognize the attributed investment earnings (net of any investment earnings payable to the customer) as revenue in the consolidated statement of operations. In certain jurisdictions, we may be obligated to fund any shortfall if the amount deposited by the customers exceed the funds in trust. Based on our historical experience, we have provided an allowance for cancellation of these receivables, which is recorded as a reduction in receivables with a corresponding offset to deferred revenue.

Funeral and Cemetery cash flow [Policy Text Block]

Cash flows from preneed funeral contracts are presented as operating cash flows in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

Cash flows from preneed cemetery contracts are presented as operating cash flows in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

Cash flows from cemetery perpetual care trusts are presented as operating cash flows in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

Revenue Recognition, Deferred Revenue [Policy Text Block]

These earnings are recorded in Deferred preneed funeral revenues until the service is performed or the merchandise is delivered.

These earnings are recorded in Deferred preneed cemetery revenues until the service is performed or the merchandise is delivered.

Marketable Securities, Available-for-sale Securities, Policy [Policy Text Block]

We assess our trust investments for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. Impairment charges resulting from this assessment are recognized as investment losses in Other income, net and a decrease to Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments. These investment losses, if any, are offset by the corresponding reclassification in Other income, net, which reduces Deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust.

We assess our trust investments for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. Impairment charges resulting from this assessment are recognized as investment losses in Other income, net and a decrease to Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments. These investment losses, if any, are offset by the corresponding reclassification in Other income, net, which reduces Deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust

We assess our trust investments for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. Impairment charges resulting from this assessment are recognized as investment losses in Other income, net and a decrease to Cemetery perpetual care trust investments. These investment losses, if any, are offset by the corresponding reclassification in Other income, net, which reduces Care trusts’ corpus.

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Preneed Cemetery Activities Preneed Cemetery Activities, Textuals (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net	$ 620,000	$ 650,000
Cemetery [Member]
Available-for-sale securities, estimated maturity date, minimum	2013
Fair Value, Measurement with unobservable inputs, risk discount, low end of the range	0.00%		0.00%
Fair Value, Measurement with unobservable inputs, risk discount, high end of the range	20.00%		60.00%
Fair Value, Measurement with unobservable inputs, liquidity discount, low end of the range	0.00%		0.00%
Fair Value, Measurement with unobservable inputs, liquidity discount, high end of the range	10.00%		25.00%
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share, Unfunded Commitments	11,800,000
Investment Earnings, Net	9,200,000	7,500,000
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net	$ 357,000	$ 305,000
Underlying assets liquidation range, minimum	2 years
Available-for-sale securities, estimated maturity date, maximum	2042
Underlying assets liquidation range, maximum	10 years

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Preneed Funeral Activities Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments (Details) (Funeral [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	$ 148,035	$ 170,669
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(6,893)	(8,378)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	130,900	91,149
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(27,897)	(38,129)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	278,935	261,818
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(34,790)	(46,507)
US Treasury Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	22,192	22,357
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(610)	(803)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	18,638	6,741
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(746)	(77)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	40,830	29,098
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(1,356)	(880)
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	10,080	7,912
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(264)	(113)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	9,546	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(282)	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	19,626	7,912
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(546)	(113)
Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	5,617	7,809
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(254)	(347)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	4,632	4,283
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(351)	(276)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	10,249	12,092
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(605)	(623)
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	919	956
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(11)	(8)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	30	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(1)	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	949	956
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(12)	(8)
Preferred Stock securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	1,397	1,220
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(74)	(93)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	22	52
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(7)	(10)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	1,419	1,272
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(81)	(103)
US Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	35,099	70,752
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(3,138)	(4,694)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	6,049	9,089
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(1,670)	(2,209)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	41,148	79,841
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(4,808)	(6,903)
Canada Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	6,486	6,592
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(824)	(652)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	1,497	2,516
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(323)	(619)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	7,983	9,108
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(1,147)	(1,271)
Other International Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	5,516	7,606
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(288)	(521)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	759	608
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(145)	(137)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	6,275	8,214
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(433)	(658)
Equity Funds [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	1,183	6,779
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(28)	(126)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	23,745	26,340
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(5,222)	(6,602)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	24,928	33,119
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(5,250)	(6,728)
Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	59,546	38,686
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(1,402)	(1,021)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	52,484	24,131
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(9,722)	(9,231)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	112,030	62,817
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(11,124)	(10,252)
Private Equity Funds [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	13,498	17,389
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(9,428)	(18,968)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	13,498	17,389
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	$ (9,428)	$ (18,968)

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Preneed Funeral Activities Investment Related Activities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Investment related activities [Line Items]
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	$ 31,729	$ 67,445
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	(4,213)	(25,733)
Funeral [Member]
Investment related activities [Line Items]
Deposits	22,199	22,178
Withdrawals	32,705	30,912
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	60,979	188,059
Sales of available-for-sale securities	96,704	184,902
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	11,371	26,011
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	$ (1,721)	$ (9,748)

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Long-term Receivable and Investment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items]
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$ 1,128,284	$ 1,099,580
Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items]
Trust investments, at market	1,074,974	1,045,568
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	53,310	54,012
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$ 1,128,284	$ 1,099,580

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Segment Reporting Level 4 (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from External Customers	$ 652,352	$ 602,506
Gross Profit	159,600	127,567
General and administrative expenses	(30,866)	(25,959)
Losses on divestitures and impairment charges, net	(969)	(490)
Operating income	127,765	101,118
Interest expense	(32,769)	(33,588)
Other income (expense), net	(984)	3,905
Income before income taxes	94,012	71,435
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from External Customers	595,437	547,176
CANADA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from External Customers	54,981	53,541
GERMANY
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from External Customers	1,934	1,789
Funeral [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from External Customers	462,019	424,281
Gross Profit	120,147	100,024
Other income (expense), net	0	0
Cemetery [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from External Customers	190,333	178,225
Gross Profit	39,453	27,543
Other income (expense), net	$ 0	$ 0

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Debt Debt, Textuals (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	6.27%		6.28%
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate	87.00%		87.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 500
Letters of Credit, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	175
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	31.7
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.35%
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	381.7
Repayments of Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	11.4	6.6
Capital Lease Obligations Incurred	$ 14.9	$ 38.3
February 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.875%

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Preneed Cemetery Activities Level 3 Activities (Details) (Cemetery [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012
Private Equity Funds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair market value, beginning balance	$ 17,687		$ 15,219
Net unrealized losses included in Accumulated other comprehensive income	11,400	[1]	(1,353)	[1]
Net realized losses included in Other income, net(2)	(7)	[2]	(11)	[2]
Contributions	662		1,356
Distributions and other	(3,785)		(276)
Fair market value, ending balance	25,957		14,935
Other Investments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair market value, beginning balance	450		436
Net unrealized losses included in Accumulated other comprehensive income	587	[1]	8	[1]
Net realized losses included in Other income, net(2)	(2)	[2]	(1)	[2]
Contributions	0		0
Distributions and other	0		0
Fair market value, ending balance	$ 1,035		$ 443

[1] All unrealized gains (losses) recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income for our funeral merchandise and service trust investments are attributable to our preneed customers and are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Accumulated other comprehensive income to Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust

[2] All losses recognized in Other income, net for our funeral merchandise and service trust investments are attributable to our preneed customers and are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Other income, net to Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust

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Nature of Operations Level 1 (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Nature of Operations [Abstract]

Nature of Operations [Text Block]

Nature of Operations

We are North America’s largest provider of deathcare products and services, with a network of funeral service locations and cemeteries primarily operating in the United States and Canada. Our operations consist of funeral service locations, cemeteries, funeral service/cemetery combination locations, crematoria, and related businesses.

Funeral service locations provide all professional services relating to funerals and cremations, including the use of funeral facilities and motor vehicles and preparation and embalming services. Funeral-related merchandise, including caskets, casket memorialization products, burial vaults, cremation receptacles, cremation memorial products, flowers, and other ancillary products and services, is sold at funeral service locations. Cemeteries provide cemetery property interment rights, including developed lots, lawn crypts, and mausoleum spaces and sell cemetery-related merchandise and services, including stone and bronze memorials, markers, merchandise installations, and burial openings and closings. We also sell preneed funeral and cemetery merchandise and services whereby a customer contractually agrees to the terms of certain merchandise and services to be provided in the future.

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Credit Risk and Fair Value of Financial Instruments Level 4 (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Bank credit facility due March 2016	$ 86,600	$ 86,600
Mortgage notes and other debt, maturities through 2047	5,507	5,698
Total fair value of debt instruments	1,962,064	1,991,339
February 2013 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	0	4,786
April 2015 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	148,713	150,112
April 2016 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	218,102	222,049
June 2017 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	333,017	341,094
October 2018 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	293,750	298,750
May 2019 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	271,875	276,250
November 2020 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	201,500	204,500
November 2021 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	180,000	186,000
April 2027 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 223,000	$ 215,500

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Preneed Funeral Activities Preneed Funeral Activities, Textuals (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net	$ 620,000	$ 650,000
Funeral [Member]
Available-for-sale securities, estimated maturity date, minimum	2013
Underlying assets liquidation range, minimum	2 years
Fair Value, Measurement with unobservable inputs, risk discount, low end of the range	0.00%		0.00%
Fair Value, Measurement with unobservable inputs, risk discount, high end of the range	20.00%		60.00%
Fair Value, Measurement with unobservable inputs, liquidity discount, low end of the range	0.00%		0.00%
Fair Value, Measurement with unobservable inputs, liquidity discount, high end of the range	10.00%		25.00%
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share, Unfunded Commitments	11,200,000
Investment Earnings, Net	12,300,000	9,900,000
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net	$ 200,000	$ 344,000
Underlying assets liquidation range, maximum	10 years
Available-for-sale securities, estimated maturity date, maximum	2053

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Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trusts' Corpus Level 3 (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trusts' Corpus [Abstract]

Schedule of Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receitps Held in Trust Components [Table Text Block]

The components of Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are detailed below.

	March 31, 2013									December 31, 2012
	Preneed Funeral			Preneed Cemetery			Total			Preneed Funeral			Preneed Cemetery			Total
	(In thousands)									(In thousands)
Trust investments	$	1,364,367		$	1,353,463		$	2,717,830		$	1,337,014		$	1,291,016		$	2,628,030
Accrued trust operating payables and other	(1,229		)	(1,968		)	(3,197		)	(1,827		)	(1,882		)	(3,709		)
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	$	1,363,138		$	1,351,495		$	2,714,633		$	1,335,187		$	1,289,134		$	2,624,321

Schedule of Care Trust Corpus' Components [Table Text Block]

The components of Care trusts’ corpus in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are detailed below.

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$	1,128,284		$	1,099,580
Accrued trust operating payables and other	(805		)	(828		)
Care trusts’ corpus	$	1,127,479		$	1,098,752

Schedule of Other Nonoperating Income, by Component [Table Text Block]

The components of Other income, net in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are detailed below. See Notes 4, 5, and 6 for further discussion of the amounts related to the funeral, cemetery, and cemetery perpetual care trusts.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net			Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	11,371		$	16,576		$	3,782		$	—		$	31,729
Realized losses	(1,721		)	(2,170		)	(322		)	—			(4,213		)
Impairment charges	(200		)	(357		)	(63		)	—			(620		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	1,817			1,529			6,089			—			9,435
Trust expenses and income taxes	(2,381		)	(3,669		)	(575		)	—			(6,625		)
Net trust investment income	8,886			11,909			8,911			—			29,706
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(8,886		)	(11,909		)	(8,911		)	—			(29,706		)
Other income, net	—			—			—			(984		)	(984		)
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(984	)	$	(984	)

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net		Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	26,011		$	39,272		$	2,162		$	—	$	67,445
Realized losses	(9,748		)	(13,770		)	(2,215		)	—		(25,733		)
Impairment charges	(344		)	(305		)	(1		)	—		(650		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	2,200			2,276			5,723			—		10,199
Trust expenses and income taxes	(2,569		)	(3,185		)	(385		)	—		(6,139		)
Net trust investment income	15,550			24,288			5,284			—		45,122
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(15,550		)	(24,288		)	(5,284		)	—		(45,122		)
Other income, net	—			—			—			3,905		3,905
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	3,905	$	3,905

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Level 3 (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments [Line Items]

Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments [Table Text Block]

Our cemetery merchandise and service trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair values and the duration of unrealized losses as of March 31, 2013 are shown in the following tables:

	March 31, 2013
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	18,714	$	(500	)	$	19,448	$	(845	)	$	38,162	$	(1,345	)
Canadian government	5,501		(96		)	987		(20		)	6,488		(116		)
Corporate	9,400		(428		)	3,323		(272		)	12,723		(700		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2,250		(87		)	163		(50		)	2,413		(137		)
Common stock:
United States	44,001		(4,114		)	7,199		(1,398		)	51,200		(5,512		)
Canada	2,792		(545		)	1,005		(461		)	3,797		(1,006		)
Other international	6,637		(339		)	988		(194		)	7,625		(533		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	6,029		(79		)	40,107		(6,780		)	46,136		(6,859		)
Fixed income	60,403		(1,783		)	50,259		(18,247		)	110,662		(20,030		)
Private equity	—		—			7,564		(5,352		)	7,564		(5,352		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	155,727	$	(7,971	)	$	131,043	$	(33,619	)	$	286,770	$	(41,590	)

	December 31, 2012
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	28,626	$	(841	)	$	—	$	—		$	28,626	$	(841	)
Canadian government	5,319		(83		)	—		—			5,319		(83		)
Corporate	14,060		(571		)	2,137		(204		)	16,197		(775		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	1,497		(143		)	126		(53		)	1,623		(196		)
Common stock:
United States	82,989		(5,624		)	11,131		(2,092		)	94,120		(7,716		)
Canada	3,114		(461		)	1,115		(385		)	4,229		(846		)
Other international	9,056		(655		)	741		(202		)	9,797		(857		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	28,132		(1,427		)	43,172		(8,494		)	71,304		(9,921		)
Fixed income	54,533		(2,205		)	29,104		(17,145		)	83,637		(19,350		)
Private equity	46		(17		)	17,136		(15,158		)	17,182		(15,175		)
Other	8		—			378		(1		)	386		(1		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	227,380	$	(12,027	)	$	105,040	$	(43,734	)	$	332,420	$	(55,761	)

Our cemetery perpetual care trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair values and the duration of unrealized losses, are shown in the following tables.

	March 31, 2013
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	414	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—		$	414	$	(1	)
Canadian government	9,077		(151		)	1,986		(47		)	11,063		(198		)
Corporate	5,335		(56		)	1,858		(22		)	7,193		(78		)
Residential mortgage-backed	244		(3		)	—		—			244		(3		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	1,429		(244		)	2,502		(789		)	3,931		(1,033		)
Common stock:
United States	14,161		(1,004		)	4,238		(543		)	18,399		(1,547		)
Canada	1,415		(304		)	1,010		(453		)	2,425		(757		)
Other international	5,150		(344		)	570		(113		)	5,720		(457		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	47		(1		)	269		(69		)	316		(70		)
Fixed income	17,645		(93		)	30,701		(214		)	48,346		(307		)
Private equity	—		—			15,969		(8,690		)	15,969		(8,690		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	54,917	$	(2,201	)	$	59,103	$	(10,940	)	$	114,020	$	(13,141	)

	December 31, 2012
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	373	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—		$	373	$	(1	)
Canadian government	9,145		(140		)	—		—			9,145		(140		)
Corporate	5,439		(33		)	1,886		(18		)	7,325		(51		)
Residential mortgage-backed	183		(2		)	—		—			183		(2		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	3,115		(639		)	973		(299		)	4,088		(938		)
Common stock:
United States	38,323		(2,403		)	7,495		(986		)	45,818		(3,389		)
Canada	1,246		(281		)	1,055		(450		)	2,301		(731		)
Other international	4,712		(389		)	696		(58		)	5,408		(447		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	2,654		(127		)	404		(84		)	3,058		(211		)
Fixed income	10,552		(37		)	31,837		(404		)	42,389		(441		)
Private equity	—		—			10,752		(13,943		)	10,752		(13,943		)
Other	—		—			6,308		(3,104		)	6,308		(3,104		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	75,742	$	(4,052	)	$	61,406	$	(19,346	)	$	137,148	$	(23,398	)

Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]

Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments [Line Items]

Investment related activities [Table Text Block]

The table below sets forth certain investment-related activities associated with our cemetery perpetual care trusts:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Deposits	$	8,228		$	6,544
Withdrawals	9,569			8,252
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	35,052			70,127
Sales of available-for-sale securities	27,490			52,886
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	3,782			2,162
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	(322		)	(2,215		)

Long-term receivable and investment components [Table Text Block]

The components of Cemetery perpetual care trust investments in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Trust investments, at fair value	$	1,074,974	$	1,045,568
Cash and cash equivalents	53,310		54,012
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$	1,128,284	$	1,099,580

Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2013
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	820	$	42	$	(1	)	$	861
Canadian government	2	29,194		638		(198		)	29,634
Corporate	2	22,203		517		(78		)	22,642
Residential mortgage-backed	2	1,466		33		(3		)	1,496
Asset-backed	2	161		9		—			170
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	5,563		42		(1,033		)	4,572
Common stock:
United States	1	166,134		34,797		(1,547		)	199,384
Canada	1	8,745		2,032		(757		)	10,020
Other international	1	11,696		606		(457		)	11,845
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	15,674		3,891		(70		)	19,495
Fixed income	1	689,835		58,531		(307		)	748,059
Private equity	3	24,689		455		(8,690		)	16,454
Other	3	9,173		1,169		—			10,342
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments		$	985,353	$	102,762	$	(13,141	)	$	1,074,974

	December 31, 2012
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	820	$	45	$	(1	)	$	864
Canadian government	2	30,159		709		(140		)	30,728
Corporate	2	22,877		537		(51		)	23,363
Residential mortgage-backed	2	1,498		41		(2		)	1,537
Asset-backed	2	161		10		—			171
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	5,637		61		(938		)	4,760
Common stock:
United States	1	163,173		19,609		(3,389		)	179,393
Canada	1	8,954		1,568		(731		)	9,791
Other international	1	14,693		1,392		(447		)	15,638
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	16,999		2,102		(211		)	18,890
Fixed income	1	680,921		61,172		(441		)	741,652
Private equity	3	24,727		338		(13,943		)	11,122
Other	3	9,653		1,110		(3,104		)	7,659
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments		$	980,272	$	88,694	$	(23,398	)	$	1,045,568

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The change in our market-based cemetery perpetual care trust investments with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013						March 31, 2012
	Private Equity			Other			Private Equity			Other
Fair value, beginning balance	$	11,122		$	7,659		$	10,849		$	6,890
Net unrealized gains included in Accumulated other comprehensive income(1)	6,069			2,729			444			395
Net realized losses included in Other income, net(2)	(82		)	(46		)	(46		)	(11		)
Sales	—			—			(26		)	—
Contributions	1			—			1,390			—
Distributions and other	(656		)	—			(634		)	—
Fair value, ending balance	$	16,454		$	10,342		$	11,977		$	7,274

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]

Maturity dates of our fixed income securities range from 2013 to 2041. Maturities of fixed income securities at March 31, 2013 are estimated as follows:

	Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	9,355
Due in one to five years	23,976
Due in five to ten years	20,297
Thereafter	1,175
	$	54,803

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments (Details) (Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	$ 54,917	$ 75,742
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(2,201)	(4,052)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	59,103	61,406
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(10,940)	(19,346)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	114,020	137,148
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(13,141)	(23,398)
US Treasury Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	414	373
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(1)	(1)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	414	373
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(1)	(1)
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	9,077	9,145
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(151)	(140)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	1,986	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(47)	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	11,063	9,145
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(198)	(140)
Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	5,335	5,439
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(56)	(33)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	1,858	1,886
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(22)	(18)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	7,193	7,325
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(78)	(51)
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	244	183
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(3)	(2)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	244	183
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(3)	(2)
Preferred Stock securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	1,429	3,115
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(244)	(639)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	2,502	973
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(789)	(299)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	3,931	4,088
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(1,033)	(938)
US Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	14,161	38,323
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(1,004)	(2,403)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	4,238	7,495
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(543)	(986)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	18,399	45,818
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(1,547)	(3,389)
Canada Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	1,415	1,246
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(304)	(281)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	1,010	1,055
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(453)	(450)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	2,425	2,301
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(757)	(731)
Other International Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	5,150	4,712
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(344)	(389)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	570	696
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(113)	(58)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	5,720	5,408
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(457)	(447)
Equity Funds [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	47	2,654
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(1)	(127)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	269	404
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(69)	(84)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	316	3,058
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(70)	(211)
Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	17,645	10,552
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(93)	(37)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	30,701	31,837
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(214)	(404)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	48,346	42,389
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(307)	(441)
Private Equity Funds [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	15,969	10,752
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(8,690)	(13,943)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	15,969	10,752
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(8,690)	(13,943)
Other Investments [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value		6,308
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses		(3,104)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value		6,308
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses		$ (3,104)

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Preneed Cemetery Activities Investment Related Activities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Investment related activities [Line Items]
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	$ 31,729	$ 67,445
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	(4,213)	(25,733)
Cemetery [Member]
Investment related activities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	155,727		227,380
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(7,971)		12,027
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	131,043		105,040
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(33,619)		43,734
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	286,770		332,420
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(41,590)		(55,761)
Deposits	25,268	25,195
Withdrawals	29,881	24,733
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	105,722	270,083
Sales of available-for-sale securities	125,743	255,417
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	16,576	39,272
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	(2,170)	(13,770)
Private Equity Funds [Member] | Cemetery [Member]
Investment related activities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	0		46
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	0		(17)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	7,564		17,136
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(5,352)		(15,158)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	7,564		17,182
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	5,352		(15,175)
Other Investments [Member] | Cemetery [Member]
Investment related activities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value			8
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses			0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value			378
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses			(1)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value			386
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses			$ (1)

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Debt Level 3 (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

Debt as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was as follows:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
7.875% Debentures due February 2013	$	—		$	4,757
6.75% Senior Notes due April 2015	136,465			136,465
6.75% Senior Notes due April 2016	197,377			197,377
7.0% Senior Notes due June 2017	295,000			295,000
7.625% Senior Notes due October 2018	250,000			250,000
7.0% Senior Notes due May 2019	250,000			250,000
4.5% Senior Notes due November 2020	200,000			200,000
8.0% Senior Notes due November 2021	150,000			150,000
7.5% Senior Notes due April 2027	200,000			200,000
Bank credit facility due March 2016	86,600			86,600
Obligations under capital leases	183,883			176,445
Mortgage notes and other debt, maturities through 2047	5,507			5,698
Unamortized pricing discounts	(4,135		)	(4,292		)
Total debt	1,950,697			1,948,050
Less current maturities	(37,315		)	(31,429		)
Total long-term debt	$	1,913,382		$	1,916,621

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Credit Risk and Fair Value of Financial Instruments Level 3 (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]

Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Table Text Block]

The fair value of our debt instruments at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was as follows:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
7.875% Debentures due February 2013	$	—	$	4,786
6.75% Senior Notes due April 2015	148,713		150,112
6.75% Senior Notes due April 2016	218,102		222,049
7.0% Senior Notes due June 2017	333,017		341,094
7.625% Senior Notes due October 2018	293,750		298,750
7.0% Senior Notes due May 2019	271,875		276,250
4.5% Senior Notes due November 2020	201,500		204,500
8.0% Senior Notes due November 2021	180,000		186,000
7.5% Senior Notes due April 2027	223,000		215,500
Bank credit facility due March 2016	86,600		86,600
Mortgage notes and other debt, maturities through 2047	5,507		5,698
Total fair value of debt instruments	$	1,962,064	$	1,991,339

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Dividends declared per share	$ 0	$ 0

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Share-Based Compensation Level 3 (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The fair values of our stock options are calculated using the following weighted average assumptions for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Three Months Ended
Assumptions	March 31, 2013
Dividend yield	1.9	%
Expected volatility	35.2	%
Risk-free interest rate	0.7	%
Expected holding period (in years)	4.0

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Options		Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2012	12,401,970		$	8.84
Granted	2,041,330		$	15.26
Exercised	(349,663	)	$	8.85
Cancelled	(36,397	)	$	10.31
Outstanding at March 31, 2013	14,057,240		$	9.77
Exercisable at March 31, 2013	9,939,390		$	8.51

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity [Table Text Block]

Restricted share activity for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was as follows:

	Restricted shares		Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested restricted shares at December 31, 2012	1,104,579		$	9.78
Granted	378,280		$	15.26
Vested	(296,886	)	$	8.63
Cancelled	(2,744	)	$	10.32
Nonvested restricted shares at March 31, 2013	1,183,229		$	11.81

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Preneed Funeral Activities Level 3 Activities (Details) (Funeral [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012
Private Equity Funds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair market value, beginning balance	$ 17,879		$ 15,986
Net unrealized (losses) gains included in Accumulated other comprehensive income	10,850	[1]	(1,307)	[1]
Net realized losses included in Other income, net(2)	(5)	[2]	(10)	[2]
Sales	0		(9)
Contributions	637		1,278
Distributions and other	(3,630)		(254)
Fair market value, ending balance	25,731		15,684
Other Investments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair market value, beginning balance	744		912
Net unrealized (losses) gains included in Accumulated other comprehensive income	509	[1]	7	[1]
Net realized losses included in Other income, net(2)	(1)	[2]	0	[2]
Sales	0		0
Contributions	0		0
Distributions and other	0		0
Fair market value, ending balance	$ 1,252		$ 919

[1] All unrealized gains (losses) recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income for our funeral merchandise and service trust investments are attributable to our preneed customers and are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Accumulated other comprehensive income to Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust

[2] All losses recognized in Other income, net for our funeral merchandise and service trust investments are attributable to our preneed customers and are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Other income, net to Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities (Details) (Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	$ 985,353	$ 980,272
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	102,762	88,694
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(13,141)	(23,398)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	1,074,974	1,045,568
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	820	820
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	42	45
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(1)	(1)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	861	864
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	29,194	30,159
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	638	709
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(198)	(140)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	29,634	30,728
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	22,203	22,877
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	517	537
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(78)	(51)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	22,642	23,363
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	1,466	1,498
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	33	41
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(3)	(2)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	1,496	1,537
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	161	161
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	9	10
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	170	171
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Preferred Stock securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	5,563	5,637
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	42	61
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,033)	(938)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	4,572	4,760
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | US Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	166,134	163,173
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	34,797	19,609
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,547)	(3,389)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	199,384	179,393
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Canada Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	8,745	8,954
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	2,032	1,568
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(757)	(731)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	10,020	9,791
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other International Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	11,696	14,693
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	606	1,392
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(457)	(447)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	11,845	15,638
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Equity Funds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	15,674	16,999
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	3,891	2,102
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(70)	(211)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	19,495	18,890
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	689,835	680,921
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	58,531	61,172
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(307)	(441)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	748,059	741,652
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Private Equity Funds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	24,689	24,727
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	455	338
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(8,690)	(13,943)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	16,454	11,122
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Investments [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	9,173	9,653
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	1,169	1,110
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	(3,104)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value	$ 10,342	$ 7,659

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations Statement (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Revenues	$ 652,352	$ 602,506
Costs and expenses	(492,752)	(474,939)
Gross profits	159,600	127,567
General and administrative expenses	(30,866)	(25,959)
Losses (gains) on divestitures and impairment charges, net	(969)	(490)
Operating income	127,765	101,118
Interest expense	(32,769)	(33,588)
Other (expense) income, net	(984)	3,905
Income before income taxes	94,012	71,435
Provision for income taxes	(35,290)	(23,120)
Net income	58,722	48,315
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,102)	(290)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 57,620	$ 48,025
Basic earnings per share:
Net income attributable to common stockholders, basic	$ 0.27	$ 0.22
Basic weighted average number of shares	211,380	220,132
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to common stockholders, diluted	$ 0.27	$ 0.22
Diluted weighted average number of shares	215,208	223,212
Dividends declared per share	$ 0	$ 0

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Preneed Cemetery Activities Long-term Receivable and Investment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items]
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	$ 1,897,314	$ 1,826,835
Cemetery [Member]
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items]
Trust investments, at market	1,258,886	1,204,084
Cash and cash equivalents	94,565	86,923
Insurance-backed fixed income securities	12	9
Trust investments	1,353,463	1,291,016
Receivables from customers	623,371	614,599
Unearned finance charges	(28,876)	(29,471)
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments, excluding allowance for cancellation	1,947,958	1,876,144
Allowance for cancellation	(50,644)	(49,309)
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	$ 1,897,314	$ 1,826,835

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Statement (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 58,722	$ 48,315
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	30,447	29,541
Amortization of intangible assets	5,808	6,149
Amortization of cemetery property	8,975	9,569
Amortization of loan costs	1,235	1,194
Provision for doubtful accounts	1,720	2,842
Provision for deferred income taxes	26,134	18,479
Losses (gains) on divestitures and impairment charges, net	969	490
Share-based compensation	2,830	2,574
Excess tax benefits from share based awards	(772)	0
Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and divestitures:
Decrease in receivables	5,962	4,471
Increase (decrease) in other assets	(5,882)	(5,352)
Increase (decrease) in payables and other liabilities	12,215	(7,888)
Effect of preneed funeral production and maturities:
Decrease in preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	13,738	16,066
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral revenue	(4,000)	(7,735)
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust	(14,176)	(10,069)
Effect of cemetery production and deliveries:
Increase in preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	(6,359)	(26,238)
Increase in deferred preneed cemetery revenue	15,912	15,948
(Decrease) increase in deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust	(3,419)	642
Other	1,065	(3,214)
Net cash provided by operating activities	151,124	95,784
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(22,569)	(23,378)
Acquisitions	0	(804)
Proceeds from divestitures and sales of property and equipment, net	1,816	264
Net withdrawals of restricted funds and other	339	1,176
Net cash used in investing activities	(20,414)	(22,742)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	0	907
Payments of debt	(4,948)	(497)
Principal payments on capital leases	(6,468)	(6,084)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	3,094	2,323
Excess tax benefits from share based awards	772	0
Purchase of Company common stock	(1,708)	(75,106)
Payments of dividends	(12,698)	(11,104)
Payments to Acquire Additional Interest in Subsidiaries	(8,333)
Bank overdrafts and other	(4,004)	433
Net cash used in financing activities	(34,293)	(89,128)
Effect of foreign currency on cash and cash equivalents	(579)	1,348
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	95,838	(14,738)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	92,708	128,569
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 188,546	$ 113,831

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Income Taxes Level 4 (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations	37.50%	32.40%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate	0.00%
Income Tax Examination, Liability (Refund) Adjustment from Settlement with Taxing Authority	$ 6.6
Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes	3.1
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	133.1
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued	42.0
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Period Increase (Decrease)	10.9
Unrecognized tax benefits, reduction of accrued interest	$ 0.4

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Supplementary Information Level 3 (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Supplementary Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Information [Table Text Block]

The detail of certain income statement accounts as presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Merchandise revenues:
Funeral	$	153,832	$	140,153
Cemetery	129,492		121,834
Total merchandise revenues	283,324		261,987
Services revenues:
Funeral	280,325		259,779
Cemetery	54,550		49,672
Total services revenues	334,875		309,451
Other revenues	34,153		31,068
Total revenues	$	652,352	$	602,506
Merchandise costs and expenses:
Funeral	$	77,510	$	72,125
Cemetery	56,529		55,686
Total cost of merchandise	134,039		127,811
Services costs and expenses:
Funeral	134,326		127,260
Cemetery	26,356		25,821
Total cost of services	160,682		153,081
Overhead and other expenses	198,031		194,047
Total costs and expenses	$	492,752	$	474,939

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Equity Level 4 (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Foreign Currency Gain (Loss) [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive income [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 106,205	$ 111,717	$ 111,717	$ 111,717	$ 0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Net of Tax			(6,804)		0
Reclassification of currency translation adjustment to Losses on divestitures and impairment charges, net			1,292		0
Increase in net unrealized gains associated with available-for-sale securities of the trusts, net of taxes			69,478	0	69,478
Reclassification of net unrealized gain activity attributable to the Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and Care trusts’ corpus’, net of taxes			(69,478)	0	(69,478)
Balance at end of period	$ 106,205	$ 111,717	$ 106,205	$ 106,205	$ 0

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Supplementary Information Level 1 (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Supplementary Information [Abstract]

Additional Financial Information Disclosure [Text Block]

Supplementary Information

The detail of certain income statement accounts as presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Merchandise revenues:
Funeral	$	153,832	$	140,153
Cemetery	129,492		121,834
Total merchandise revenues	283,324		261,987
Services revenues:
Funeral	280,325		259,779
Cemetery	54,550		49,672
Total services revenues	334,875		309,451
Other revenues	34,153		31,068
Total revenues	$	652,352	$	602,506
Merchandise costs and expenses:
Funeral	$	77,510	$	72,125
Cemetery	56,529		55,686
Total cost of merchandise	134,039		127,811
Services costs and expenses:
Funeral	134,326		127,260
Cemetery	26,356		25,821
Total cost of services	160,682		153,081
Overhead and other expenses	198,031		194,047
Total costs and expenses	$	492,752	$	474,939

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Earnings Per Share Level 3 (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted EPS computations is presented below:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Amounts attributable to common stockholders:
Net income:
Net income — basic	$	57,620	$	48,025
After tax interest on convertible debt	13		13
Net income — diluted	$	57,633	$	48,038
Weighted average shares (denominator):
Weighted average shares — basic	211,380		220,132
Stock options	3,707		2,959
Convertible debt	121		121
Weighted average shares — diluted	215,208		223,212
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.27	$	0.22
Diluted	$	0.27	$	0.22

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Earnings Per Share Level 1 (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per common share (EPS) excludes dilution and is computed by dividing Net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other obligations to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common shares that then shared in our earnings.

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted EPS computations is presented below:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Amounts attributable to common stockholders:
Net income:
Net income — basic	$	57,620	$	48,025
After tax interest on convertible debt	13		13
Net income — diluted	$	57,633	$	48,038
Weighted average shares (denominator):
Weighted average shares — basic	211,380		220,132
Stock options	3,707		2,959
Convertible debt	121		121
Weighted average shares — diluted	215,208		223,212
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.27	$	0.22
Diluted	$	0.27	$	0.22

The computation of diluted EPS excludes outstanding stock options and convertible debt in certain periods in which the inclusion of such options and debt would be anti-dilutive in the periods presented. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, total options not currently included in the computation of dilutive EPS were 1.1 million and 4.3 million, respectively.

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Supplementary Information Level 4 (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Product Information [Line Items]
Total merchandise revenues	$ 283,324	$ 261,987
Total services revenues	334,875	309,451
Other revenues	34,153	31,068
Total revenues	652,352	602,506
Total cost of merchandise	134,039	127,811
Total cost of services	160,682	153,081
Overhead and other expenses	198,031	194,047
Total costs and expenses	492,752	474,939
Funeral [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Total merchandise revenues	153,832	140,153
Total services revenues	280,325	259,779
Total cost of merchandise	77,510	72,125
Total cost of services	134,326	127,260
Cemetery [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Total merchandise revenues	129,492	121,834
Total services revenues	54,550	49,672
Total cost of merchandise	56,529	55,686
Total cost of services	$ 26,356	$ 25,821

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity Statement (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Capital in Excess of Par Value [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 1,412,195	$ 224,666	$ (1,710)	$ 1,430,330	$ (367,044)	$ 105,852	$ 20,101
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	54,060	0	0	0	48,025	5,760	275
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	48,025
Dividends declared on common stock	(10,960)	0	0	(10,960)	0	0	0
Employee share-based compensation earned	2,574	0	0	2,574	0	0	0
Stock option exercises	2,323	422	0	1,901	0	0	0
Restricted stock awards, net of forfeitures	0	483	0	(483)	0	0	0
Purchase of Company common stock	(75,106)	0	(6,765)	(44,781)	(23,560)	0	0
Excess tax benefits from share based awards	0
Other	9	1	0	8	0	0	0
Balance at end of period at Mar. 31, 2012
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2012	1,362,827	211,057	(10)	1,307,058	(286,795)	111,717	19,800
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income	53,206	0	0	0		(5,512)	1,098
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	57,620
Dividends declared on common stock	(12,698)	0	0	(12,698)	0	0	0
Employee share-based compensation earned	2,830	0	0	2,830	0	0	0
Stock option exercises	3,094	350	0	2,744	0	0	0
Restricted stock awards, net of forfeitures	0	378	(3)	(375)	0	0	0
Purchase of Company common stock	(1,708)	0	(109)	(676)	(923)	0	0
Excess tax benefits from share based awards	772	0	0	772	0	0	0
Payments to Acquire Additional Interest in Subsidiaries	8,333	0	0	(1,696)	0	0	(6,637)
Noncontrolling interest payment	(900)	0	0	0	0	0	(900)
Other	(9)	1	0	(10)	0	0	0
Balance at end of period at Mar. 31, 2013	$ 1,399,081	$ 211,786	$ (122)	$ 1,297,949	$ (230,098)	$ 106,205	$ 13,361

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Net income	$ 58,722	$ 48,315
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(5,516)	5,745
Comprehensive income	53,206	54,060
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,098)	(275)
Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders	$ 52,108	$ 53,785

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Debt Level 1 (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Debt [Abstract]

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

Debt

Debt as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was as follows:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
7.875% Debentures due February 2013	$	—		$	4,757
6.75% Senior Notes due April 2015	136,465			136,465
6.75% Senior Notes due April 2016	197,377			197,377
7.0% Senior Notes due June 2017	295,000			295,000
7.625% Senior Notes due October 2018	250,000			250,000
7.0% Senior Notes due May 2019	250,000			250,000
4.5% Senior Notes due November 2020	200,000			200,000
8.0% Senior Notes due November 2021	150,000			150,000
7.5% Senior Notes due April 2027	200,000			200,000
Bank credit facility due March 2016	86,600			86,600
Obligations under capital leases	183,883			176,445
Mortgage notes and other debt, maturities through 2047	5,507			5,698
Unamortized pricing discounts	(4,135		)	(4,292		)
Total debt	1,950,697			1,948,050
Less current maturities	(37,315		)	(31,429		)
Total long-term debt	$	1,913,382		$	1,916,621

Current maturities of debt at March 31, 2013 were primarily comprised of our capital leases. Our consolidated debt had a weighted average interest rate of 6.27% and 6.28% at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Approximately 87% of our total debt had a fixed interest rate at both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

Bank Credit Facility

The Company has a $500 million bank credit facility due March 2016 with a syndicate of banks, including a sublimit of $175 million for letters of credit.

As of March 31, 2013, we have $86.6 million outstanding under our Bank credit facility and $31.7 million of letters of credit. The bank credit facility provides us with flexibility for working capital, if needed, and is guaranteed by a majority of our domestic subsidiaries. The subsidiary guaranty is a guaranty of payment of the outstanding amount of the total lending commitment, including letters of credit. The bank credit facility contains certain financial covenants, including a minimum interest coverage ratio, a maximum leverage ratio, and certain dividend and share repurchase restrictions. We pay a quarterly fee on the unused commitment, which was 0.35% for the first quarter. As of March 31, 2013, we have $381.7 million in borrowing capacity under the bank credit facility.

Debt Extinguishments and Reductions

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, we paid an aggregate of $11.4 million, to repay our remaining 7.875% Debentures due February 2013 and our capital lease obligations.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we paid $6.6 million of our long-term debt and capital lease obligations.

Capital Leases

During the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we acquired $14.9 million and $38.3 million, respectively, of primarily transportation equipment capital leases.

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Document and Entity Information Document	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 23, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Service Corporation International
Entity Central Index Key	0000089089
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		211,673,026

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Credit Risk and Fair Value of Financial Instruments Level 1 (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Credit Risk and Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Credit Risk and Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Text Block]

Credit Risk and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value Estimates

The fair value estimates of the following financial instruments have been determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, and trade payables approximate the fair values of those instruments due to the short-term nature of the instruments. The fair values of receivables on preneed funeral and cemetery contracts are impracticable to estimate because of the lack of a trading market and the diverse number of individual contracts with varying terms.

The fair value of our debt instruments at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was as follows:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
7.875% Debentures due February 2013	$	—	$	4,786
6.75% Senior Notes due April 2015	148,713		150,112
6.75% Senior Notes due April 2016	218,102		222,049
7.0% Senior Notes due June 2017	333,017		341,094
7.625% Senior Notes due October 2018	293,750		298,750
7.0% Senior Notes due May 2019	271,875		276,250
4.5% Senior Notes due November 2020	201,500		204,500
8.0% Senior Notes due November 2021	180,000		186,000
7.5% Senior Notes due April 2027	223,000		215,500
Bank credit facility due March 2016	86,600		86,600
Mortgage notes and other debt, maturities through 2047	5,507		5,698
Total fair value of debt instruments	$	1,962,064	$	1,991,339

The fair values of our long-term, fixed rate loans were estimated using market prices for those loans, and therefore they are classified within Level 1 of the Fair Value Measurements hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC. The bank credit agreement and the mortgage and other debt are classified within Level 3 of the Fair Value Measurements hierarchy. The fair values of these instruments have been estimated using discounted cash flow analysis based on our incremental borrowing rate for similar borrowing arrangements. A significant increase (decrease) in the inputs results in a directionally opposite change in the fair value of the instruments.

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 188,546	$ 92,708
Receivables, net	92,955	101,817
Deferred tax assets	42,833	42,864
Inventories, net	25,556	24,560
Other	24,858	20,546
Total current assets	374,748	282,495
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	1,558,994	1,535,932
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	1,897,314	1,826,835
Cemetery property, at cost	1,486,646	1,489,948
Property and equipment, net	1,635,118	1,641,101
Goodwill	1,379,303	1,382,410
Deferred charges and other assets	421,646	425,267
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,128,284	1,099,580
Total assets	9,882,053	9,683,568
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	378,844	373,783
Current maturities of long-term debt	37,315	31,429
Income taxes	9,373	6,892
Total current liabilities	425,532	412,104
Long-term debt	1,913,382	1,916,621
Deferred preneed funeral revenues	525,933	536,647
Deferred preneed cemetery revenues	876,553	861,148
Deferred tax liability	507,091	471,198
Other liabilities	392,369	399,950
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	2,714,633	2,624,321
Care trusts’ corpus	1,127,479	1,098,752
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 211,785,586 and 211,056,501 shares issued, respectively, and 211,663,639, and 211,046,501 shares outstanding, respectively	211,664	211,047
Capital in excess of par value	1,297,949	1,307,058
Accumulated deficit	(230,098)	(286,795)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	106,205	111,717
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,385,720	1,343,027
Noncontrolling interests	13,361	19,800
Total equity	1,399,081	1,362,827
Total liabilities and equity	$ 9,882,053	$ 9,683,568

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Preneed Funeral Activities Level 1 (Notes) (Funeral [Member])

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Funeral [Member]

Preneed Funeral Activities Text Block

Preneed Funeral Activities

Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments represent trust investments, including investment earnings, and customer receivables, net of unearned finance charges, related to unperformed, price-guaranteed preneed funeral contracts. Our funeral merchandise and service trusts are variable interest entities as defined in the Consolidation Topic of the ASC. In accordance with this guidance, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of these trusts, as we absorb a majority of the losses and returns associated with these trusts. Our cemetery trust investments detailed in Notes 5 and 6 are also accounted for as variable interest entities. When we receive payments from the customer, we deposit the amount required by law into the trust and reclassify the corresponding amount from Deferred preneed funeral revenues into Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. Amounts are withdrawn from the trusts after the contract obligations are performed. Cash flows from preneed funeral contracts are presented as operating cash flows in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments are reduced by the trust investment earnings (realized and unrealized) that we have been allowed to withdraw in certain states prior to maturity. These earnings are recorded in Deferred preneed funeral revenues until the service is performed or the merchandise is delivered.

The table below sets forth certain investment-related activities associated with our preneed funeral merchandise and service trusts:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Deposits	$	22,199		$	22,178
Withdrawals	32,705			30,912
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	60,979			188,059
Sales of available-for-sale securities	96,704			184,902
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	11,371			26,011
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	(1,721		)	(9,748		)

The components of Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Trust investments, at fair value	$	995,437		$	977,973
Cash and cash equivalents	93,932			85,943
Insurance-backed fixed income securities	274,998			273,098
Trust investments	1,364,367			1,337,014
Receivables from customers	242,355			241,896
Unearned finance charge	(8,996		)	(8,645		)
	1,597,726			1,570,265
Allowance for cancellation	(38,732		)	(34,333		)
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	$	1,558,994		$	1,535,932

The cost and fair values associated with our funeral merchandise and service trust investments recorded at fair value at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are detailed below. Cost reflects the investment (net of redemptions) of control holders in common trust funds, mutual funds, and private equity investments. Fair value represents the market value of the underlying securities held by the common trust funds, mutual funds at published values, and the estimated fair value of private equity investments (including debt as well as the estimated fair value related to the contract holder’s equity in majority-owned real estate investments).

	March 31, 2013
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	105,942	$	3,663	$	(1,357	)	$	108,248
Canadian government	2	104,544		326		(546		)	104,324
Corporate	2	48,721		2,949		(605		)	51,065
Residential mortgage-backed	2	2,908		48		(12		)	2,944
Asset-backed	2	128		2		—			130
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	4,935		446		(81		)	5,300
Common stock:
United States	1	226,328		52,323		(4,808		)	273,843
Canada	1	22,115		3,078		(1,147		)	24,046
Other international	1	20,096		2,837		(433		)	22,500
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	143,054		15,359		(5,249		)	153,164
Fixed income	1	227,300		6,714		(11,124		)	222,890
Private equity	3	32,830		2,329		(9,428		)	25,731
Other	3	990		262		—			1,252
Trust investments		$	939,891	$	90,336	$	(34,790	)	$	995,437

	December 31, 2012
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	105,594	$	5,072	$	(880	)	$	109,786
Canadian government	2	110,399		861		(113		)	111,147
Corporate	2	51,611		2,531		(623		)	53,519
Residential mortgage-backed	2	3,123		57		(8		)	3,172
Asset-backed	2	129		3		—			132
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	3,603		211		(103		)	3,711
Common stock:
United States	1	230,971		38,514		(6,903		)	262,582
Canada	1	23,284		2,598		(1,271		)	24,611
Other international	1	18,089		1,874		(658		)	19,305
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	145,589		10,097		(6,728		)	148,958
Fixed income	1	225,365		7,314		(10,252		)	222,427
Private equity	3	36,626		221		(18,968		)	17,879
Other	3	542		202		—			744
Trust investments		$	954,925	$	69,555	$	(46,507	)	$	977,973

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities held by the common trust funds and mutual funds are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure (FVM&D) Topic of the ASC.

Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, fair values are estimated by using either quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or an income approach fair value model with observable inputs that include a combination of interest rates, yield curves, credit risks, prepayment speeds, rating, and tax-exempt status. These funds are classified as Level 2 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

The valuation of private equity and other alternative investments requires management judgment due to the absence of quoted market prices, inherent lack of liquidity, and the long-term nature of such assets. The fair value of these investments is estimated based on the market value of the underlying real estate and private equity investments. The underlying real estate value is determined using the most recent available appraisals. As of March 31, 2013, private equity instruments are valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 20% for risk and 0% to 10% for liquidity. As of December 31, 2012, private equity instruments were valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 60% for risk and 0% to 25% for liquidity. A significant increase (decrease) in the discounts results in a directionally opposite change in the fair value of the instruments. Valuation policies and procedures are determined by our Trust Services department, which reports to our Chief Financial Officer.  Additionally, valuations are reviewed by our investment committee quarterly. These funds are classified as Level 3 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

As of March 31, 2013, our unfunded commitment for our private equity and other investments was $11.2 million which, if called, would be funded by the assets of the trusts. Our private equity and other investments include several funds that invest in limited partnerships, distressed debt, real estate, and mezzanine financing. These investments can never be redeemed by the funds. Instead, the nature of the investments in this category is that the distributions are received through the liquidation of the underlying assets of the funds. We estimate that the underlying assets will be liquidated over the next 2 to 10 years.

The change in our market-based funeral merchandise and service trust investments with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013						March 31, 2012
	Private Equity			Other			Private Equity			Other
Fair value, beginning balance	$	17,879		$	744		$	15,986		$	912
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in Accumulated other comprehensive income(1)	10,850			509			(1,307		)	7
Net realized losses included in Other income, net(2)	(5		)	(1		)	(10		)	—
Sales	—			—			(9		)	—
Contributions	637			—			1,278			—
Distributions and other	(3,630		)	—			(254		)	—
Fair value, ending balance	$	25,731		$	1,252		$	15,684		$	919

(1) All unrealized gains (losses) recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income for our funeral merchandise and service trust investments are attributable to our preneed customers and are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Accumulated other comprehensive income to Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust.

(2) All losses recognized in Other income, net for our funeral merchandise and service trust investments are attributable to our preneed customers and are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Other income, net to Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust.

Maturity dates of our fixed income securities range from 2013 to 2053. Maturities of fixed income securities, excluding mutual funds, at March 31, 2013 are estimated as follows:

	Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	132,475
Due in one to five years	53,406
Due in five to ten years	48,265
Thereafter	32,565
	$	266,711

Earnings from all our funeral merchandise and service trust investments are recognized in funeral revenues when a service is performed or merchandise is delivered. Fees charged by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor are also included in current revenues in the period in which they are earned. In addition, we are entitled to retain, in certain jurisdictions, a portion of collected customer payments when a customer cancels a preneed contract; these amounts are also recognized in current revenues. Recognized trust fund income (realized and unrealized) related to these trust investments were $12.3 million and $9.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

We assess our trust investments for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. Impairment charges resulting from this assessment are recognized as investment losses in Other income, net and a decrease to Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments. These investment losses, if any, are offset by the corresponding reclassification in Other income, net, which reduces Deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we recorded a $0.2 millionand a $0.3 million impairment charge, respectively, for other-than-temporary declines in fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments.

We have determined that the remaining unrealized losses in our funeral merchandise and service trust investments are considered temporary in nature, as the unrealized losses were due to temporary fluctuations in interest rates and equity prices. The investments are diversified across multiple industry segments using a balanced allocation strategy to minimize long-term risk. We believe that none of the remaining securities are other-than-temporarily impaired based on our analysis of the investments. Our analysis included a review of the portfolio holdings and discussions with the individual money managers as to the sector exposures, credit ratings and the severity and duration of the unrealized losses. Our funeral merchandise and service trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair values, and the duration of unrealized losses as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, are shown in the following tables:

	March 31, 2013
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	22,192	$	(610	)	$	18,638	$	(746	)	$	40,830	$	(1,356	)
Canadian government	10,080		(264		)	9,546		(282		)	19,626		(546		)
Corporate	5,617		(254		)	4,632		(351		)	10,249		(605		)
Residential mortgage-backed	919		(11		)	30		(1		)	949		(12		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	1,397		(74		)	22		(7		)	1,419		(81		)
Common stock:
United States	35,099		(3,138		)	6,049		(1,670		)	41,148		(4,808		)
Canada	6,486		(824		)	1,497		(323		)	7,983		(1,147		)
Other international	5,516		(288		)	759		(145		)	6,275		(433		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	1,183		(28		)	23,745		(5,222		)	24,928		(5,250		)
Fixed income	59,546		(1,402		)	52,484		(9,722		)	112,030		(11,124		)
Private equity	—		—			13,498		(9,428		)	13,498		(9,428		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	148,035	$	(6,893	)	$	130,900	$	(27,897	)	$	278,935	$	(34,790	)

	December 31, 2012
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	22,357	$	(803	)	$	6,741	$	(77	)	$	29,098	$	(880	)
Canadian government	7,912		(113		)	—		—			7,912		(113		)
Corporate	7,809		(347		)	4,283		(276		)	12,092		(623		)
Residential mortgage-backed	956		(8		)	—		—			956		(8		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	1,220		(93		)	52		(10		)	1,272		(103		)
Common stock:
United States	70,752		(4,694		)	9,089		(2,209		)	79,841		(6,903		)
Canada	6,592		(652		)	2,516		(619		)	9,108		(1,271		)
Other international	7,606		(521		)	608		(137		)	8,214		(658		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	6,779		(126		)	26,340		(6,602		)	33,119		(6,728		)
Fixed income	38,686		(1,021		)	24,131		(9,231		)	62,817		(10,252		)
Private equity	—		—			17,389		(18,968		)	17,389		(18,968		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	170,669	$	(8,378	)	$	91,149	$	(38,129	)	$	261,818	$	(46,507	)

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards Level 1 (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Recently Issued Accounting Standards [Abstract]

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Table Text Block]

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Foreign Currency

In March 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) amended the Foreign Currency Matters Topic of the Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) to clarify the appropriate accounting when a parent ceases to have a controlling interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that is a business within a foreign entity. This clarification provides that the cumulative translation adjustment should only be released into net income if the loss of controlling interest represents complete or substantially complete liquidation of the foreign entity in which the subsidiary or asset group had resided. This amendment is effective for us starting with our first quarter of 2014 and adoption is not expected to impact our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

Comprehensive Income

In February 2013, the FASB amended the Comprehensive Income Topic of the ASC to require reporting of amounts reclassified out of accumulated comprehensive income by component. We are required to present significant amounts reclassified to net income in their entirety by income statement line item and to cross reference any disclosure elsewhere in the notes for amounts reclassified in less than their entirety. We adopted this amendment effective January 1, 2013 and the appropriate disclosures are contained in Note 12.

Intangible Testing

In July 2012, the FASB amended the Intangibles - Goodwill and Other Topic of the ASC that allows us to make a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the relevant information, we determine it is more likely than not that the fair value is more than the carrying amount, no additional analysis is necessary. If we determine it is more likely than not that the fair value is less than the carrying amount, then we are required to proceed to the quantitative approach. The amended guidance is effective for us as of our annual test in the fourth quarter of 2013, and adoption is not expected to impact our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

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Commitments and Contingencies Level 1 (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

Commitments and Contingencies

Insurance Loss Reserves

We purchase comprehensive general liability, morticians’ and cemetery professional liability, automobile liability, and workers’ compensation insurance coverage structured with high deductibles. The high-deductible insurance program means we are primarily self-insured for claims and associated costs and losses covered by these policies. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we have self-insurance reserves of $56.7 million and $57.5 million, respectively.

Litigation

We are a party to various litigation matters, investigations, and proceedings. For each of our outstanding legal matters, we evaluate the merits of the case, our exposure to the matter, possible legal or settlement strategies, and the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome. We intend to vigorously defend ourselves in the lawsuits described herein; however, if we determine that an unfavorable outcome is probable and can be reasonably estimated, we establish the necessary accruals. We hold certain insurance policies that may reduce cash outflows with respect to an adverse outcome of certain of these litigation matters. We accrue such insurance recoveries when they become probable of being paid and can be reasonably estimated.

Burial Practices Claims. We are named as a defendant in various lawsuits alleging improper burial practices at certain of our cemetery locations. These lawsuits include but are not limited to the Garcia,Sands, Schwartz and Niven lawsuits described in the following paragraphs.

Reyvis Garcia and Alicia Garcia v. Alderwoods Group, Inc., Osiris Holding of Florida, Inc., a Florida corporation, d/b/a Graceland Memorial Park South, f/k/a Paradise Memorial Gardens, Inc., was filed in December 2004, in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, Case No. 04-25646 CA 32. Plaintiffs are the son and sister of the decedent, Eloisa Garcia, who was buried at Graceland Memorial Park South in March 1986, when the cemetery was owned by Paradise Memorial Gardens, Inc. Initially, the suit sought damages on the individual claims of the plaintiffs relating to the burial of Eloisa Garcia. Plaintiffs claimed that due to poor recordkeeping, spacing issues and maps, and the fact that the family could not afford to purchase a marker for the grave, the burial location of the decedent could not be readily located. Subsequently, the decedent’s grave was located and verified. In July 2006, plaintiffs amended their complaint, seeking to certify a class of all persons buried at this cemetery whose burial sites cannot be located, claiming that this was due to poor recordkeeping, maps, and surveys at the cemetery. Plaintiffs subsequently filed a third amended class action complaint and added two additional named plaintiffs. The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified monetary damages, as well as equitable and injunctive relief. On May 4, 2011, the trial court certified a class and we are appealing that ruling. We cannot quantify our ultimate liability, if any, for the payment of any damages.

F. Charles Sands, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. Eden Memorial Park, et al.; Case No. BC421528; in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles — Central District. This case was filed in September 2009 against SCI and certain subsidiaries regarding our Eden Memorial Park cemetery in Mission Hills, California. The plaintiff seeks compensatory, consequential and punitive damages as well as the appointment of a receiver to oversee cemetery operations. The plaintiff alleges the cemetery engaged in wrongful burial practices and did not disclose them to customers. After a hearing in February 2012, the court in May 2012 issued an order certifying classes of cemetery plot owners and their families based on alleged Company misrepresentation, concealment or nondisclosure of material facts regarding alleged improper burial practices pertaining to the period from February 1985 to September 2009. Pursuant to a court order, the Company may be precluded from making certain arguments that challenge the sufficiency of plaintiff's physical evidence, although the extent to which that order will apply at trial remains unclear. The case is scheduled for trial in July 2013. We cannot quantify our ultimate liability, if any, for the payment of any damages.

Barbara Schwartz & Carol Neitlich, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc., et al.; Case No. 2012CA015954, In the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial District in and for Palm Beach County, Florida. This lawsuit has been removed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and is now Case No. 9:12-CV-80180-DMM. This case was filed by counsel for plaintiffs in the Sands case regarding our Star of David Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Funeral Chapel and Bailey Memorial Gardens located in North Lauderdale, Florida. Plaintiffs seek to certify a class of cemetery plot owners and their families. Plaintiffs allege the cemetery engaged in wrongful burial practices and did not disclose them to customers. Plaintiffs seek compensatory, consequential and punitive damages as well as the appointment of a receiver to oversee the cemetery operations. On our motion, the court dismissed the plaintiffs' claims in March 2013. We cannot quantify our ultimate liability, if any, for the payment of any damages.

Janie Niven & Jennifer Mazzo, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc., et al.; Case No. 2012CA015951, In the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial District in and for Palm Beach County, Florida. This lawsuit was filed by plaintiffs in the preceding Sands and Schwartz cases regarding Beth David Memorial Gardens and Chapel located in Hollywood, Florida. Although we acquired the cemetery in connection with our 2006 acquisition of Alderwoods Group, Inc., we never managed the cemetery and sold it to a third-party shortly after closing on the Alderwoods acquisition. Plaintiffs seek to certify a class of cemetery plot owners and their families. Plaintiffs allege the cemetery engaged in wrongful burial practices and did not disclose them to customers. Plaintiffs seek compensatory, consequential and punitive damages as well as the appointment of a receiver to oversee the cemetery operations. In February 2013, the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their claims without prejudice.

Wage and Hour Claims. We are named a defendant in various lawsuits alleging violations of federal and state laws regulating wage and hour overtime pay, including but not limited to the Bryant and Helm lawsuits described below.

Bryant, et al. v. Service Corporation International, et al.; Case No. RG-07359593; and Helm, et al. v. AWGI & SCI; Case No. RG-07359602; in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda. These cases were filed on December 5, 2007. These cases were removed to federal court in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco/Oakland Division. The Bryant case is now Case No. 3:08-CV-01190-SI and the Helm case is now Case No. C 08-01184-SI. On December 29, 2009, the court in the Helm case denied the plaintiffs’ motion to certify the case as a class action. The plaintiffs modified and refiled their motion for certification. On March 9, 2011, the court denied plaintiffs’ renewed motions to certify a class in both of the Bryant and Helm cases and dismissed the Helm case. The Helm plaintiff is appealing the court's order decertifying her claims. The individual claims in the Bryant case are still pending. The plaintiffs have also (i) filed additional lawsuits with similar allegations seeking class certification of state law claims in different states, and (ii) made a large number of demands for arbitration. We cannot quantify our ultimate liability, if any, in these lawsuits.

The ultimate outcome of the matters described above cannot be determined at this time. We intend to vigorously defend all of the above lawsuits; however, an adverse decision in one or more of such matters could have a material effect on us, our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

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Share-Based Compensation Level 1 (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

Share-Based Compensation

Stock Benefit Plans

We utilize the Black-Scholes option valuation model for estimating the fair value of our stock options. This model uses a range of assumptions related to volatility, the risk-free interest rate, the expected life, and the dividend yield. The fair values of our stock options are calculated using the following weighted average assumptions for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Three Months Ended
Assumptions	March 31, 2013
Dividend yield	1.9	%
Expected volatility	35.2	%
Risk-free interest rate	0.7	%
Expected holding period (in years)	4.0

Stock Options

The following table sets forth stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Options		Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2012	12,401,970		$	8.84
Granted	2,041,330		$	15.26
Exercised	(349,663	)	$	8.85
Cancelled	(36,397	)	$	10.31
Outstanding at March 31, 2013	14,057,240		$	9.77
Exercisable at March 31, 2013	9,939,390		$	8.51

As of March 31, 2013, the unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options of $13.1 million is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.6 years.

Restricted Shares

Restricted share activity for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was as follows:

	Restricted shares		Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested restricted shares at December 31, 2012	1,104,579		$	9.78
Granted	378,280		$	15.26
Vested	(296,886	)	$	8.63
Cancelled	(2,744	)	$	10.32
Nonvested restricted shares at March 31, 2013	1,183,229		$	11.81

As of March 31, 2013, the unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted shares of $10.2 million is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.6 years.

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Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trusts' Corpus Level 1 (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trusts' Corpus [Abstract]

Deferred Preneed Funeral And Cemetery Receipts Held In Trust And Care Trusts Corpus Text Block

Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trusts’ Corpus

Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust

We consolidate the merchandise and service trusts associated with our preneed funeral and cemetery activities in accordance with the Consolidation Topic of the ASC. Although the guidance requires the consolidation of the merchandise and service trusts, it does not change the legal relationships among the trusts, us, or our customers. The customers are the legal beneficiaries of these merchandise and service trusts, and therefore their interests in these trusts represent a liability to us.

The components of Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are detailed below.

	March 31, 2013									December 31, 2012
	Preneed Funeral			Preneed Cemetery			Total			Preneed Funeral			Preneed Cemetery			Total
	(In thousands)									(In thousands)
Trust investments	$	1,364,367		$	1,353,463		$	2,717,830		$	1,337,014		$	1,291,016		$	2,628,030
Accrued trust operating payables and other	(1,229		)	(1,968		)	(3,197		)	(1,827		)	(1,882		)	(3,709		)
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	$	1,363,138		$	1,351,495		$	2,714,633		$	1,335,187		$	1,289,134		$	2,624,321

Care Trusts’ Corpus

The Care trusts’ corpus reflected in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet represents the cemetery perpetual care trusts, including the related accrued expenses.

The components of Care trusts’ corpus in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are detailed below.

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$	1,128,284		$	1,099,580
Accrued trust operating payables and other	(805		)	(828		)
Care trusts’ corpus	$	1,127,479		$	1,098,752

Other Income, Net

The components of Other income, net in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are detailed below. See Notes 4, 5, and 6 for further discussion of the amounts related to the funeral, cemetery, and cemetery perpetual care trusts.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net			Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	11,371		$	16,576		$	3,782		$	—		$	31,729
Realized losses	(1,721		)	(2,170		)	(322		)	—			(4,213		)
Impairment charges	(200		)	(357		)	(63		)	—			(620		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	1,817			1,529			6,089			—			9,435
Trust expenses and income taxes	(2,381		)	(3,669		)	(575		)	—			(6,625		)
Net trust investment income	8,886			11,909			8,911			—			29,706
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(8,886		)	(11,909		)	(8,911		)	—			(29,706		)
Other income, net	—			—			—			(984		)	(984		)
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(984	)	$	(984	)

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net		Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	26,011		$	39,272		$	2,162		$	—	$	67,445
Realized losses	(9,748		)	(13,770		)	(2,215		)	—		(25,733		)
Impairment charges	(344		)	(305		)	(1		)	—		(650		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	2,200			2,276			5,723			—		10,199
Trust expenses and income taxes	(2,569		)	(3,185		)	(385		)	—		(6,139		)
Net trust investment income	15,550			24,288			5,284			—		45,122
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(15,550		)	(24,288		)	(5,284		)	—		(45,122		)
Other income, net	—			—			—			3,905		3,905
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	3,905	$	3,905

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Debt Level 4 (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bank credit facility due March 2016	$ 86,600	$ 86,600
Total debt	1,950,697	1,948,050
Less current maturities	(37,315)	(31,429)
Total long-term debt	1,913,382	1,916,621
Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized pricing discounts and other	(4,135)	(4,292)
Unsecured Debt [Member] | February 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	0	4,757
Unsecured Debt [Member] | April 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	136,465	136,465
Unsecured Debt [Member] | April 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	197,377	197,377
Unsecured Debt [Member] | June 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	295,000	295,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] | October 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	250,000	250,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] | May 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	250,000	250,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] | November 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	200,000	200,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] | November 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	150,000	150,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] | April 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	200,000	200,000
Capital Lease Obligations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Obligations under capital leases	183,883	176,445
Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes and other debt, maturities through 2047	$ 5,507	$ 5,698

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Preneed Cemetery Activities Level 1 (Notes) (Cemetery [Member])

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Cemetery [Member]

Preneed Cemetery Activities Text Block

Preneed Cemetery Activities

Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments represent trust investments, including investment earnings, and customer receivables, net of unearned finance charges, for contracts sold in advance of when the property interment rights, merchandise, or services are needed. Our cemetery merchandise and service trusts are variable interest entities as defined in the Consolidation Topic of the ASC. In accordance with this guidance, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of these trusts, as we absorb a majority of the losses and returns associated with these trusts. The trust investments detailed in Notes 4 and 6 are also accounted for as variable interest entities. When we receive payments from the customer, we deposit the amount required by law into the trust and reclassify the corresponding amount from Deferred preneed cemetery revenues into Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. Amounts are withdrawn from the trusts when the contract obligations are performed. Cash flows from preneed cemetery contracts are presented as operating cash flows in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments are reduced by the trust investment earnings (realized and unrealized) that we have been allowed to withdraw in certain states prior to maturity. These earnings are recorded in Deferred preneed cemetery revenues until the service is performed or the merchandise is delivered.

The table below sets forth certain investment-related activities associated with our preneed cemetery merchandise and service trusts:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Deposits	$	25,268		$	25,195
Withdrawals	29,881			24,733
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	105,722			270,083
Sales of available-for-sale securities	125,743			255,417
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	16,576			39,272
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	(2,170		)	(13,770		)

The components of Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Trust investments, at fair value	$	1,258,886		$	1,204,084
Cash and cash equivalents	94,565			86,923
Insurance-backed fixed income securities	12			9
Trust investments	1,353,463			1,291,016
Receivables from customers	623,371			614,599
Unearned finance charges	(28,876		)	(29,471		)
	1,947,958			1,876,144
Allowance for cancellation	(50,644		)	(49,309		)
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	$	1,897,314		$	1,826,835

The cost and fair values associated with our cemetery merchandise and service trust investments recorded at fair value at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are detailed below. Cost reflects the investment (net of redemptions) of control holders in common trust funds, mutual funds, and private equity investments. Fair value represents the market value of the underlying securities held by the common trust funds, mutual funds at published values, and the estimated fair value of private equity investments.

	March 31, 2013
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	101,171	$	5,384	$	(1,345	)	$	105,210
Canadian government	2	17,150		361		(116		)	17,395
Corporate	2	42,021		3,343		(700		)	44,664
Residential mortgage-backed	2	143		3		—			146
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	8,182		702		(137		)	8,747
Common stock:
United States	1	359,882		96,774		(5,512		)	451,144
Canada	1	15,156		3,692		(1,006		)	17,842
Other international	1	33,912		5,384		(533		)	38,763
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	277,324		31,539		(6,859		)	302,004
Fixed income	1	255,802		10,207		(20,030		)	245,979
Private equity	3	28,863		2,446		(5,352		)	25,957
Other	3	870		165		—			1,035
Trust investments		$	1,140,476	$	160,000	$	(41,590	)	$	1,258,886

	December 31, 2012
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	99,630	$	7,925	$	(841	)	$	106,714
Canadian government	2	17,562		402		(83		)	17,881
Corporate	2	43,515		2,456		(775		)	45,196
Residential mortgage-backed	2	150		4		—			154
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	5,840		334		(196		)	5,978
Common stock:
United States	1	363,190		71,613		(7,716		)	427,087
Canada	1	16,026		2,862		(846		)	18,042
Other international	1	29,889		3,687		(857		)	32,719
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	279,265		19,520		(9,921		)	288,864
Fixed income	1	251,687		10,975		(19,350		)	243,312
Private equity	3	32,785		77		(15,175		)	17,687
Other	3	407		44		(1		)	450
Trust investments		$	1,139,946	$	119,899	$	(55,761	)	$	1,204,084

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities held by the common trust funds and mutual funds are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, fair values are estimated by using either quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or an income approach fair value model with observable inputs that include a combination of interest rates, yield curves, credit risks, prepayment speeds, rating, and tax-exempt status. These funds are classified as Level 2 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

The valuation of private equity and other alternative investments requires management judgment due to the absence of quoted market prices, inherent lack of liquidity, and the long-term nature of such assets. The fair value of these investments is estimated based on the market value of the underlying real estate and private equity investments. The underlying real estate value is determined using the most recent available appraisals. As of March 31, 2013, private equity instruments are valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 20% for risk and 0% to 10% for liquidity. As of December 31, 2012, private equity instruments were valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 60% for risk and 0% to 25% for liquidity. A significant increase (decrease) in the discounts results in a directionally opposite change in the fair value of the instruments. Valuation policies and procedures are determined by our Trust Services department, which reports to our Chief Financial Officer.  Additionally, valuations are reviewed by our investment committee quarterly. These funds are classified as Level 3 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

As of March 31, 2013, our unfunded commitment for our private equity and other investments was $11.8 million which, if called, would be funded by the assets of the trusts. Our private equity and other investments include several funds that invest in limited partnerships, distressed debt, real estate, and mezzanine financing. These investments can never be redeemed by the funds. Instead, the nature of the investments in this category is that the distributions are received through the liquidation of the underlying assets of the funds. We estimate that the underlying assets will be liquidated over the next 2 to 10 years.

The change in our market-based cemetery merchandise and service trust investments with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013						March 31, 2012
	Private Equity			Other			Private Equity			Other
Fair value, beginning balance	$	17,687		$	450		$	15,219		$	436
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in Accumulated other comprehensive income(1)	11,400			587			(1,353		)	8
Net realized losses included in Other (expense) income, net(2)	(7		)	(2		)	(11		)	(1		)
Contributions	662			—			1,356			—
Distributions and other	(3,785		)	—			(276		)	—
Fair value, ending balance	$	25,957		$	1,035		$	14,935		$	443

(1) All unrealized gains (losses) recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income for our cemetery merchandise and service trust investments are attributable to our preneed customers and are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Accumulated other comprehensive income to Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust.

(2) All losses recognized in Other income, net for our cemetery merchandise and service trust investments are attributable to our preneed customers and are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Other income, net to Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust.

Maturity dates of our fixed income securities range from 2013 to 2042. Maturities of fixed income securities, excluding mutual funds, at March 31, 2013 are estimated as follows:

	Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	19,832
Due in one to five years	56,472
Due in five to ten years	42,361
Thereafter	48,750
	$	167,415

Earnings from all our cemetery merchandise and service trust investments are recognized in current cemetery revenues when a service is performed or merchandise is delivered. Fees charged by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor are also included in current revenues in the period in which they are earned. In addition, we are entitled to retain, in certain jurisdictions, a portion of collected customer payments when a customer cancels a preneed contract; these amounts are also recognized in current revenues. Recognized trust fund income (realized and unrealized) related to these trust investments were $9.2 million and $7.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

We assess our trust investments for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. Impairment charges resulting from this assessment are recognized as investment losses in Other income, net and a decrease to Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments. These investment losses, if any, are offset by the corresponding reclassification in Other income, net, which reduces Deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust. See Note 7 for further information related to our Deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we recorded a $0.4 million and a $0.3 million impairment charge, respectively, for other-than-temporary declines in fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments.

We have determined that the remaining unrealized losses in our cemetery merchandise and service trust investments are considered temporary in nature, as the unrealized losses were due to temporary fluctuations in interest rates and equity prices. The investments are diversified across multiple industry segments using a balanced allocation strategy to minimize long-term risk. We believe that none of the remaining securities are other-than-temporarily impaired based on our analysis of the investments. Our analysis included a review of the portfolio holdings and discussions with the individual money managers as to the sector exposures, credit ratings, and the severity and duration of the unrealized losses. Our cemetery merchandise and service trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair values and the duration of unrealized losses as of March 31, 2013 are shown in the following tables:

	March 31, 2013
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	18,714	$	(500	)	$	19,448	$	(845	)	$	38,162	$	(1,345	)
Canadian government	5,501		(96		)	987		(20		)	6,488		(116		)
Corporate	9,400		(428		)	3,323		(272		)	12,723		(700		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2,250		(87		)	163		(50		)	2,413		(137		)
Common stock:
United States	44,001		(4,114		)	7,199		(1,398		)	51,200		(5,512		)
Canada	2,792		(545		)	1,005		(461		)	3,797		(1,006		)
Other international	6,637		(339		)	988		(194		)	7,625		(533		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	6,029		(79		)	40,107		(6,780		)	46,136		(6,859		)
Fixed income	60,403		(1,783		)	50,259		(18,247		)	110,662		(20,030		)
Private equity	—		—			7,564		(5,352		)	7,564		(5,352		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	155,727	$	(7,971	)	$	131,043	$	(33,619	)	$	286,770	$	(41,590	)

	December 31, 2012
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	28,626	$	(841	)	$	—	$	—		$	28,626	$	(841	)
Canadian government	5,319		(83		)	—		—			5,319		(83		)
Corporate	14,060		(571		)	2,137		(204		)	16,197		(775		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	1,497		(143		)	126		(53		)	1,623		(196		)
Common stock:
United States	82,989		(5,624		)	11,131		(2,092		)	94,120		(7,716		)
Canada	3,114		(461		)	1,115		(385		)	4,229		(846		)
Other international	9,056		(655		)	741		(202		)	9,797		(857		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	28,132		(1,427		)	43,172		(8,494		)	71,304		(9,921		)
Fixed income	54,533		(2,205		)	29,104		(17,145		)	83,637		(19,350		)
Private equity	46		(17		)	17,136		(15,158		)	17,182		(15,175		)
Other	8		—			378		(1		)	386		(1		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	227,380	$	(12,027	)	$	105,040	$	(43,734	)	$	332,420	$	(55,761	)

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Level 1 (Notes) (Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member])

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]

Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Text Block

Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts

We are required by state and provincial law to pay into cemetery perpetual care trusts a portion of the proceeds from the sale of cemetery property interment rights. Our cemetery perpetual care trusts are variable interest entities as defined in the Consolidation Topic of the ASC. In accordance with this guidance, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of these trusts, as we absorb a majority of the losses and returns associated with these trusts. The merchandise and service trust investments detailed in Notes 4 and 5 are also accounted for as variable interest entities. We consolidate our cemetery perpetual care trust investments with a corresponding amount recorded as Care trusts’ corpus. Cash flows from cemetery perpetual care trusts are presented as operating cash flows in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

The table below sets forth certain investment-related activities associated with our cemetery perpetual care trusts:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Deposits	$	8,228		$	6,544
Withdrawals	9,569			8,252
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	35,052			70,127
Sales of available-for-sale securities	27,490			52,886
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	3,782			2,162
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	(322		)	(2,215		)

The components of Cemetery perpetual care trust investments in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Trust investments, at fair value	$	1,074,974	$	1,045,568
Cash and cash equivalents	53,310		54,012
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$	1,128,284	$	1,099,580

The cost and fair values associated with our cemetery perpetual care trust investments recorded at fair value at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are detailed below. Cost reflects the investment (net of redemptions) of control holders in common trust funds, mutual funds, and private equity investments. Fair value represents the value of the underlying securities or cash held by the common trust funds, mutual funds at published values, and the estimated fair value of private equity investments.

	March 31, 2013
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	820	$	42	$	(1	)	$	861
Canadian government	2	29,194		638		(198		)	29,634
Corporate	2	22,203		517		(78		)	22,642
Residential mortgage-backed	2	1,466		33		(3		)	1,496
Asset-backed	2	161		9		—			170
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	5,563		42		(1,033		)	4,572
Common stock:
United States	1	166,134		34,797		(1,547		)	199,384
Canada	1	8,745		2,032		(757		)	10,020
Other international	1	11,696		606		(457		)	11,845
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	15,674		3,891		(70		)	19,495
Fixed income	1	689,835		58,531		(307		)	748,059
Private equity	3	24,689		455		(8,690		)	16,454
Other	3	9,173		1,169		—			10,342
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments		$	985,353	$	102,762	$	(13,141	)	$	1,074,974

	December 31, 2012
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	820	$	45	$	(1	)	$	864
Canadian government	2	30,159		709		(140		)	30,728
Corporate	2	22,877		537		(51		)	23,363
Residential mortgage-backed	2	1,498		41		(2		)	1,537
Asset-backed	2	161		10		—			171
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	5,637		61		(938		)	4,760
Common stock:
United States	1	163,173		19,609		(3,389		)	179,393
Canada	1	8,954		1,568		(731		)	9,791
Other international	1	14,693		1,392		(447		)	15,638
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	16,999		2,102		(211		)	18,890
Fixed income	1	680,921		61,172		(441		)	741,652
Private equity	3	24,727		338		(13,943		)	11,122
Other	3	9,653		1,110		(3,104		)	7,659
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments		$	980,272	$	88,694	$	(23,398	)	$	1,045,568

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities held by the common trust funds and mutual funds are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, fair values are estimated by using either quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or an income approach fair value model with observable inputs that include a combination of interest rates, yield curves, credit risks, prepayment speeds, rating, and tax-exempt status. These funds are classified as Level 2 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

The valuation of private equity and other alternative investments requires management judgment due to the absence of quoted market prices, inherent lack of liquidity, and the long-term nature of such assets. The fair value of these investments is estimated based on the market value of the underlying real estate and private equity investments. The underlying real estate value is determined using the most recent available appraisals. As of March 31, 2013, private equity instruments are valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 20% for risk and 0% to 10% for liquidity. As of December 31, 2012, private equity instruments were valued based on reported net asset values discounted by 0% to 60% for risk and 0% to 25% for liquidity. A significant increase (decrease) in the discounts results in a directionally opposite change in the fair value of the instruments.Valuation policies and procedures are determined by our Trust Services department, which reports to our Chief Financial Officer.  Additionally, valuations are reviewed by our investment committee quarterly. These funds are classified as Level 3 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy as required by the FVM&D Topic of the ASC.

As of March 31, 2013, our unfunded commitment for our private equity and other investments was $5.1 million which, if called, would be funded by the assets of the trusts. Our private equity and other investments include several funds that invest in limited partnerships, distressed debt, real estate, and mezzanine financing. These investments can never be redeemed by the funds. Instead, the nature of the investments in this category is that the distributions are received through the liquidation of the underlying assets of the funds. We estimate that the underlying assets will be liquidated over the next 2 to 10 years.

The change in our market-based cemetery perpetual care trust investments with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013						March 31, 2012
	Private Equity			Other			Private Equity			Other
Fair value, beginning balance	$	11,122		$	7,659		$	10,849		$	6,890
Net unrealized gains included in Accumulated other comprehensive income(1)	6,069			2,729			444			395
Net realized losses included in Other income, net(2)	(82		)	(46		)	(46		)	(11		)
Sales	—			—			(26		)	—
Contributions	1			—			1,390			—
Distributions and other	(656		)	—			(634		)	—
Fair value, ending balance	$	16,454		$	10,342		$	11,977		$	7,274

(1) All unrealized gains recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income for our cemetery perpetual care trust investments are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Accumulated other comprehensive income to Care trusts’ corpus. See Note 7 for further information related to our Care trusts’ corpus.

(2) All losses recognized in Other income, net for our cemetery perpetual care trust investments are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Other income, net to Care trusts’ corpus. See Note 7 for further information related to our Care trusts’ corpus.

Maturity dates of our fixed income securities range from 2013 to 2041. Maturities of fixed income securities at March 31, 2013 are estimated as follows:

	Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	9,355
Due in one to five years	23,976
Due in five to ten years	20,297
Thereafter	1,175
	$	54,803

Distributable earnings from these cemetery perpetual care trust investments are recognized in current cemetery revenues to the extent we incur qualifying cemetery maintenance costs. Fees charged by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor are also included in current revenues in the period in which they are earned. Recognized trust fund income related to these trust investments were $10.0 million and $9.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

We assess our trust investments for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. Impairment charges resulting from this assessment are recognized as investment losses in Other income, net and a decrease to Cemetery perpetual care trust investments. These investment losses, if any, are offset by the corresponding reclassification in Other income, net, which reduces Care trusts’ corpus. See Note 7 for further information related to our Care trusts’ corpus. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we recorded a $0.1 million and a $0.0 million impairment charge, respectively, for other-than-temporary declines in fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments.

We have determined that the remaining unrealized losses in our cemetery perpetual care trust investments are considered temporary in nature, as the unrealized losses were due to temporary fluctuations in interest rates and equity prices. The investments are diversified across multiple industry segments using a balanced allocation strategy to minimize long-term risk. We believe that none of the remaining securities are other-than-temporarily impaired based on our analysis of the investments. Our analysis included a review of the portfolio holdings, and discussions with the individual money managers as to the sector exposures, credit ratings, and the severity and duration of the unrealized losses. Our cemetery perpetual care trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair values and the duration of unrealized losses, are shown in the following tables.

	March 31, 2013
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	414	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—		$	414	$	(1	)
Canadian government	9,077		(151		)	1,986		(47		)	11,063		(198		)
Corporate	5,335		(56		)	1,858		(22		)	7,193		(78		)
Residential mortgage-backed	244		(3		)	—		—			244		(3		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	1,429		(244		)	2,502		(789		)	3,931		(1,033		)
Common stock:
United States	14,161		(1,004		)	4,238		(543		)	18,399		(1,547		)
Canada	1,415		(304		)	1,010		(453		)	2,425		(757		)
Other international	5,150		(344		)	570		(113		)	5,720		(457		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	47		(1		)	269		(69		)	316		(70		)
Fixed income	17,645		(93		)	30,701		(214		)	48,346		(307		)
Private equity	—		—			15,969		(8,690		)	15,969		(8,690		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	54,917	$	(2,201	)	$	59,103	$	(10,940	)	$	114,020	$	(13,141	)

	December 31, 2012
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	373	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—		$	373	$	(1	)
Canadian government	9,145		(140		)	—		—			9,145		(140		)
Corporate	5,439		(33		)	1,886		(18		)	7,325		(51		)
Residential mortgage-backed	183		(2		)	—		—			183		(2		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	3,115		(639		)	973		(299		)	4,088		(938		)
Common stock:
United States	38,323		(2,403		)	7,495		(986		)	45,818		(3,389		)
Canada	1,246		(281		)	1,055		(450		)	2,301		(731		)
Other international	4,712		(389		)	696		(58		)	5,408		(447		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	2,654		(127		)	404		(84		)	3,058		(211		)
Fixed income	10,552		(37		)	31,837		(404		)	42,389		(441		)
Private equity	—		—			10,752		(13,943		)	10,752		(13,943		)
Other	—		—			6,308		(3,104		)	6,308		(3,104		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	75,742	$	(4,052	)	$	61,406	$	(19,346	)	$	137,148	$	(23,398	)

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Income Taxes Level 1 (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

Income Taxes

Income tax expense during interim periods is based on our estimated annual effective income tax rate plus any discrete items which are recorded in the period in which they occur. Discrete items include, among others, such events as changes in estimates due to the finalization of tax returns, tax audit settlements, expiration of statute of limitations, and increases or decreases in valuation allowances on deferred tax assets. Our effective tax rate was 37.5% and 32.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The lower effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was primarily due to the benefits associated with the settlement of a tax audit discussed below. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2013 is above the 35% federal statutory tax rate due to state tax expense which is partially offset by foreign earnings taxed at lower rates.

Internal Revenue Service Settlement

Our affiliate, SCI Funeral and Cemetery Purchasing Cooperative ("COOP"), is a corporation taxed under subchapter T of the United States Internal Revenue Code, the operation of which has resulted in the deferral of tax payments. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in connection with its audits of the COOP's 2003 - 2005 federal income tax returns, proposed adjustments that would accelerate amounts that the Company had previously deferred and would result in the payment of interest on those deferred tax payments. We reached a partial settlement with the IRS in the first quarter of 2012 and as a result the Company made a payment of $6.6 million which reduced our tax expense by $3.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 for adjustments to our "unrecognized tax benefits" – that is, the aggregate tax effect of differences between tax return positions and the benefits recognized in our financial statements, and other tax matters.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

As of March 31, 2013, the gross amount of our unrecognized tax benefits was $133.1 million and the gross amount of our accrued interest was $42.0 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, our unrecognized tax benefit decreased by $10.9 million which did not impact the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations since the unrecognized tax benefits relate to temporary items. These adjustments are primarily due to the expiration of statute of limitations and a decrease in liability related to U.S. tax positions taken in prior years. Additional interest expense of $0.4 million was accrued.

A number of years may elapse before particular tax matters, for which we have unrecognized tax benefits, are audited and finally settled. While we have effectively concluded our 2003 - 2005 tax years with respect to our affiliate the COOP, SCI and Subsidiaries' tax years 1999 - 2005 remain under review at the IRS Appeals level. Furthermore, SCI and its affiliates are under audit by various state and foreign jurisdictions for years through 2010. The outcome of each of these audits cannot be predicted at this time. It is reasonably possible that the amount of our unrecognized tax benefits could significantly increase or decrease over the next twelve months either because we prevail on positions or because the tax authorities prevail. Due to the uncertainty regarding the timing of completion of audits and possible outcomes, a current estimate of the range of increases or decreases that may occur within the next twelve months cannot be made.

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Share-Based Compensation Share-Based Compensation, Textuals (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Stock Options [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 13.1
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	1 year 7 months 7 days
Restricted Stock [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 10.2
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	1 year 7 months 7 days

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Equity Equity, Textuals (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
Dividends declared per share	$ 0	$ 0
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash	$ 12,700,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount	190,100,000
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	1,708,000	75,106,000
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	10.00%			70.00%
Payments to Acquire Additional Interest in Subsidiaries	$ (8,333,000)		$ 0
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired		0
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	80.00%

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Share-Based Compensation Level 4 (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Dividend yield	1.90%
Expected volatility	35.20%
Risk-free interest rate	0.70%
Expected holding period	4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Options outstanding at beginning of period	12,401,970
Options outstanding at beginning of period, weighted average exercise price	$ 8.84
Granted	2,041,330
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 15.26
Exercised	349,663
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 8.85
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures and Expirations in Period	36,397
Options outstanding at end of period	14,057,240
Options outstanding at end of period, weighted average exercise price	$ 9.77
Options exercisable at March 31, 2012	9,939,390
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 8.51
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures and Expirations in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 10.31
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested [Roll Forward]
Nonvested restricted shares at beginning of period	1,104,579
Nonvested restricted shares at beginning of period, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 9.78
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	378,280
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 15.26
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period	296,886
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 8.63
Nonvested restricted shares at end of period	1,183,229
Nonvested restricted shares at end of period, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 11.81
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period	2,744
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 10.32

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Segment Reporting Level 3 (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Our reportable segment information is as follows:

	Funeral		Cemetery		Reportable Segments
	(In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Revenues from external customers:
2013	$	462,019	$	190,333	$	652,352
2012	$	424,281	$	178,225	$	602,506
Gross profits:
2013	$	120,147	$	39,453	$	159,600
2012	$	100,024	$	27,543	$	127,567

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

The following table reconciles gross profits from reportable segments to our consolidated income before income taxes:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Gross profits from reportable segments	$	159,600		$	127,567
General and administrative expenses	(30,866		)	(25,959		)
Losses on divestitures and impairment charges, net	(969		)	(490		)
Operating income	127,765			101,118
Interest expense	(32,769		)	(33,588		)
Other (expense) income, net	(984		)	3,905
Income before income taxes	$	94,012		$	71,435

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

Our geographic area information is as follows:

	United States		Canada		Germany		Total
			(In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Revenues from external customers:
2013	$	595,437	$	54,981	$	1,934	$	652,352
2012	$	547,176	$	53,541	$	1,789	$	602,506

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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Investment Related Activities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Investment related activities [Line Items]
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	$ 31,729	$ 67,445
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	(4,213)	(25,733)
Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Investment related activities [Line Items]
Deposits	8,228	6,544
Withdrawals	9,569	8,252
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	35,052	70,127
Sales of available-for-sale securities	27,490	52,886
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	3,782	2,162
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	$ (322)	$ (2,215)

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Segment Reporting Level 1 (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

Segment Reporting

Our operations are both product based and geographically based, and the reportable operating segments presented below include our funeral and cemetery operations. Our geographic areas include United States, Canada, and Germany. We conduct both funeral and cemetery operations in the United States and Canada and funeral operations in Germany.

Our reportable segment information is as follows:

	Funeral		Cemetery		Reportable Segments
	(In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Revenues from external customers:
2013	$	462,019	$	190,333	$	652,352
2012	$	424,281	$	178,225	$	602,506
Gross profits:
2013	$	120,147	$	39,453	$	159,600
2012	$	100,024	$	27,543	$	127,567

The following table reconciles gross profits from reportable segments to our consolidated income before income taxes:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Gross profits from reportable segments	$	159,600		$	127,567
General and administrative expenses	(30,866		)	(25,959		)
Losses on divestitures and impairment charges, net	(969		)	(490		)
Operating income	127,765			101,118
Interest expense	(32,769		)	(33,588		)
Other (expense) income, net	(984		)	3,905
Income before income taxes	$	94,012		$	71,435

Our geographic area information is as follows:

	United States		Canada		Germany		Total
			(In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Revenues from external customers:
2013	$	595,437	$	54,981	$	1,934	$	652,352
2012	$	547,176	$	53,541	$	1,789	$	602,506

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Preneed Funeral Activities Level 3 (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Preneed funeral receivables net and trust investments [Line Items]

Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments [Table Text Block]

Our cemetery merchandise and service trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair values and the duration of unrealized losses as of March 31, 2013 are shown in the following tables:

	March 31, 2013
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	18,714	$	(500	)	$	19,448	$	(845	)	$	38,162	$	(1,345	)
Canadian government	5,501		(96		)	987		(20		)	6,488		(116		)
Corporate	9,400		(428		)	3,323		(272		)	12,723		(700		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2,250		(87		)	163		(50		)	2,413		(137		)
Common stock:
United States	44,001		(4,114		)	7,199		(1,398		)	51,200		(5,512		)
Canada	2,792		(545		)	1,005		(461		)	3,797		(1,006		)
Other international	6,637		(339		)	988		(194		)	7,625		(533		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	6,029		(79		)	40,107		(6,780		)	46,136		(6,859		)
Fixed income	60,403		(1,783		)	50,259		(18,247		)	110,662		(20,030		)
Private equity	—		—			7,564		(5,352		)	7,564		(5,352		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	155,727	$	(7,971	)	$	131,043	$	(33,619	)	$	286,770	$	(41,590	)

	December 31, 2012
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	28,626	$	(841	)	$	—	$	—		$	28,626	$	(841	)
Canadian government	5,319		(83		)	—		—			5,319		(83		)
Corporate	14,060		(571		)	2,137		(204		)	16,197		(775		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	1,497		(143		)	126		(53		)	1,623		(196		)
Common stock:
United States	82,989		(5,624		)	11,131		(2,092		)	94,120		(7,716		)
Canada	3,114		(461		)	1,115		(385		)	4,229		(846		)
Other international	9,056		(655		)	741		(202		)	9,797		(857		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	28,132		(1,427		)	43,172		(8,494		)	71,304		(9,921		)
Fixed income	54,533		(2,205		)	29,104		(17,145		)	83,637		(19,350		)
Private equity	46		(17		)	17,136		(15,158		)	17,182		(15,175		)
Other	8		—			378		(1		)	386		(1		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	227,380	$	(12,027	)	$	105,040	$	(43,734	)	$	332,420	$	(55,761	)

Our cemetery perpetual care trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair values and the duration of unrealized losses, are shown in the following tables.

	March 31, 2013
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	414	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—		$	414	$	(1	)
Canadian government	9,077		(151		)	1,986		(47		)	11,063		(198		)
Corporate	5,335		(56		)	1,858		(22		)	7,193		(78		)
Residential mortgage-backed	244		(3		)	—		—			244		(3		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	1,429		(244		)	2,502		(789		)	3,931		(1,033		)
Common stock:
United States	14,161		(1,004		)	4,238		(543		)	18,399		(1,547		)
Canada	1,415		(304		)	1,010		(453		)	2,425		(757		)
Other international	5,150		(344		)	570		(113		)	5,720		(457		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	47		(1		)	269		(69		)	316		(70		)
Fixed income	17,645		(93		)	30,701		(214		)	48,346		(307		)
Private equity	—		—			15,969		(8,690		)	15,969		(8,690		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	54,917	$	(2,201	)	$	59,103	$	(10,940	)	$	114,020	$	(13,141	)

	December 31, 2012
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	373	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—		$	373	$	(1	)
Canadian government	9,145		(140		)	—		—			9,145		(140		)
Corporate	5,439		(33		)	1,886		(18		)	7,325		(51		)
Residential mortgage-backed	183		(2		)	—		—			183		(2		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	3,115		(639		)	973		(299		)	4,088		(938		)
Common stock:
United States	38,323		(2,403		)	7,495		(986		)	45,818		(3,389		)
Canada	1,246		(281		)	1,055		(450		)	2,301		(731		)
Other international	4,712		(389		)	696		(58		)	5,408		(447		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	2,654		(127		)	404		(84		)	3,058		(211		)
Fixed income	10,552		(37		)	31,837		(404		)	42,389		(441		)
Private equity	—		—			10,752		(13,943		)	10,752		(13,943		)
Other	—		—			6,308		(3,104		)	6,308		(3,104		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	75,742	$	(4,052	)	$	61,406	$	(19,346	)	$	137,148	$	(23,398	)

Funeral [Member]

Preneed funeral receivables net and trust investments [Line Items]

Investment related activities [Table Text Block]

The table below sets forth certain investment-related activities associated with our preneed funeral merchandise and service trusts:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Deposits	$	22,199		$	22,178
Withdrawals	32,705			30,912
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	60,979			188,059
Sales of available-for-sale securities	96,704			184,902
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	11,371			26,011
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	(1,721		)	(9,748		)

Long-term receivable and investment components [Table Text Block]

The components of Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Trust investments, at fair value	$	995,437		$	977,973
Cash and cash equivalents	93,932			85,943
Insurance-backed fixed income securities	274,998			273,098
Trust investments	1,364,367			1,337,014
Receivables from customers	242,355			241,896
Unearned finance charge	(8,996		)	(8,645		)
	1,597,726			1,570,265
Allowance for cancellation	(38,732		)	(34,333		)
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	$	1,558,994		$	1,535,932

Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The cost and fair values associated with our funeral merchandise and service trust investments recorded at fair value at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are detailed below. Cost reflects the investment (net of redemptions) of control holders in common trust funds, mutual funds, and private equity investments. Fair value represents the market value of the underlying securities held by the common trust funds, mutual funds at published values, and the estimated fair value of private equity investments (including debt as well as the estimated fair value related to the contract holder’s equity in majority-owned real estate investments).

	March 31, 2013
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	105,942	$	3,663	$	(1,357	)	$	108,248
Canadian government	2	104,544		326		(546		)	104,324
Corporate	2	48,721		2,949		(605		)	51,065
Residential mortgage-backed	2	2,908		48		(12		)	2,944
Asset-backed	2	128		2		—			130
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	4,935		446		(81		)	5,300
Common stock:
United States	1	226,328		52,323		(4,808		)	273,843
Canada	1	22,115		3,078		(1,147		)	24,046
Other international	1	20,096		2,837		(433		)	22,500
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	143,054		15,359		(5,249		)	153,164
Fixed income	1	227,300		6,714		(11,124		)	222,890
Private equity	3	32,830		2,329		(9,428		)	25,731
Other	3	990		262		—			1,252
Trust investments		$	939,891	$	90,336	$	(34,790	)	$	995,437

	December 31, 2012
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	105,594	$	5,072	$	(880	)	$	109,786
Canadian government	2	110,399		861		(113		)	111,147
Corporate	2	51,611		2,531		(623		)	53,519
Residential mortgage-backed	2	3,123		57		(8		)	3,172
Asset-backed	2	129		3		—			132
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	3,603		211		(103		)	3,711
Common stock:
United States	1	230,971		38,514		(6,903		)	262,582
Canada	1	23,284		2,598		(1,271		)	24,611
Other international	1	18,089		1,874		(658		)	19,305
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	145,589		10,097		(6,728		)	148,958
Fixed income	1	225,365		7,314		(10,252		)	222,427
Private equity	3	36,626		221		(18,968		)	17,879
Other	3	542		202		—			744
Trust investments		$	954,925	$	69,555	$	(46,507	)	$	977,973

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The change in our market-based funeral merchandise and service trust investments with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013						March 31, 2012
	Private Equity			Other			Private Equity			Other
Fair value, beginning balance	$	17,879		$	744		$	15,986		$	912
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in Accumulated other comprehensive income(1)	10,850			509			(1,307		)	7
Net realized losses included in Other income, net(2)	(5		)	(1		)	(10		)	—
Sales	—			—			(9		)	—
Contributions	637			—			1,278			—
Distributions and other	(3,630		)	—			(254		)	—
Fair value, ending balance	$	25,731		$	1,252		$	15,684		$	919

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]

Maturity dates of our fixed income securities range from 2013 to 2053. Maturities of fixed income securities, excluding mutual funds, at March 31, 2013 are estimated as follows:

	Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	132,475
Due in one to five years	53,406
Due in five to ten years	48,265
Thereafter	32,565
	$	266,711

Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments [Table Text Block]

Our funeral merchandise and service trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair values, and the duration of unrealized losses as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, are shown in the following tables:

	March 31, 2013
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	22,192	$	(610	)	$	18,638	$	(746	)	$	40,830	$	(1,356	)
Canadian government	10,080		(264		)	9,546		(282		)	19,626		(546		)
Corporate	5,617		(254		)	4,632		(351		)	10,249		(605		)
Residential mortgage-backed	919		(11		)	30		(1		)	949		(12		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	1,397		(74		)	22		(7		)	1,419		(81		)
Common stock:
United States	35,099		(3,138		)	6,049		(1,670		)	41,148		(4,808		)
Canada	6,486		(824		)	1,497		(323		)	7,983		(1,147		)
Other international	5,516		(288		)	759		(145		)	6,275		(433		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	1,183		(28		)	23,745		(5,222		)	24,928		(5,250		)
Fixed income	59,546		(1,402		)	52,484		(9,722		)	112,030		(11,124		)
Private equity	—		—			13,498		(9,428		)	13,498		(9,428		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	148,035	$	(6,893	)	$	130,900	$	(27,897	)	$	278,935	$	(34,790	)

	December 31, 2012
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	22,357	$	(803	)	$	6,741	$	(77	)	$	29,098	$	(880	)
Canadian government	7,912		(113		)	—		—			7,912		(113		)
Corporate	7,809		(347		)	4,283		(276		)	12,092		(623		)
Residential mortgage-backed	956		(8		)	—		—			956		(8		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	1,220		(93		)	52		(10		)	1,272		(103		)
Common stock:
United States	70,752		(4,694		)	9,089		(2,209		)	79,841		(6,903		)
Canada	6,592		(652		)	2,516		(619		)	9,108		(1,271		)
Other international	7,606		(521		)	608		(137		)	8,214		(658		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	6,779		(126		)	26,340		(6,602		)	33,119		(6,728		)
Fixed income	38,686		(1,021		)	24,131		(9,231		)	62,817		(10,252		)
Private equity	—		—			17,389		(18,968		)	17,389		(18,968		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	170,669	$	(8,378	)	$	91,149	$	(38,129	)	$	261,818	$	(46,507	)

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Preneed Cemetery Activities Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Invstments (Details) (Cemetery [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	$ 155,727	$ 227,380
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(7,971)	12,027
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	131,043	105,040
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(33,619)	43,734
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	286,770	332,420
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	(41,590)	(55,761)
US Treasury Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	18,714	28,626
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(500)	(841)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	19,448	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(845)	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	38,162	28,626
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	1,345	(841)
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	5,501	5,319
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(96)	(83)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	987	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(20)	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	6,488	5,319
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	116	(83)
Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	9,400	14,060
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(428)	(571)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	3,323	2,137
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(272)	(204)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	12,723	16,197
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	700	(775)
Preferred Stock securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	2,250	1,497
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(87)	(143)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	163	126
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(50)	(53)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	2,413	1,623
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	137	(196)
US Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	44,001	82,989
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(4,114)	(5,624)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	7,199	11,131
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(1,398)	(2,092)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	51,200	94,120
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	5,512	(7,716)
Canada Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	2,792	3,114
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(545)	(461)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	1,005	1,115
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(461)	(385)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	3,797	4,229
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	1,006	(846)
Other International Common Stock Securities [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	6,637	9,056
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(339)	(655)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	988	741
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(194)	(202)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	7,625	9,797
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	533	(857)
Equity Funds [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	6,029	28,132
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(79)	(1,427)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	40,107	43,172
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(6,780)	(8,494)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	46,136	71,304
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	6,859	(9,921)
Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	60,403	54,533
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	(1,783)	(2,205)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	50,259	29,104
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(18,247)	(17,145)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	110,662	83,637
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	20,030	(19,350)
Private Equity Funds [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	0	46
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	0	(17)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	7,564	17,136
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	(5,352)	(15,158)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	7,564	17,182
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	5,352	(15,175)
Other Investments [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value		8
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value		378
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses		(1)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value		386
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses		$ (1)

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Preneed Funeral Activities Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date (Details) (Funeral [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013
Funeral [Member]
Investments Classified By Contractual Maturity Date [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, within One Year, Fair Value	$ 132,475
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after One Through Five Years, Fair Value	53,406
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after Five Through Ten Years, Fair Value	48,265
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after Ten Years, Fair Value	32,565
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Total, Fair Value	$ 266,711

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Common stock, par value	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	211,785,586	211,056,501
Common stock, shares outstanding	211,663,639	211,046,501

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Notes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Service Corporation International (SCI) and all subsidiaries in which we hold a controlling financial interest. Our financial statements also include the accounts of the funeral merchandise and service trusts, cemetery merchandise and service trusts, and cemetery perpetual care trusts in which we have a variable interest and are the primary beneficiary. Our interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited but include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals and any other adjustments, which management considers necessary for a fair statement of our results for these periods. Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in a manner consistent with the accounting policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, unless otherwise disclosed herein, and should be read in conjunction therewith. The accompanying year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year period.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period financial statement presentation with no effect on our previously reported results of operations, consolidated financial position, or cash flows.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. These estimates and assumptions may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. As a result, actual results could differ from these estimates.

Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receivables

We sell preneed funeral and cemetery contracts whereby the customer enters into arrangements for future merchandise and services prior to the time of need. As these contracts are entered into prior to the delivery of the related goods and services, the preneed funeral and cemetery receivables are offset by a comparable deferred revenue amount. These receivables generally have an interest component for which interest income is recorded when the interest amount is considered collectible and realizable, which typically coincides with cash payment. We do not accrue interest on financing receivables that are not paid in accordance with the contractual payment date given the nature of our goods and services, the nature of our contracts with customers, and the timing of the delivery of our services. We do not consider receivables to be past due until the service or goods are required to be delivered at which time the preneed receivable is paid or reclassified as a trade receivable with payment terms of less than 30 days. As the preneed funeral and cemetery receivables are offset by comparable deferred revenue amounts, we have no risk of loss related to these receivables.

If a preneed contract is canceled prior to delivery, state or provincial law governs the amount of the refund owed to the customer, if any, including the amount of the attributed investment earnings. Upon cancellation, we receive the amount of principal deposited to the trust and previously undistributed net investment earnings and, where required, issue a refund to the customer. We retain excess funds, if any, and recognize the attributed investment earnings (net of any investment earnings payable to the customer) as revenue in the consolidated statement of operations. In certain jurisdictions, we may be obligated to fund any shortfall if the amount deposited by the customers exceed the funds in trust. Based on our historical experience, we have provided an allowance for cancellation of these receivables, which is recorded as a reduction in receivables with a corresponding offset to deferred revenue.

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Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trusts' Corpus Level 4 (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Component of Other Income, Nonoperating [Line Items]
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	$ 31,729	$ 67,445
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	(4,213)	(25,733)
Impairment charges	(620)	(650)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	9,435	10,199
Trust expenses and income taxes	(6,625)	(6,139)
Net trust investment income	29,706	45,122
Investment Income, Nonoperating, Effect on Deferred Preneed Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trust Corpus'	(29,706)	(45,122)
Other income, net	(984)	3,905
Total other income, net	(984)	3,905
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust, excluding accrued expenses	2,717,830		2,628,030
Accrued trust operating payables and other	(3,197)		(3,709)
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	2,714,633		2,624,321
Care trusts’ corpus	1,127,479		1,098,752
Funeral [Member]
Component of Other Income, Nonoperating [Line Items]
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	11,371	26,011
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	(1,721)	(9,748)
Impairment charges	(200)	(344)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	1,817	2,200
Trust expenses and income taxes	(2,381)	(2,569)
Net trust investment income	8,886	15,550
Investment Income, Nonoperating, Effect on Deferred Preneed Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trust Corpus'	(8,886)	(15,550)
Other income, net	0	0
Total other income, net	0	0
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust, excluding accrued expenses	1,364,367		1,337,014
Accrued trust operating payables and other	(1,229)		(1,827)
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	1,363,138		1,335,187
Cemetery [Member]
Component of Other Income, Nonoperating [Line Items]
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	16,576	39,272
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	(2,170)	(13,770)
Impairment charges	(357)	(305)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	1,529	2,276
Trust expenses and income taxes	(3,669)	(3,185)
Net trust investment income	11,909	24,288
Investment Income, Nonoperating, Effect on Deferred Preneed Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trust Corpus'	(11,909)	(24,288)
Other income, net	0	0
Total other income, net	0	0
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust, excluding accrued expenses	1,353,463		1,291,016
Accrued trust operating payables and other	(1,968)		(1,882)
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	1,351,495		1,289,134
Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Component of Other Income, Nonoperating [Line Items]
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	3,782	2,162
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	(322)	(2,215)
Impairment charges	(63)	(1)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	6,089	5,723
Trust expenses and income taxes	(575)	(385)
Net trust investment income	8,911	5,284
Investment Income, Nonoperating, Effect on Deferred Preneed Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trust Corpus'	(8,911)	(5,284)
Other income, net	0	0
Total other income, net	0	0
Care trusts' corpus, excluding accrued expenses	1,128,284		1,099,580
Accrued trust operating payables and other	(805)		(828)
Care trusts’ corpus	1,127,479		1,098,752
Intersegment Elimination [Member]
Component of Other Income, Nonoperating [Line Items]
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	0	0
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	0	0
Impairment charges	0	0
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	0	0
Trust expenses and income taxes	0	0
Net trust investment income	0	0
Investment Income, Nonoperating, Effect on Deferred Preneed Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trust Corpus'	0	0
Other income, net	(984)	3,905
Total other income, net	$ (984)	$ 3,905

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Commitments and Contingencies Level 4 (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Self Insurance Reserve	$ 56.7	$ 57.5

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Preneed Cemetery Activities Level 3 (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Preneed Cemetery Receivables, Net and Trust Investments [Line Items]

Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments [Table Text Block]

Our cemetery merchandise and service trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair values and the duration of unrealized losses as of March 31, 2013 are shown in the following tables:

	March 31, 2013
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	18,714	$	(500	)	$	19,448	$	(845	)	$	38,162	$	(1,345	)
Canadian government	5,501		(96		)	987		(20		)	6,488		(116		)
Corporate	9,400		(428		)	3,323		(272		)	12,723		(700		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2,250		(87		)	163		(50		)	2,413		(137		)
Common stock:
United States	44,001		(4,114		)	7,199		(1,398		)	51,200		(5,512		)
Canada	2,792		(545		)	1,005		(461		)	3,797		(1,006		)
Other international	6,637		(339		)	988		(194		)	7,625		(533		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	6,029		(79		)	40,107		(6,780		)	46,136		(6,859		)
Fixed income	60,403		(1,783		)	50,259		(18,247		)	110,662		(20,030		)
Private equity	—		—			7,564		(5,352		)	7,564		(5,352		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	155,727	$	(7,971	)	$	131,043	$	(33,619	)	$	286,770	$	(41,590	)

	December 31, 2012
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	28,626	$	(841	)	$	—	$	—		$	28,626	$	(841	)
Canadian government	5,319		(83		)	—		—			5,319		(83		)
Corporate	14,060		(571		)	2,137		(204		)	16,197		(775		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	1,497		(143		)	126		(53		)	1,623		(196		)
Common stock:
United States	82,989		(5,624		)	11,131		(2,092		)	94,120		(7,716		)
Canada	3,114		(461		)	1,115		(385		)	4,229		(846		)
Other international	9,056		(655		)	741		(202		)	9,797		(857		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	28,132		(1,427		)	43,172		(8,494		)	71,304		(9,921		)
Fixed income	54,533		(2,205		)	29,104		(17,145		)	83,637		(19,350		)
Private equity	46		(17		)	17,136		(15,158		)	17,182		(15,175		)
Other	8		—			378		(1		)	386		(1		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	227,380	$	(12,027	)	$	105,040	$	(43,734	)	$	332,420	$	(55,761	)

Our cemetery perpetual care trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair values and the duration of unrealized losses, are shown in the following tables.

	March 31, 2013
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	414	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—		$	414	$	(1	)
Canadian government	9,077		(151		)	1,986		(47		)	11,063		(198		)
Corporate	5,335		(56		)	1,858		(22		)	7,193		(78		)
Residential mortgage-backed	244		(3		)	—		—			244		(3		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	1,429		(244		)	2,502		(789		)	3,931		(1,033		)
Common stock:
United States	14,161		(1,004		)	4,238		(543		)	18,399		(1,547		)
Canada	1,415		(304		)	1,010		(453		)	2,425		(757		)
Other international	5,150		(344		)	570		(113		)	5,720		(457		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	47		(1		)	269		(69		)	316		(70		)
Fixed income	17,645		(93		)	30,701		(214		)	48,346		(307		)
Private equity	—		—			15,969		(8,690		)	15,969		(8,690		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	54,917	$	(2,201	)	$	59,103	$	(10,940	)	$	114,020	$	(13,141	)

	December 31, 2012
	In Loss Position Less Than 12 Months					In Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
						(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	$	373	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—		$	373	$	(1	)
Canadian government	9,145		(140		)	—		—			9,145		(140		)
Corporate	5,439		(33		)	1,886		(18		)	7,325		(51		)
Residential mortgage-backed	183		(2		)	—		—			183		(2		)
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	3,115		(639		)	973		(299		)	4,088		(938		)
Common stock:
United States	38,323		(2,403		)	7,495		(986		)	45,818		(3,389		)
Canada	1,246		(281		)	1,055		(450		)	2,301		(731		)
Other international	4,712		(389		)	696		(58		)	5,408		(447		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	2,654		(127		)	404		(84		)	3,058		(211		)
Fixed income	10,552		(37		)	31,837		(404		)	42,389		(441		)
Private equity	—		—			10,752		(13,943		)	10,752		(13,943		)
Other	—		—			6,308		(3,104		)	6,308		(3,104		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	75,742	$	(4,052	)	$	61,406	$	(19,346	)	$	137,148	$	(23,398	)

Cemetery [Member]

Preneed Cemetery Receivables, Net and Trust Investments [Line Items]

Investment related activities [Table Text Block]

The table below sets forth certain investment-related activities associated with our preneed cemetery merchandise and service trusts:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Deposits	$	25,268		$	25,195
Withdrawals	29,881			24,733
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	105,722			270,083
Sales of available-for-sale securities	125,743			255,417
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities	16,576			39,272
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities	(2,170		)	(13,770		)

Long-term receivable and investment components [Table Text Block]

The components of Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Trust investments, at fair value	$	1,258,886		$	1,204,084
Cash and cash equivalents	94,565			86,923
Insurance-backed fixed income securities	12			9
Trust investments	1,353,463			1,291,016
Receivables from customers	623,371			614,599
Unearned finance charges	(28,876		)	(29,471		)
	1,947,958			1,876,144
Allowance for cancellation	(50,644		)	(49,309		)
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	$	1,897,314		$	1,826,835

Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2013
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	101,171	$	5,384	$	(1,345	)	$	105,210
Canadian government	2	17,150		361		(116		)	17,395
Corporate	2	42,021		3,343		(700		)	44,664
Residential mortgage-backed	2	143		3		—			146
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	8,182		702		(137		)	8,747
Common stock:
United States	1	359,882		96,774		(5,512		)	451,144
Canada	1	15,156		3,692		(1,006		)	17,842
Other international	1	33,912		5,384		(533		)	38,763
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	277,324		31,539		(6,859		)	302,004
Fixed income	1	255,802		10,207		(20,030		)	245,979
Private equity	3	28,863		2,446		(5,352		)	25,957
Other	3	870		165		—			1,035
Trust investments		$	1,140,476	$	160,000	$	(41,590	)	$	1,258,886

	December 31, 2012
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
				(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury	2	$	99,630	$	7,925	$	(841	)	$	106,714
Canadian government	2	17,562		402		(83		)	17,881
Corporate	2	43,515		2,456		(775		)	45,196
Residential mortgage-backed	2	150		4		—			154
Equity securities:
Preferred stock	2	5,840		334		(196		)	5,978
Common stock:
United States	1	363,190		71,613		(7,716		)	427,087
Canada	1	16,026		2,862		(846		)	18,042
Other international	1	29,889		3,687		(857		)	32,719
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	279,265		19,520		(9,921		)	288,864
Fixed income	1	251,687		10,975		(19,350		)	243,312
Private equity	3	32,785		77		(15,175		)	17,687
Other	3	407		44		(1		)	450
Trust investments		$	1,139,946	$	119,899	$	(55,761	)	$	1,204,084

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The change in our market-based cemetery merchandise and service trust investments with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013						March 31, 2012
	Private Equity			Other			Private Equity			Other
Fair value, beginning balance	$	17,687		$	450		$	15,219		$	436
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in Accumulated other comprehensive income(1)	11,400			587			(1,353		)	8
Net realized losses included in Other (expense) income, net(2)	(7		)	(2		)	(11		)	(1		)
Contributions	662			—			1,356			—
Distributions and other	(3,785		)	—			(276		)	—
Fair value, ending balance	$	25,957		$	1,035		$	14,935		$	443

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]

Maturity dates of our fixed income securities range from 2013 to 2042. Maturities of fixed income securities, excluding mutual funds, at March 31, 2013 are estimated as follows:

	Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	19,832
Due in one to five years	56,472
Due in five to ten years	42,361
Thereafter	48,750
	$	167,415

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Preneed Funeral Activities Long-term Receivable and Investment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items]
Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments	$ 1,558,994	$ 1,535,932
Funeral [Member]
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items]
Trust investments, at market	995,437	977,973
Cash and cash equivalents	93,932	85,943
Insurance-backed fixed income securities	274,998	273,098
Trust investments	1,364,367	1,337,014
Receivables from customers	242,355	241,896
Unearned finance charges	(8,996)	(8,645)
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments, excluding allowance for cancellation	1,597,726	1,570,265
Allowance for cancellation	(38,732)	(34,333)
Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments	$ 1,558,994	$ 1,535,932

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Equity Level 1 (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

Equity

(All shares reported in whole numbers)

Our components of Accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows:

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Unrealized Gains and Losses			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
				(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	111,717		$	—		$	111,717
Activity in 2013	(6,804		)	—			(6,804		)
Reclassification of currency translation adjustment to Losses on divestitures and impairment charges, net	1,292			—			1,292
Increase in net unrealized gains associated with available-for-sale securities of the trusts, net of taxes	—			69,478			69,478
Reclassification of net unrealized gain activity attributable to the Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and Care trusts’ corpus’, net of taxes	—			(69,478		)	(69,478		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	106,205		$	—		$	106,205

The assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rate. The U.S. dollar amount that arises from such translation, as well as exchange gains and losses on intercompany balances of a long-term investment nature, are included in the foreign currency translation adjustment in Accumulated other comprehensive income.

Cash Dividends

On February 13, 2013, our Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of $.06 per common share. This dividend, totaling $12.7 million, was paid on March 28, 2013.

Share Repurchases

Subject to market conditions, normal trading restrictions, and limitations in our debt covenants, we may make purchases in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions under our stock repurchase program. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, there were no share repurchases under our share repurchase program. The remaining dollar value of shares authorized to be purchased under our share repurchase program was approximately $190.1 million at March 31, 2013.

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, we made $1.7 million of share repurchases that were not part of the publicly announced programs. These shares represent restricted stock that was redeemed by certain employees in lieu of tax liability withholdings, which do not affect our share repurchase program.

Noncontrolling Interests

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company acquired an additional 10% of the outstanding shares of The Neptune Society, Inc. for $8.3 million, increasing our ownership from 70% to 80%.