Consolidated Balance Sheet (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 144,873	$ 92,708
Receivables, net	105,899	101,817
Deferred tax assets	39,074	42,864
Inventories, net	34,565	24,560
Current assets held for sale	4,569	0
Other	64,767	20,546
Total current assets	393,747	282,495
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	1,870,874	1,535,932
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	2,300,911	1,826,835
Cemetery property, at cost	1,749,067	1,489,948
Property and equipment, net	1,922,961	1,641,101
Non-current assets held for sale	737,552	0
Goodwill, net	1,922,102	1,382,410
Deferred charges and other assets	661,234	425,267
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,347,622	1,099,580
Total assets	12,906,070	9,683,568
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	486,648	373,783
Current maturities of long-term debt	123,738	32,072
Current maturities of long-term debt	146,362	31,429
Current liabilities held for sale	3,183	0
Income taxes	6,391	6,892
Total current liabilities	642,584	412,104
Long-term debt	3,155,548	1,916,621
Deferred preneed funeral revenues	686,299	536,647
Deferred preneed cemetery revenues	923,155	861,148
Deferred tax liability	619,200	471,198
Non-current liabilities held for sale	428,053	0
Other liabilities	430,393	399,950
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	3,250,586	2,624,321
Care trusts’ corpus	1,345,874	1,098,752
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Equity:
Common stock	212,317	211,047
Capital in excess of par value	1,259,348	1,307,058
Accumulated deficit	(145,876)	(286,795)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	88,441	111,717
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,414,230	1,343,027
Noncontrolling interests	10,148	19,800
Total equity	1,424,378	1,362,827
Total liabilities and equity	$ 12,906,070	$ 9,683,568