Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 182,592	$ 92,708
Receivables, net	78,990	101,817
Deferred tax assets	42,813	42,864
Inventories, net	24,612	24,560
Other	28,963	20,546
Total current assets	357,970	282,495
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	1,577,398	1,535,932
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	2,003,478	1,826,835
Cemetery property, at cost	1,486,095	1,489,948
Property and equipment, net	1,623,187	1,641,101
Goodwill, net	1,377,946	1,382,410
Restricted Cash	419,548	4,457
Deferred charges and other assets	423,014	420,810
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,120,726	1,099,580
Total assets	10,389,362	9,683,568
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	392,011	373,783
Current maturities of long-term debt	36,647	31,429
Income taxes	3,103	6,892
Total current liabilities	431,761	412,104
Long-term debt	2,257,103	1,916,621
Deferred preneed funeral revenues	523,091	536,647
Deferred preneed cemetery revenues	895,893	861,148
Deferred tax liability	530,670	471,198
Other liabilities	397,113	399,950
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	2,793,456	2,624,321
Care trusts’ corpus	1,119,501	1,098,752
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 212,082,348 and 211,056,501 shares issued, respectively, and 211,960,401 and 211,046,501 shares outstanding, respectively	211,960	211,047
Capital in excess of par value	1,282,667	1,307,058
Accumulated deficit	(169,797)	(286,795)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	101,949	111,717
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,426,779	1,343,027
Noncontrolling interests	13,995	19,800
Total equity	1,440,774	1,362,827
Total liabilities and equity	$ 10,389,362	$ 9,683,568