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