Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 217,129	$ 177,335
Receivables, net	108,394	109,050
Inventories, net	30,181	29,697
Other	54,234	80,774
Total current assets	409,938	396,856
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	1,831,365	1,843,023
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	2,336,364	2,306,669
Cemetery property, at cost	1,740,380	1,739,216
Property and equipment, net	1,845,506	1,861,403
Goodwill, net	1,811,067	1,810,853
Deferred charges and other assets	626,356	624,248
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,357,401	1,341,376
Total assets	11,958,377	11,923,644
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	459,788	453,042
Current maturities of long-term debt	90,960	90,931
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	90,960	90,931
Income taxes	37,274	8,035
Total current liabilities	588,022	552,008
Long-term debt	2,962,676	2,963,794
Deferred preneed funeral revenues	544,290	540,164
Deferred preneed cemetery revenues	1,082,968	1,062,381
Deferred tax liability	440,257	448,824
Other liabilities	496,510	502,553
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	3,157,920	3,148,884
Care trusts’ corpus	1,344,178	1,327,658
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 206,586,471 and 205,458,331 shares issued, respectively, and 202,910,352 and 204,866,770 shares outstanding, respectively	202,910	204,867
Capital in excess of par value	1,165,894	1,186,304
Accumulated deficit	(72,771)	(81,859)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	36,797	59,414
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,332,830	1,368,726
Noncontrolling interests	8,726	8,652
Total equity	1,341,556	1,377,378
Total liabilities and equity	$ 11,958,377	$ 11,923,644