Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Our reportable segment, including disaggregated revenue, information is as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2018			2017(1)			2018			2017(1)
	(In thousands)
Revenue from customers:
Funeral revenue:
Atneed revenue	$	242,951		$	249,097		$	517,357		$	520,930
Matured preneed revenue	146,021			138,265			311,327			290,062
Core funeral revenue	388,972			387,362			828,684			810,992
Non-funeral home revenue	11,922			11,747			25,715			24,021
Recognized preneed revenue	33,919			30,197			66,379			62,253
Other revenue	33,835			29,568			62,235			60,372
Total funeral revenue	468,648			458,874			983,013			957,638
Cemetery revenue:
Atneed revenue	80,940			80,543			163,984			162,117
Recognized preneed property revenue	143,166			134,910			252,106			248,935
Recognized preneed merchandise and services revenue	73,130			73,255			141,493			137,121
Core cemetery revenue	297,236			288,708			557,583			548,173
Other revenue	30,208			25,660			49,978			45,141
Total cemetery revenue	327,444			314,368			607,561			593,314
Total revenue from customers	$	796,092		$	773,242		$	1,590,574		$	1,550,952
Operating profit:
Funeral operating profit	$	90,421		$	92,077		$	210,876		$	204,684
Cemetery operating profit	97,706			91,441			173,013			156,073
Operating profit from reportable segments	188,127			183,518			383,889			360,757
General and administrative expenses	(31,136		)	(40,369		)	(65,920		)	(82,652		)
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	6,865			753			7,347			5,688
Hurricane (expenses) recoveries, net	(1,902		)	—			330			—
Operating income	161,954			143,902			325,646			283,793
Interest expense	(44,519		)	(42,083		)	(88,095		)	(82,719		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net	—			—			(10,131		)	—
Other income (expense), net	1,880			(301		)	2,264			(1,030		)
Income before income taxes	$	119,315		$	101,518		$	229,684		$	200,044

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

Our geographic area information is as follows:

	United States		Canada		Total
			(In thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30,
Revenue from external customers:
2018	$	750,445	$	45,647	$	796,092
2017 (1)	$	728,370	$	44,872	$	773,242
Six Months Ended June 30,
Revenue from external customers:
2018	$	1,494,558	$	96,016	$	1,590,574
2017 (1)	$	1,455,610	$	95,342	$	1,550,952