Equity Level 3 (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

Our components of Accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows:

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Unrealized Gains and Losses			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
				(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	111,717		$	—		$	111,717
Activity in 2013	(9,768		)	—			(9,768		)
Increase in net unrealized gains associated with available-for-sale securities of the trusts, net of taxes	—			67,271			67,271
Reclassification of net unrealized gain activity attributable to the Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and Care trusts’ corpus’, net of taxes	—			(67,271		)	(67,271		)
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	101,949		$	—		$	101,949