Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 221,086	$ 92,708
Receivables, net	90,678	101,817
Deferred tax assets	42,782	42,864
Inventories, net	24,280	24,560
Other	25,221	20,546
Total current assets	404,047	282,495
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	1,535,244	1,535,932
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	1,904,140	1,826,835
Cemetery property, at cost	1,483,138	1,489,948
Property and equipment, net	1,623,701	1,641,101
Goodwill, net	1,374,374	1,382,410
Deferred charges and other assets	421,156	425,267
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,109,249	1,099,580
Total assets	9,855,049	9,683,568
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	356,602	373,783
Current maturities of long-term debt	36,412	31,429
Income taxes	1,714	6,892
Total current liabilities	394,728	412,104
Long-term debt	1,920,383	1,916,621
Deferred preneed funeral revenues	526,489	536,647
Deferred preneed cemetery revenues	899,846	861,148
Deferred tax liability	517,583	471,198
Other liabilities	399,406	399,950
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	2,670,395	2,624,321
Care trusts’ corpus	1,108,358	1,098,752
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 212,063,882 and 211,056,501 shares issued, respectively, and 211,941,935 and 211,046,501 shares outstanding, respectively	211,942	211,047
Capital in excess of par value	1,293,863	1,307,058
Accumulated deficit	(196,576)	(286,795)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	94,457	111,717
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,403,686	1,343,027
Noncontrolling interests	14,175	19,800
Total equity	1,417,861	1,362,827
Total liabilities and equity	$ 9,855,049	$ 9,683,568