Supplementary Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Supplementary Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Information [Table Text Block]

The detail of certain income statement accounts as presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015		2014
	(In thousands)
Property and merchandise revenues:
Funeral	$	160,898	$	164,176
Cemetery	161,280		155,392
Total property and merchandise revenues	322,178		319,568
Services revenues:
Funeral	313,886		310,105
Cemetery	71,541		71,383
Total services revenues	385,427		381,488
Other revenues	40,512		44,439
Total revenues	$	748,117	$	745,495
Property and merchandise costs and expenses:
Funeral	$	79,158	$	81,455
Cemetery	69,023		69,537
Total cost of property and merchandise	148,181		150,992
Services costs and expenses:
Funeral	154,972		158,533
Cemetery	34,133		37,038
Total cost of services	189,105		195,571
Overhead and other expense	232,882		232,870
Total costs and expenses	$	570,168	$	579,433