Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Statement (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 93,158	$ 85,954
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gains on early extinguishment of debt, net	(468)	0
Depreciation and amortization	61,247	59,111
Amortization of intangible assets	11,412	12,157
Amortization of cemetery property	19,588	21,004
Amortization of loan costs	2,486	2,406
Provision for doubtful accounts	3,132	5,039
Provision for deferred income taxes	42,103	39,933
Losses (gains) on divestitures and impairment charges, net	6,514	(568)
Share-based compensation	5,850	4,969
Excess tax benefits from share based awards	(5,558)	0
Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and divestitures:
Decrease in receivables	4,586	3,486
Increase (decrease) in other assets	(4,840)	(7,540)
Decrease in payables and other liabilities	(7,073)	(27,734)
Effect of preneed funeral production and maturities:
Decrease in preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	28,170	26,991
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral revenue	(4,231)	(18,805)
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust	(28,576)	(15,693)
Effect of cemetery production and deliveries:
Increase in preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	(32,380)	(60,056)
Increase in deferred preneed cemetery revenue	40,733	25,416
(Decrease) increase in deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust	(8,969)	4,032
Other	62	(1,719)
Net cash provided by operating activities	226,946	158,383
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(50,762)	(52,062)
Acquisitions	(3,606)	(10,550)
Proceeds from divestitures and sales of property and equipment, net	5,550	7,135
Other	341	(4,514)
Net cash used in investing activities	(48,477)	(59,991)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	0	12,907
Payments of debt	(4,695)	(829)
Principal payments on capital leases	(12,967)	(12,823)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	4,856	3,793
Excess tax benefits from share based awards	5,558	0
Purchase of Company common stock	(1,708)	(104,700)
Payments of dividends	(27,553)	(21,959)
Purchase of Neptune Society noncontrolling interest	(8,333)	0
Bank overdrafts and other	(3,681)	1,074
Net cash used in financing activities	(48,523)	(122,537)
Effect of foreign currency on cash and cash equivalents	(1,568)	919
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	128,378	(23,226)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	92,708	128,569
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 221,086	$ 105,343