Income Taxes Level 3 (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
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Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block] |
Income before income taxes was composed of the following components: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended December 31, | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 | | (In thousands) | United States | $ | 399,123 |
| | $ | 347,680 |
| | $ | 287,946 |
| Foreign | 42,609 |
| | 52,578 |
| | 38,712 |
| | $ | 441,732 |
| | $ | 400,258 |
| | $ | 326,658 |
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Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] |
Income tax (benefit) provision consisted of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended December 31, | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 | | (In thousands) | Current: | |
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| United States | $ | 18,138 |
| | $ | 154,128 |
| | $ | 113,629 |
| Foreign | 10,541 |
| | 12,187 |
| | 12,084 |
| State | 6,974 |
| | 4,934 |
| | 16,150 |
| Total current income taxes | 35,653 |
| | 171,249 |
| | 141,863 |
| Deferred: | |
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| United States | $ | (48,565 | ) | | $ | (314,389 | ) | | $ | (19,496 | ) | Foreign | 386 |
| | 618 |
| | 22,708 |
| State | 6,700 |
| | (4,067 | ) | | 4,278 |
| Total deferred income taxes | (41,479 | ) | | (317,838 | ) | | 7,490 |
| Total income taxes | $ | (5,826 | ) | | $ | (146,589 | ) | | $ | 149,353 |
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Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
The differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and our effective tax rate were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended December 31, | | 2018 | | 2017 | | 2016 | | (In thousands) | Computed tax provision at the applicable federal statutory income tax rate | $ | 92,764 |
| | $ | 140,090 |
| | $ | 114,331 |
| State and local taxes, net of federal income tax benefits | 10,146 |
| | 8,216 |
| | 13,279 |
| Foreign jurisdiction differences | 2,377 |
| | (6,782 | ) | | (2,557 | ) | Permanent differences associated with divestitures | 790 |
| | 1,925 |
| | 9,267 |
| Changes in uncertain tax positions and audit settlements
| (88,687 | ) | | (105,821 | ) | | 5,669 |
| Foreign valuation allowance, net of federal income tax benefits
| (431 | ) | | 1,186 |
| | 15,850 |
| Enactment of U.S. Tax Act | (16,105 | ) | | (146,160 | ) | | — |
| Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation | (11,159 | ) | | (18,521 | ) | | — |
| Other | 4,479 |
| | (20,722 | ) | | (6,486 | ) | (Benefit from) provision for income taxes | $ | (5,826 | ) | | $ | (146,589 | ) | | $ | 149,353 |
| Total consolidated effective tax rate | (1.3 | )% | | (36.6 | )% | | 45.7 | % |
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Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
The tax effects of temporary differences and carryforwards that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following: | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended December 31, | | 2018 | | 2017 | | (In thousands) | Inventories and cemetery property | $ | (220,537 | ) | | $ | (222,431 | ) | Deferred incremental direct selling costs | (73,696 | ) | | — |
| Property and equipment | (122,281 | ) | | (109,631 | ) | Intangibles | (197,815 | ) | | (194,159 | ) | Other | — |
| | (4,902 | ) | Deferred tax liabilities | (614,329 | ) | | (531,123 | ) | Loss and tax credit carryforwards | 153,688 |
| | 170,979 |
| Deferred revenue on preneed funeral and cemetery contracts | 113,970 |
| | 155,679 |
| Accrued liabilities | 63,558 |
| | 62,727 |
| Other | 90 |
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| Deferred tax assets | 331,306 |
| | 389,385 |
| Less: valuation allowance | (120,931 | ) | | (141,154 | ) | Net deferred income tax liability | $ | (403,954 | ) | | $ | (282,892 | ) |
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Schedule of Deferred Taxes Classification [Table Text Block] |
Deferred tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities are recognized in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as follows: | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended December 31, | | 2018 | | 2017 | | (In thousands) | Non-current deferred tax assets | $ | 673 |
| | $ | 873 |
| Non-current deferred tax liabilities | (404,627 | ) | | (283,765 | ) | Net deferred income tax liability | $ | (403,954 | ) | | $ | (282,892 | ) |
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Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block] |
The following table summarizes the activity related to our gross unrecognized tax benefits from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018 (in thousands): | | | | | | Federal, State, and Foreign Tax | | (In thousands) | Balance at December 31, 2015 | $ | 182,545 |
| Reductions to tax positions related to prior years | (4,219 | ) | Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | 178,326 |
| Reductions to tax positions as a result of audit settlement | (30,333 | ) | Reductions to tax positions related to prior years | (68,538 | ) | Balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | 79,455 |
| Additions to tax positions related to prior years | 1,348 |
| Reduction to tax positions due to expiration of statutes of limitations | (79,455 | ) | Balance at December 31, 2018 | $ | 1,348 |
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Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards [Table Text Block] |
Such loss carryforwards will expire as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Federal | | State | | Foreign | | Total | | (In thousands) | 2019 | $ | — |
| | $ | 119,956 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 119,956 |
| 2020 | — |
| | 174,507 |
| | — |
| | 174,507 |
| 2021 | — |
| | 152,788 |
| | — |
| | 152,788 |
| 2022 | — |
| | 80,831 |
| | — |
| | 80,831 |
| Thereafter | 3,652 |
| | 2,152,860 |
| | 11,329 |
| | 2,167,841 |
| Total | $ | 3,652 |
| | $ | 2,680,942 |
| | $ | 11,329 |
| | $ | 2,695,923 |
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Summary of Valuation Allowance [Table Text Block] |
At December 31, 2018, our loss and tax credit carryforward deferred tax assets and related valuation allowances by jurisdiction are as follows (presented net of federal benefit): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Federal | | State | | Foreign | | Total | | | | (In thousands) | | | Loss and tax credit carryforwards | $ | 767 |
| | $ | 146,275 |
| | $ | 6,646 |
| | $ | 153,688 |
| Valuation allowance | $ | — |
| | $ | 100,625 |
| | $ | 20,306 |
| | $ | 120,931 |
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