Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 266,259	$ 141,599
Receivables, net	92,719	102,198
Deferred tax assets	28,369	27,138
Inventories, net	32,471	34,145
Assets of Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Current	0	4,750
Disposal Group, Held for Sale, Assets, Current	436	4,569
Other	47,445	65,574
Total current assets	467,699	379,973
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	1,876,272	1,888,271
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	2,337,392	2,277,362
Cemetery property, at cost	1,739,933	1,768,595
Property and equipment, net	1,872,162	1,923,086
Assets of Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Noncurrent	0	2,491
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Long Lived Assets	136,897	827,598
Goodwill, net	1,898,885	1,888,772
Deferred charges and other assets	619,442	618,708
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,381,549	1,339,842
Total assets	12,330,231	12,914,698
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	460,364	483,601
Current maturities of long-term debt	109,907	153,738
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	109,266	176,362
Liabilities of Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Current	0	4,728
Disposal Group, Held for Sale, Liabilities, Current	441	3,183
Liabilities of Assets Held-for-sale, Current	441	3,183
Income taxes	15,707	6,456
Total current liabilities	585,778	674,330
Long-term debt	2,958,500	3,125,548
Deferred preneed funeral revenues	526,287	521,845
Deferred preneed cemetery revenues	1,087,241	1,043,460
Deferred tax liability	620,098	575,978
Liabilities of Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Noncurrent	0	968
Liabilities of Assets Held-for-sale	141,490	518,371
Other liabilities	430,731	445,934
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	3,234,074	3,245,705
Care trusts’ corpus	1,380,096	1,338,181
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 215,585,410 and 212,326,642 shares issued, respectively, and 209,230,875 and 212,316,642 shares outstanding, respectively	209,231	212,317
Capital in excess of par value	1,218,332	1,259,348
Accumulated deficit	(148,085)	(145,876)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	77,823	88,441
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,357,301	1,414,230
Noncontrolling interests	8,635	10,148
Total equity	1,365,936	1,424,378
Total liabilities and equity	$ 12,330,231	$ 12,914,698