Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 177,571	$ 134,599
Receivables, net	74,293	90,462
Inventories	28,526	27,835
Other	64,460	47,155
Total current assets	344,850	300,051
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	1,824,772	1,760,297
Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	2,466,201	2,318,167
Cemetery property	1,763,616	1,753,015
Property and equipment, net	1,834,107	1,846,722
Assets held-for-sale	31,946	214
Goodwill	1,801,893	1,796,340
Deferred charges and other assets	588,688	582,164
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,395,403	1,319,427
Total assets	12,051,476	11,676,397
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	447,313	422,816
Current maturities of long-term debt	89,531	86,823
Income taxes payable	997	1,373
Total current liabilities	537,841	511,012
Long-term debt	3,181,694	3,037,605
Deferred preneed funeral revenue	571,885	557,897
Deferred preneed cemetery revenue	1,182,104	1,120,001
Deferred tax liability	459,162	470,584
Other liabilities	507,403	496,947
Deferred preneed receipts held in trust	3,125,162	2,973,386
Care trusts’ corpus	1,396,527	1,319,564
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 203,119,918 and 200,859,676 shares issued, respectively, and 190,489,048 and 195,772,876 shares outstanding, respectively	190,489	195,773
Capital in excess of par value	1,015,271	1,092,106
Accumulated deficit	(142,742)	(109,351)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	24,274	6,164
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,087,292	1,184,692
Noncontrolling interests	2,406	4,709
Total equity	1,089,698	1,189,401
Total liabilities and equity	$ 12,051,476	$ 11,676,397