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