Acquisition (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Acquisition [Abstract]

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

	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable	$	14,638
Other current assets	198,760
Cemetery property	282,524
Property and equipment, net	338,363
Preneed funeral and cemetery receivables and trust investments	654,805
Finite-lived intangible assets	77,134
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	79,400
Acquired assets held for sale	443,169
Deferred charges and other assets	278,319
Goodwill	625,295
Total assets acquired	2,992,407
Current liabilities	217,175
Long-term debt	270,668
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenues and deferred receipts held in trusts	834,320
Assumed liabilities held for sale	162,668
Deferred income taxes	62,409
Other liabilities	279,694
Total liabilities assumed	1,826,934
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]

	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	21,960
Selling and management agreements	20	40	5,900
Covenants-not-to-compete	5	15	5,480
Operating leases	26	34	6,144
Tradenames	5	5	9,150
Tradenames		Indefinite	77,900
Licenses and permits		Indefinite	1,500
Total intangible assets			$	156,534

Adjustments to Fair Value [Table Text Block]

	(In thousands)
Decrease in the fair value of cemetery property	1,942
Decrease in the fair value of property and equipment, net	2,093
Decrease in the fair value of finite-lived intangible assets	29,146
Increase in the fair value of deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenues and deferred receipts held in trust	51,463
Decrease in the fair value of deferred income taxes	(37,760	)
Other	(751	)
Total adjustment to goodwill	46,133

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

	2013
	(In thousands)
	(unaudited)
Revenue	$	750,105
Net income	$	64,218