Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 174,749	$ 47,454
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	581
Depreciation and amortization	38,043	35,834
Amortization of intangible assets	6,844	7,667
Amortization of cemetery property	13,881	13,599
Amortization of loan costs	1,433	1,615
Provision for doubtful accounts	2,484	538
Benefit from deferred income taxes	(149,585)	(1,291)
(Gain) loss on divestitures and impairment charges, net	(4,935)	347
Share-based compensation	3,633	3,067
Excess tax benefits from share-based awards	0	(2,258)
Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and divestitures:
Decrease in receivables	10,959	9,340
(Increase) decrease in other assets	(4,858)	1,598
Increase in payables and other liabilities	86,596	56,062
Effect of preneed funeral production and maturities:
(Increase) decrease in preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	(790)	3,146
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral revenue	(3,198)	(599)
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust	(5,263)	(10,273)
Effect of cemetery production and deliveries:
Increase in preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	(9,453)	(7,869)
Increase in deferred preneed cemetery revenue	26,599	22,286
Increase in deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust	1,244	3,918
Net cash provided by operating activities	188,383	184,762
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(40,150)	(41,708)
Acquisitions	(19,327)	(56)
Proceeds from divestitures and sales of property and equipment	3,148	10,164
Net withdrawals of restricted funds	0	5,120
Net cash used in investing activities	(56,329)	(26,480)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	35,000	590,000
Debt issuance costs	0	(5,035)
Payments of debt	(8,787)	(10,054)
Early extinguishment of debt	0	(580,483)
Principal payments on capital leases	21,055	8,156
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	15,261	3,133
Excess tax benefits from share-based awards	0	2,258
Purchase of Company common stock	(83,460)	(54,632)
Payments of dividends	(24,433)	(23,324)
Bank overdrafts and other	(2,096)	1,369
Net cash used in financing activities	(89,570)	(84,924)
Effect of foreign currency on cash and cash equivalents	784	5,548
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	43,268	78,906
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	194,986	134,599
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 238,254	$ 213,505