Supplementary Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

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				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	(In thousands)
Property and merchandise revenue:
Funeral	$	152,395	$	151,926	$	313,926	$	314,127
Cemetery	221,596		220,290		415,460		395,111
Total property and merchandise revenue	373,991		372,216		729,386		709,238
Services revenue:
Funeral	277,416		283,810		574,403		600,677
Cemetery	55,016		54,340		110,650		112,309
Total services revenue	332,432		338,150		685,053		712,986
Other revenue	45,287		43,988		86,542		80,247
Total revenue	$	751,710	$	754,354	$	1,500,981	$	1,502,471
Property and merchandise costs and expenses:
Funeral	$	72,065	$	72,637	$	147,862	$	148,622
Cemetery	128,614		128,304		247,816		235,263
Total cost of property and merchandise	200,679		200,941		395,678		383,885
Services costs and expenses:
Funeral	160,090		159,397		319,508		315,498
Cemetery	18,238		17,792		37,210		36,815
Total cost of services	178,328		177,189		356,718		352,313
Overhead and other expenses	211,332		209,967		425,718		422,572
Total costs and expenses	$	590,339	$	588,097	$	1,178,114	$	1,158,770