Supplementary Information Level 3 (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Supplementary Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Balance Sheet, Supplemental Disclosures

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

Schedule of Product Information [Table Text Block]

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

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block]

Cash interest payments for the three years ended December 31 were as follows (in thousands):

Payments in 2017	$	160,843
Payments in 2016	$	156,950
Payments in 2015	$	164,748

	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