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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are detailed below.

	September 30, 2013									December 31, 2012
	Preneed Funeral			Preneed Cemetery			Total			Preneed Funeral			Preneed Cemetery			Total
	(In thousands)									(In thousands)
Trust investments	$	1,381,264		$	1,414,456		$	2,795,720		$	1,337,014		$	1,291,016		$	2,628,030
Accrued trust operating payables and other	(911		)	(1,353		)	(2,264		)	(1,827		)	(1,882		)	(3,709		)
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	$	1,380,353		$	1,413,103		$	2,793,456		$	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 September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are detailed below.

	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$	1,120,726		$	1,099,580
Accrued trust operating payables and other	(1,225		)	(828		)
Care trusts’ corpus	$	1,119,501		$	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 nine months ended September 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 September 30, 2013
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net		Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	12,953		$	19,965		$	4,871		$	—	$	37,789
Realized losses	(2,212		)	(3,454		)	(966		)	—		(6,632		)
Impairment charges	(157		)	(218		)	—			—		(375		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	2,470			3,171			5,372			—		11,013
Trust expenses and income taxes	(2,705		)	(3,512		)	(273		)	—		(6,490		)
Net trust investment income	10,349			15,952			9,004			—		35,305
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(10,349		)	(15,952		)	(9,004		)	—		(35,305		)
Other income, net	—			—			—			666		666
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	666	$	666

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net			Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	41,654		$	66,284		$	13,772		$	—		$	121,710
Realized losses	(8,378		)	(12,509		)	(1,728		)	—			(22,615		)
Impairment charges	(803		)	(1,515		)	(189		)	—			(2,507		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	18,493			13,615			19,245			—			51,353
Trust expenses and income taxes	(7,743		)	(10,268		)	(1,857		)	—			(19,868		)
Net trust investment income	43,223			55,607			29,243			—			128,073
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(43,223		)	(55,607		)	(29,243		)	—			(128,073		)
Other expense, net	—			—			—			(1,017		)	(1,017		)
Total other expense, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(1,017	)	$	(1,017	)

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net		Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	7,681		$	9,754		$	3,328		$	—	$	20,763
Realized losses	(4,570		)	(6,962		)	(1,518		)	—		(13,050		)
Impairment charges	(151		)	(189		)	(4		)	—		(344		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	2,083			2,247			8,113			—		12,443
Trust expenses and income taxes	(2,288		)	(3,116		)	(727		)	—		(6,131		)
Net trust investment income	2,755			1,734			9,192			—		13,681
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(2,755		)	(1,734		)	(9,192		)	—		(13,681		)
Other income, net	—			—			—			2,317		2,317
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	2,317	$	2,317

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Funeral Trusts			Cemetery Trusts			Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts			Other, Net		Total
				(In thousands)
Realized gains	$	43,446		$	57,636		$	7,522		$	—	$	108,604
Realized losses	(18,730		)	(25,028		)	(5,435		)	—		(49,193		)
Impairment charges	(725		)	(781		)	(258		)	—		(1,764		)
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income	10,834			8,308			22,170			—		41,312
Trust expenses and income taxes	(7,236		)	(9,367		)	(635		)	—		(17,238		)
Net trust investment income	27,589			30,768			23,364			—		81,721
Reclassification to deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus	(27,589		)	(30,768		)	(23,364		)	—		(81,721		)
Other income, net	—			—			—			4,001		4,001
Total other income, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	4,001	$	4,001