Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 164,460	$ 330,039
Receivables, net	92,494	90,304
Inventories	26,095	25,378
Other	25,894	35,575
Total current assets	308,943	481,296
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments	4,454,346	4,778,842
Cemetery property	1,826,448	1,791,989
Property and equipment, net	1,915,408	1,873,044
Goodwill	1,850,972	1,805,981
Deferred charges and other assets	941,261	601,184
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,562,659	1,532,167
Total assets	12,860,037	12,864,503
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	443,153	489,172
Current maturities of long-term debt	95,623	337,337
Income taxes payable	15,107	2,470
Total current liabilities	553,883	828,979
Long-term debt	3,493,669	3,135,316
Deferred revenue, net	1,426,757	1,789,776
Deferred tax liability	367,036	283,765
Other liabilities	390,574	410,982
Deferred receipts held in trust	3,594,222	3,475,430
Care trusts’ corpus	1,557,499	1,530,818
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 192,625,361 and 191,935,647 shares issued, respectively, and 181,237,989 and 186,614,747 shares outstanding, respectively	181,238	186,615
Capital in excess of par value	954,128	970,468
Retained earnings	314,669	210,364
Accumulated other comprehensive income	26,217	41,943
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,476,252	1,409,390
Noncontrolling interests	145	47
Total equity	1,476,397	1,409,437
Total liabilities and equity	$ 12,860,037	$ 12,864,503