Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 148,619	$ 144,873
Receivables, net	105,813	105,899
Deferred tax assets	39,476	39,074
Inventories, net	34,508	34,668
Current assets held for sale	5,740	4,569
Other	41,848	65,524
Total current assets	376,004	394,607
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	1,871,539	1,870,874
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	2,301,633	2,300,911
Cemetery property, at cost	1,721,446	1,747,125
Property and equipment, net	1,887,019	1,920,868
Non-current assets held for sale	795,001	746,474
Goodwill, net	1,978,621	1,968,235
Deferred charges and other assets	631,759	632,088
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,342,589	1,347,622
Total assets	12,905,611	12,928,804
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	477,368	486,648
Current maturities of long-term debt	105,705	176,362
Current liabilities held for sale	4,850	3,183
Income taxes	3,301	6,391
Total current liabilities	591,224	672,584
Long-term debt	3,133,925	3,125,548
Deferred preneed funeral revenues	672,631	686,160
Deferred preneed cemetery revenues	986,538	974,757
Deferred tax liability	586,991	581,440
Non-current liabilities held for sale	504,423	437,084
Other liabilities	404,693	430,393
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	3,245,629	3,250,586
Care trusts’ corpus	1,340,361	1,345,874
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 213,605,552 and 212,326,642 shares issued, respectively, and 213,531,666 and 212,316,642 shares outstanding, respectively	213,532	212,317
Capital in excess of par value	1,251,573	1,259,348
Accumulated deficit	(105,893)	(145,876)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	77,215	88,441
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,436,427	1,414,230
Noncontrolling interests	2,769	10,148
Total equity	1,439,196	1,424,378
Total liabilities and equity	12,905,611	12,928,804
Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
Current assets:
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,342,589	1,347,622
Current liabilities:
Care trusts’ corpus	$ 1,340,361	$ 1,345,874