Divestiture-Related Activities (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Divestiture-Related Activities [Abstract]

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure

Divestiture-Related Activities

As divestitures occur in the normal course of business, gains or losses on the sale of such locations are recognized in the income statement line item Losses on divestitures and impairment charges, net, which consist of the following:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
	(In thousands)
Gains (losses) on divestitures, net	$	685		$	(4,940	)	$	2,111		$	(3,027	)
Impairment losses	(31,326		)	(642		)	(33,099		)	(4,334		)
	$	(30,641	)	$	(5,582	)	$	(30,988	)	$	(7,361	)

We classified certain funeral homes as held-for-sale in connection with the settlement of litigation with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and recognized a $31.2 million non-cash impairment charge related to this planned divestiture. The carrying value of assets held-for-sale at June 30, 2016 is as follows:

	(In thousands)
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	966
Property and equipment, net	23,212
Goodwill	25,355
Deferred charges and other assets	12,495
Assets held-for-sale	$	62,028
Less: impairment on assets held-for-sale	(31,837		)
Assets held-for-sale, net	$	30,191