Acquisition Level 1 (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

Acquisitions

We spent $72.9 million, $68.9 million, and $25.7 million for several smaller, tuck-in acquisitions for the three years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively. These amounts include the use of $3.7 million, $27.7 million, and $10.4 million in 1031 exchange funds for each year, respectively.

SCI Direct

During 2014, we acquired the remaining 10% of the outstanding shares of The Neptune Society Inc. (Neptune) increasing our ownership from 90% to 100%.