Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 141,950	$ 177,335
Receivables, net	81,777	109,050
Inventories, net	29,557	29,697
Other	67,458	80,774
Total current assets	320,742	396,856
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	1,734,444	1,843,023
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	2,267,806	2,306,669
Cemetery property, at cost	1,745,939	1,739,216
Property and equipment, net	1,851,264	1,861,403
Goodwill, net	1,799,939	1,810,853
Deferred charges and other assets	628,768	624,248
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,304,219	1,341,376
Total assets	11,653,121	11,923,644
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	449,725	453,042
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	95,045	90,931
Income taxes	1,868	8,035
Total current liabilities	546,638	552,008
Long-term debt	3,046,414	2,963,794
Deferred preneed funeral revenues	548,211	540,164
Deferred preneed cemetery revenues	1,131,506	1,062,381
Deferred tax liability	452,610	448,824
Other liabilities	502,980	502,553
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust	2,932,684	3,148,884
Care trusts’ corpus	$ 1,304,574	$ 1,327,658
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 214,328,348 and 212,326,642 shares issued, respectively, and 211,175,401 and 212,316,642 shares outstanding, respectively	$ 197,126	$ 204,867
Capital in excess of par value	1,115,738	1,186,304
Accumulated deficit	(151,491)	(81,859)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	16,501	59,414
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,177,874	1,368,726
Noncontrolling interests	9,630	8,652
Total equity	1,187,504	1,377,378
Total liabilities and equity	$ 11,653,121	$ 11,923,644