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Supplementary Information Level 1 (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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Additional Financial Information Disclosure [Text Block]
Supplementary Information
The detail of certain balance sheet accounts is as follows:
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents:
 

 
 

Cash
$
260,281

 
$
146,684

Commercial paper and temporary investments
69,758

 
48,302

 
$
330,039

 
$
194,986

Receivables, net:
 

 
 

Notes receivable
$
1,605

 
$
1,259

Atneed funeral receivables, net of allowances of $1,845 and $1,881, respectively
44,536

 
46,917

Atneed cemetery receivables, net of allowances of $245 and $1,514, respectively
16,556

 
17,765

Other
27,607

 
32,514

 
$
90,304

 
$
98,455

Other current assets:
 

 
 

Income tax receivable
$
8,576

 
$
3,609

Prepaid insurance
4,419

 
4,437

Restricted cash(1)
8,625

 
11,978

Other
13,955

 
14,500

 
$
35,575

 
$
34,524

Cemetery property:
 

 
 

Undeveloped land
$
1,181,920

 
$
1,184,710

Developed lots, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, cremation niches, and cremation memorialization property
610,069

 
592,225

 
$
1,791,989

 
$
1,776,935

Property and equipment:
 

 
 

Land
$
605,735

 
$
595,096

Buildings and improvements
1,996,123

 
1,879,553

Operating equipment
557,278

 
549,879

Leasehold improvements
34,607

 
33,900

Capital leases
254,260

 
234,411

 
3,448,003

 
3,292,839

Less: Accumulated depreciation
(1,430,695
)
 
(1,328,262
)
Less: Accumulated amortization of capital leases
(144,264
)
 
(136,990
)
 
$
1,873,044

 
$
1,827,587

Deferred charges and other assets:
 

 
 

Intangible assets, net
$
374,099

 
$
368,065

Restricted cash(1)
1,937

 
4,542

Deferred tax assets
873

 
861

Notes receivable, net of allowances of $10,946 and $11,334, respectively
9,624

 
9,598

Cash surrender value of insurance policies
139,494

 
119,819

Other
75,157

 
64,635

 
$
601,184

 
$
567,520

 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$
173,685

 
$
155,802

Accrued benefits
95,233

 
88,392

Accrued interest
30,415

 
27,991

Accrued property taxes
10,541

 
12,883

Self-insurance reserves
78,227

 
77,993

Bank overdrafts
27,243

 
20,927

Other accrued liabilities
73,828

 
55,948

 
$
489,172

 
$
439,936

Other liabilities:
 

 
 

Accrued benefit costs
$
25,416

 
$
26,630

Deferred compensation
120,782

 
105,013

Customer refund obligation reserve
51,767

 
52,068

Tax liability
111,000

 
235,625

Payable to perpetual care fund
83,015

 
77,148

Other
19,002

 
13,838

 
$
410,982

 
$
510,322


(1) Restricted cash in both periods primarily consists of proceeds from divestitures deposited into escrow accounts under IRS code section 1031 and collateralized obligations under certain insurance policies.
Revenue and Costs and Expenses
The detail of certain income statement accounts is as follows for the years ended December 31:
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
(In thousands)
Property and merchandise revenue:
 

 
 

 
 

Funeral
$
619,804

 
$
611,440

 
$
608,266

Cemetery
968,828

 
912,778

 
849,250

Total property and merchandise revenue
1,588,632

 
1,524,218

 
1,457,516

Services revenue:
 

 
 

 
 

Funeral
1,129,510

 
1,126,703

 
1,146,205

Cemetery
227,155

 
218,825

 
217,240

Total services revenue
1,356,665

 
1,345,528

 
1,363,445

Other revenue
149,734

 
161,391

 
165,080

Total revenue
$
3,095,031

 
$
3,031,137

 
$
2,986,041

Property and merchandise costs and expenses:
 

 
 

 
 

Funeral
$
282,048

 
$
287,414

 
$
290,663

Cemetery
512,677

 
488,997

 
457,613

Total cost of property and merchandise
794,725

 
776,411

 
748,276

Services costs and expenses:
 

 
 

 
 

Funeral
621,102

 
627,156

 
624,310

Cemetery
108,102

 
106,534

 
105,038

Total cost of services
729,204

 
733,690

 
729,348

Overhead and other expenses
848,913

 
844,602

 
833,828

Total cost and expenses
$
2,372,842

 
$
2,354,703

 
$
2,311,452


Certain Non-Cash Investing and Financing Transactions
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
(In thousands)
Net change in capital expenditure accrual
$
223

 
$
(1,435
)
 
$
5,571

Options exercised by attestation
$

 
$

 
$
122

Shares repurchased
$

 
$

 
$
(122
)
Non-cash acquisition of capital leases
$
54,087

 
$
41,609

 
$
55,941