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Preneed Activities (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Preneed Activities [Abstract]  
Long-term receivable and investment components
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
(In thousands)
Preneed funeral receivables
$
331,917

 
$
312,556

Preneed cemetery receivables
1,099,795

 
1,038,592

Preneed receivables from customers
1,431,712

 
1,351,148

Unearned finance charge
(45,751
)
 
(45,989
)
Allowance for cancellation
(108,635
)
 
(104,740
)
Preneed receivables, net
$
1,277,326

 
$
1,200,419

 
 
 
 
Trust investments, at market
$
4,343,081

 
$
3,936,908

Cash held in trust

282,594

 
304,055

Assets associated with businesses held for sale
(2,680
)
 
—

Insurance-backed fixed income securities and other
267,465

 
271,248

Trust investments
4,890,460

 
4,512,211

Less: Cemetery perpetual care trust investments
(1,490,201
)
 
(1,407,465
)
Preneed trust investments
$
3,400,259

 
$
3,104,746

 
 
 
 
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments
$
4,677,585

 
$
4,305,165
Investment related activities
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
 
(In thousands)
Deposits
$
86,028

 
$
82,286

 
$
277,286

 
$
243,957

Withdrawals
$
99,872

 
$
90,156

 
$
297,595

 
$
260,199

Purchases of available-for-sale securities
$
886,732

 
$
500,577

 
$
1,792,190

 
$
1,142,873

Sales of available-for-sale securities
$
509,675

 
$
490,945

 
$
1,742,860

 
$
1,092,912
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation
 
September 30, 2017
 
Value Hierarchy Level
 
Cost
 
Unrealized
Gains
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Value
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
Fixed income securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury
2
 
$
24,704

 
$
25

 
$
(12
)
 
$
24,717

Canadian government
2
 
84,387

 
182

 
(904
)
 
83,665

Corporate
2
 
16,720

 
374

 
(139
)
 
16,955

Residential mortgage-backed
2
 
427

 
16

 
(1
)
 
442

Asset-backed
2
 
317

 
18

 
(7
)
 
328

Equity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock
2
 
8,127

 
166

 
(159
)
 
8,134

Common stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
1
 
1,184,510

 
213,024

 
(22,703
)
 
1,374,831

Canada
1
 
33,167

 
11,612

 
(942
)
 
43,837

Other international
1
 
57,114

 
13,546

 
(1,137
)
 
69,523

Mutual funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity
1
 
607,088

 
56,277

 
(6,304
)
 
657,061

Fixed income
1
 
1,218,188

 
17,273

 
(23,794
)
 
1,211,667

Other
3
 
6,369

 
2,513

 
(47
)
 
8,835

Trust investments, at fair value
 
 
3,241,118

 
315,026

 
(56,149
)
 
3,499,995

Fixed income commingled funds
 
 
653,105

 
1,103

 
(6,095
)
 
648,113

Private equity
 
 
191,815

 
16,009

 
(12,851
)
 
194,973

Trust investments, at net asset value
 
 
844,920

 
17,112

 
(18,946
)
 
843,086

Trust investments, at market
 
 
$
4,086,038

 
$
332,138

 
$
(75,095
)
 
$
4,343,081

 
December 31, 2016
 
Value Hierarchy Level
 
Cost
 
Unrealized
Gains
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Value
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
Fixed income securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury
2
 
$
145,315

 
$
884

 
$
(838
)
 
$
145,361

Canadian government
2
 
79,141

 
409

 
(222
)
 
79,328

Corporate
2
 
18,934

 
295

 
(227
)
 
19,002

Residential mortgage-backed
2
 
333

 
1

 
(1
)
 
333

Asset-backed
2
 
448

 
16

 
(31
)
 
433

Equity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock
2
 
2,907

 
83

 
(156
)
 
2,834

Common stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
1
 
1,107,942

 
151,146

 
(35,542
)
 
1,223,546

Canada
1
 
25,708

 
10,030

 
(455
)
 
35,283

Other international
1
 
83,238

 
4,995

 
(10,632
)
 
77,601

Mutual funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity
1
 
688,120

 
19,962

 
(56,857
)
 
651,225

Fixed income
1
 
875,615

 
6,203

 
(46,219
)
 
835,599

Other
3
 
4,712

 
2,468

 
(17
)
 
7,163

Trust investments, at fair value
 
 
3,032,413

 
196,492

 
(151,197
)
 
3,077,708

Fixed income commingled funds
 
 
692,434

 
8,524

 
(12,234
)
 
688,724

Private equity
 
 
175,881

 
9,812

 
(15,217
)
 
170,476

Trust investments, at net asset value
 
 
868,315

 
18,336

 
(27,451
)
 
859,200

Trust investments, at market
 
 
$
3,900,728

 
$
214,828

 
$
(178,648
)
 
$
3,936,908
Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date
 
Fair Value
 
(In thousands)
Due in one year or less
$
73,050

Due in one to five years
50,496

Due in five to ten years
2,175

Thereafter
386

 
$
126,107
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
 
(In thousands)
Fair value, beginning balance
$
7,924

 
$
8,553

 
$
7,163

 
$
8,177

Net unrealized (loss) gain included in Accumulated other comprehensive income(1)
(116
)
 
117

 
694

 
486

Purchases
1,881

 
36

 
1,909

 
61

Sales
(854
)
 
(1,309
)
 
(931
)
 
(1,327
)
Fair value, ending balance
$
8,835

 
$
7,397

 
$
8,835

 
$
7,397
Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments
 
September 30, 2017
 
In Loss Position
Less Than 12 Months
 
In Loss Position
Greater Than 12 Months
 
Total
 
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
Fixed income securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury
$
5,372

 
$
(12
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
5,372

 
$
(12
)
Canadian government
24,819

 
(596
)
 
3,536

 
(308
)
 
28,355

 
(904
)
Corporate
3,695

 
(49
)
 
3,676

 
(90
)
 
7,371

 
(139
)
Residential mortgage-backed
202


(1
)

—


—


202


(1
)
 Asset-backed
—

 
—

 
23

 
(7
)
 
23

 
(7
)
Equity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock
2,936

 
(123
)
 
259

 
(36
)
 
3,195

 
(159
)
Common stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
232,604

 
(22,023
)
 
23,507

 
(680
)
 
256,111

 
(22,703
)
Canada
4,345

 
(510
)
 
3,022

 
(432
)
 
7,367

 
(942
)
Other international
7,911

 
(494
)
 
5,700

 
(643
)
 
13,611

 
(1,137
)
Mutual funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity
25,057

 
(2,402
)
 
17,439

 
(3,902
)
 
42,496

 
(6,304
)
Fixed income
79,805

 
(827
)
 
292,789

 
(22,967
)
 
372,594

 
(23,794
)
Other
190

 
(2
)
 
1,279

 
(45
)
 
1,469

 
(47
)
Trust investments, at fair value
386,936

 
(27,039
)
 
351,230

 
(29,110
)
 
738,166

 
(56,149
)
Fixed income commingled funds
347,260

 
(1,496
)
 
176,493

 
(4,599
)
 
523,753

 
(6,095
)
Private equity
4,067

 
(599
)
 
71,881

 
(12,252
)
 
75,948

 
(12,851
)
Trust investments, at net asset value
351,327

 
(2,095
)
 
248,374

 
(16,851
)
 
599,701

 
(18,946
)
Total temporarily impaired securities
$
738,263

 
$
(29,134
)
 
$
599,604

 
$
(45,961
)
 
$
1,337,867

 
$
(75,095
)
 
December 31, 2016
 
In Loss Position
Less Than 12 Months
 
In Loss Position
Greater Than 12 Months
 
Total
 
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
Fixed income securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury
$
41,409

 
$
(838
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
41,409

 
$
(838
)
Canadian government
2,913

 
(31
)
 
3,344

 
(191
)
 
6,257

 
(222
)
Corporate
2,107

 
(22
)
 
6,162

 
(205
)
 
8,269

 
(227
)
Residential mortgage-backed
303

 
(1
)
 
—

 
—

 
303

 
(1
)
 Asset-backed
28

 
(22
)
 
156

 
(9
)
 
184

 
(31
)
Equity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock
971

 
(53
)
 
515

 
(103
)
 
1,486

 
(156
)
Common stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
271,433

 
(23,168
)
 
50,923

 
(12,374
)
 
322,356

 
(35,542
)
Canada
3,318

 
(383
)
 
1,078

 
(72
)
 
4,396

 
(455
)
Other international
19,274

 
(4,139
)
 
24,525

 
(6,493
)
 
43,799

 
(10,632
)
Mutual funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity
234,714

 
(9,825
)
 
276,504

 
(47,032
)
 
511,218

 
(56,857
)
Fixed income
323,917

 
(5,941
)
 
425,614

 
(40,278
)
 
749,531

 
(46,219
)
Other
26

 
(2
)
 
1,160

 
(15
)
 
1,186

 
(17
)
Trust investments, at fair value
900,413

 
(44,425
)
 
789,981

 
(106,772
)
 
1,690,394

 
(151,197
)
Fixed income commingled funds
473,550

 
(11,714
)
 
20,587

 
(520
)
 
494,137

 
(12,234
)
Private equity
22,677

 
(750
)
 
73,100

 
(14,467
)
 
95,777

 
(15,217
)
Trust investments, at net asset value
496,227

 
(12,464
)
 
93,687

 
(14,987
)
 
589,914

 
(27,451
)
Total temporarily impaired securities
$
1,396,640

 
$
(56,889
)
 
$
883,668

 
$
(121,759
)
 
$
2,280,308

 
$
(178,648
)