Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 162,484	$ 90,857
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	390	(846)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	0	(1,000)
Gains on early extinguishment of debt, net	6,918	29,158
Payments of Debt Extinguishment Costs	(6,549)	(24,804)
Depreciation and amortization	103,816	105,098
Amortization of intangible assets	23,536	27,792
Amortization of cemetery property	40,422	41,477
Amortization of loan costs	7,221	6,436
Provision for doubtful accounts	4,663	6,142
Provision for deferred income taxes	13,761	59,614
Losses (gains) on divestitures and impairment charges, net	(3,403)	(58,752)
Share-based compensation	10,717	9,742
Excess tax benefits from share based awards	(17,266)	(20,727)
Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and divestitures:
Decrease in receivables	11,724	(7,038)
Increase (decrease) in other assets	(627)	(12,845)
Decrease in payables and other liabilities	39,546	38,439
Effect of preneed funeral production and maturities:
Decrease in preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	20,846	29,498
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral revenue	9,922	(24,746)
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust	(47,365)	(29,879)
Effect of cemetery production and deliveries:
Increase in preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	(55,777)	(37,559)
Increase in deferred preneed cemetery revenue	70,995	34,388
(Decrease) increase in deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust	644	(5,355)
Other	0	1,131
Net cash provided by operating activities	396,618	256,221
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations	396,618	257,221
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(104,732)	(95,182)
Acquisitions	(41,430)	(10,815)
Proceeds from divestitures and sales of property and equipment, net	11,329	397,297
Other	8,066	(12,225)
Net cash used in investing activities	(125,780)	284,056
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations	(126,767)	279,075
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Discontinued Operations	987	4,981
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	401,250	755,000
Debt Issuance Cost	(5,830)	(10,500)
Payments of debt	(145,171)	(222,958)
Early Repayment of Senior Debt	(197,377)	(762,764)
Principal payments on capital leases	20,421	21,979
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	30,491	27,609
Excess tax benefits from share based awards	17,266	20,727
Purchase of Company common stock	(305,488)	(130,162)
Payments of dividends	(64,068)	(53,026)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	0	(15,000)
Bank overdrafts and other	(9,095)	(3,377)
Net cash used in financing activities	(298,443)	(416,430)
Change in cash from discontinued operations	0	1,361
Effect of foreign currency on cash and cash equivalents	(7,780)	(548)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(35,385)	124,660
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	177,335	141,599
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 141,950	$ 266,259