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Supplementary Information Level 1 (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Supplementary Information [Abstract]  
Additional Financial Information Disclosure [Text Block]
Supplementary Information
The detail of certain balance sheet accounts is as follows:
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents:
 

 
 

Cash
$
177,338

 
$
260,281

Commercial paper and temporary investments
21,512

 
69,758

 
$
198,850

 
$
330,039

Receivables, net:
 

 
 

Notes receivable
$
1,781

 
$
1,605

Atneed funeral receivables, net of allowances of $1,412 and $1,845, respectively
39,709

 
44,536

Atneed cemetery receivables, net of allowances of $166 and $245, respectively
15,277

 
16,556

Other
17,058

 
27,607

 
$
73,825

 
$
90,304

Other current assets:
 

 
 

Income tax receivable
$
8,333

 
$
8,576

Prepaid insurance
5,047

 
4,419

Restricted cash(1)
7,007

 
8,625

Other
13,220

 
13,955

 
$
33,607

 
$
35,575

Cemetery property:
 

 
 

Undeveloped land
$
1,209,109

 
$
1,181,920

Developed lots, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, cremation niches, and cremation memorialization property
628,355

 
610,069

 
$
1,837,464

 
$
1,791,989

Property and equipment, net:
 

 
 

Land
$
631,679

 
$
605,735

Buildings and improvements
2,107,300

 
1,996,123

Operating equipment
609,658

 
557,278

Leasehold improvements
34,755

 
34,607

Capital leases
263,940

 
254,260

 
3,647,332

 
3,448,003

Less: Accumulated depreciation
(1,525,059
)
 
(1,430,695
)
Less: Accumulated amortization of capital leases
(144,909
)
 
(144,264
)
 
$
1,977,364

 
$
1,873,044

Deferred charges and other assets:
 

 
 

Intangible assets, net
$
433,830

 
$
374,099

Restricted cash(1)
1,727

 
1,937

Deferred tax assets
673

 
873

Notes receivable, net of allowances of $10,814 and $10,946, respectively
8,651

 
9,624

Cash surrender value of insurance policies
145,981

 
139,494

Deferred incremental direct selling costs
282,283

 

Other
61,006

 
75,157

 
$
934,151

 
$
601,184

 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$
173,361

 
$
173,685

Accrued benefits
90,303

 
95,233

Accrued interest
25,976

 
30,415

Accrued property taxes
18,512

 
10,541

Self-insurance reserves
80,114

 
78,227

Bank overdrafts
16,221

 
27,243

Other accrued liabilities
75,281

 
73,828

 
$
479,768

 
$
489,172

Other liabilities:
 

 
 

Accrued benefit costs
$
21,532

 
$
25,416

Deferred compensation
126,891

 
120,782

Customer refund obligation reserve
48,000

 
51,767

Tax liability
1,873

 
111,000

Payable to perpetual care trust
88,784

 
83,015

Other
10,222

 
19,002

 
$
297,302

 
$
410,982


(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.
Certain Non-Cash Investing and Financing Transactions
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Net change in capital expenditure accrual
$
(2,597
)
 
$
223

 
$
(1,435
)
Non-cash acquisition of capital leases
$
58,664

 
$
54,087

 
$
41,609