Acquisition Level 3 (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the adjusted fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of December 23, 2013:

	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable	$	14,638
Other current assets	197,899
Cemetery property	284,775
Property and equipment, net	340,456
Preneed funeral and cemetery receivables and trust investments	655,010
Finite-lived intangible assets	106,278
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	79,400
Acquired assets held for sale	434,248
Deferred charges and other assets	278,320
Goodwill	578,578
Total assets acquired	2,969,602
Current liabilities	217,220
Long-term debt	270,668
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenues and deferred receipts held in trusts	782,858
Assumed liabilities held for sale	153,637
Deferred income taxes	100,169
Other liabilities	279,577
Total liabilities assumed	1,804,129
Noncontrolling interest	118
Net assets acquired	$	1,165,355

Schedule of Finite and Indefinte-lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of a Business Comination [Table Text Block]

The identified intangible assets are comprised of the following:

	Useful life
	Minimum	Maximum	Fair Value
	(Years)		(In thousands)
Preneed customer relationships related to insurance claims	10	20	$	28,500
Other preneed customer relationships	10	14	44,251
Selling and management agreements	20	40	11,000
Covenants-not-to-compete	5	15	5,480
Operating leases	26	34	7,897
Tradenames	5	5	9,150
Tradenames		Indefinite	77,900
Licenses and permits		Indefinite	1,500
Total intangible assets			$	185,678

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The following unaudited pro forma summary presents financial information as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2012:

	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
	(unaudited)
Revenue	$	2,919,278	$	2,848,451
Net income	$	203,916	$	135,010