Divestiture-Related Activities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Divestiture-Related Activities [Abstract]

Gains (Losses) on Divestitures and Impairment Charges

	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	)

Disclosure of Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Table Text Block]

	(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