Acquisition Level 3 (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Adjustments to Fair Value [Table Text Block]

	(In thousands)
Decrease in the fair value of accounts receivable and other current assets	$	(10,900	)
Increase in the fair value of cemetery property	2,674
Decrease in property and equipment, net	(10,331		)
Decrease in the fair value of preneed funeral and cemetery receivables and trust investments	(9,570		)
Decrease in the fair value of finite-lived intangible assets	(30,834		)
Increase in the fair value of acquired assets held for sale	85,775
Increase in the fair value of deferred charges and other assets	311
Decrease in the fair value of deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenues and deferred receipts held in trust	42,417
Change in the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities held for sale	(89,198		)
Decrease in the fair value of deferred income taxes	41,676
Other	(17,250		)
Total adjustment to goodwill	$	4,770

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	$	11,119
Other current assets	190,518
Cemetery property	287,449
Property and equipment, net	330,125
Preneed funeral and cemetery receivables and trust investments	645,440
Finite-lived intangible assets	75,444
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	79,400
Acquired assets held for sale	520,023
Deferred charges and other assets	278,631
Goodwill	573,808
Total assets acquired	2,991,957
Current liabilities	219,373
Long-term debt	270,668
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenues and deferred receipts held in trusts	740,441
Assumed liabilities held for sale	242,835
Deferred income taxes	58,493
Other liabilities	294,674
Total liabilities assumed	1,826,484
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 comprise 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	20,502
Selling and management agreements	10	40	5,900
Covenants-not-to-compete	5	15	5,480
Operating leases	26	34	5,912
Tradenames	5	5	9,150
Tradenames		Indefinite	77,900
Licenses and permits		Indefinite	1,500
Total intangible assets			$	154,844

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