Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

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, 2013	$	88,441		$	—		$	88,441
Activity in 2014	(11,226		)	—			(11,226		)
Reduction in net unrealized gains associated with available-for-sale securities of the trusts, net of taxes	—			17,039			17,039
Reclassification of net unrealized losses activity attributable to the Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and Care trusts’ corpus, net of taxes	—			(17,039		)	(17,039		)
Balance at March 31, 2014	$	77,215		$	—		$	77,215