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

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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 June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are detailed below.

	June 30, 2013									December 31, 2012
	Preneed Funeral			Preneed Cemetery			Total			Preneed Funeral			Preneed Cemetery			Total
	(In thousands)									(In thousands)
Trust investments	$	1,340,583		$	1,331,597		$	2,672,180		$	1,337,014		$	1,291,016		$	2,628,030
Accrued trust operating payables and other	(742		)	(1,043		)	(1,785		)	(1,827		)	(1,882		)	(3,709		)
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	$	1,339,841		$	1,330,554		$	2,670,395		$	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 June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are detailed below.

	June 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$	1,109,249		$	1,099,580
Accrued trust operating payables and other	(891		)	(828		)
Care trusts’ corpus	$	1,108,358		$	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 and six months ended June 30, 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 June 30, 2013
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net			Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	17,330		$	29,743		$	5,119		$	—		$	52,192
Realized losses	(4,445		)	(6,885		)	(440		)	—			(11,770		)
Impairment charges	(446		)	(940		)	(126		)	—			(1,512		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	14,206			8,915			7,784			—			30,905
Trust expenses and income taxes	(2,657		)	(3,087		)	(1,009		)	—			(6,753		)
Net trust investment income	23,988			27,746			11,328			—			63,062
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(23,988		)	(27,746		)	(11,328		)	—			(63,062		)
Other income (expense), net	—			—			—			(699		)	(699		)
Total other income (expense), net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(699	)	$	(699	)

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net			Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	28,701		$	46,319		$	8,901		$	—		$	83,921
Realized losses	(6,166		)	(9,055		)	(762		)	—			(15,983		)
Impairment charges	(646		)	(1,297		)	(189		)	—			(2,132		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	16,023			10,444			13,873			—			40,340
Trust expenses and income taxes	(5,038		)	(6,756		)	(1,584		)	—			(13,378		)
Net trust investment income	32,874			39,655			20,239			—			92,768
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(32,874		)	(39,655		)	(20,239		)	—			(92,768		)
Other income (expense), net	—			—			—			(1,683		)	(1,683		)
Total other income (expense), net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(1,683	)	$	(1,683	)

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net			Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	9,754		$	8,610		$	2,032		$	—		$	20,396
Realized losses	(4,412		)	(4,296		)	(1,702		)	—			(10,410		)
Impairment charges	(230		)	(287		)	(253		)	—			(770		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	6,551			3,785			8,334			—			18,670
Trust expenses and income taxes	(2,379		)	(3,066		)	477			—			(4,968		)
Net trust investment income	9,284			4,746			8,888			—			22,918
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(9,284		)	(4,746		)	(8,888		)	—			(22,918		)
Other income (expense), net	—			—			—			(2,221		)	(2,221		)
Total other income (expense), net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(2,221	)	$	(2,221	)

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net		Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	35,765		$	47,882		$	4,194		$	—	$	87,841
Realized losses	(14,160		)	(18,066		)	(3,917		)	—		(36,143		)
Impairment charges	(574		)	(592		)	(254		)	—		(1,420		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	8,751			6,061			14,057			—		28,869
Trust expenses and income taxes	(4,948		)	(6,251		)	92			—		(11,107		)
Net trust investment income	24,834			29,034			14,172			—		68,040
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(24,834		)	(29,034		)	(14,172		)	—		(68,040		)
Other income, net	—			—			—			1,684		1,684
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1,684	$	1,684