Segment Reporting Level 3 (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]

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

Other reportable segment information for the year ended December 31 was as follows:

	Reportable Segments
	Funeral		Cemetery		Corporate		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
2018
Interest expense	$	3,634	$	469	$	177,453	$	181,556
Depreciation and amortization	$	108,891	$	33,183	$	11,576	$	153,650
Amortization of intangibles	$	17,515	$	8,619	$	61	$	26,195
Amortization of cemetery property	$	—	$	68,640	$	—	$	68,640
Capital expenditures	$	99,008	$	125,131	$	11,406	$	235,545
Total assets	$	5,411,178	$	6,913,132	$	368,933	$	12,693,243
2017 (1)
Interest expense	$	3,986	$	401	$	164,738	$	169,125
Depreciation and amortization	$	109,965	$	32,815	$	10,361	$	153,141
Amortization of intangibles	$	17,871	$	9,696	$	83	$	27,650
Amortization of cemetery property	$	—	$	68,102	$	—	$	68,102
Capital expenditures	$	83,241	$	118,699	$	12,561	$	214,501
Total assets	$	5,393,205	$	6,946,351	$	524,947	$	12,864,503
2016 (1)
Interest expense	$	3,906	$	105	$	158,082	$	162,093
Depreciation and amortization	$	106,602	$	31,081	$	9,550	$	147,233
Amortization of intangibles	$	20,444	$	10,438	$	74	$	30,956
Amortization of cemetery property	$	—	$	66,745	$	—	$	66,745
Capital expenditures	$	68,666	$	113,163	$	11,617	$	193,446

Schedule of Significant Reportable Items from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended December 31,
	2018			2017(1)			2016(1)
	(In thousands)
Revenue from customers:
Funeral revenue:
Atneed revenue	$	998,464		$	1,011,214		$	1,045,533
Matured preneed revenue	600,944			574,235			538,013
Core funeral revenue	1,599,408			1,585,449			1,583,546
Non-funeral home revenue	49,671			46,513			42,957
Recognized preneed revenue	125,144			117,352			111,640
Other revenue	123,769			118,838			130,968
Total funeral revenue	1,897,992			1,868,152			1,869,111
Cemetery revenue:
Atneed revenue	323,162			319,899			307,826
Recognized preneed property revenue	572,955			538,314			515,854
Recognized preneed merchandise and services revenue	288,282			274,885			240,301
Core cemetery revenue	1,184,399			1,133,098			1,063,981
Other revenue	107,783			93,781			98,045
Total cemetery revenue	1,292,182			1,226,879			1,162,026
Total revenue from customers	$	3,190,174		$	3,095,031		$	3,031,137
Operating profit:
Funeral operating profit	$	369,613		$	371,853		$	361,022
Cemetery operating profit	390,709			350,926			315,828
Operating profit from reportable segments	760,322			722,779			676,850
General and administrative expenses	(145,499		)	(153,067		)	(136,708		)
Gains (losses) on divestitures and impairment charges, net	15,933			7,015			(26,819		)
Hurricane expenses, net	(97		)	(5,584		)	—
Operating income	630,659			571,143			513,323
Interest expense	(181,556		)	(169,125		)	(162,093		)
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net	(10,131		)	(274		)	(22,503		)
Other income (expense), net	2,760			(1,486		)	(2,069		)
Income before income taxes	$	441,732		$	400,258		$	326,658

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

Our geographic area information for the year ended December 31 was as follows:

	United States			Canada			Total
	(In thousands)
2018
Revenue from external customers	$	2,991,617		$	198,557		$	3,190,174
Interest expense	$	181,266		$	290		$	181,556
Depreciation and amortization	$	144,877		$	8,773		$	153,650
Amortization of intangibles	$	25,664		$	531		$	26,195
Amortization of cemetery property	$	63,709		$	4,931		$	68,640
Operating income	$	568,446		$	62,213		$	630,659
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	$	8,419		$	7,514		$	15,933
Long-lived assets	$	6,334,924		$	277,897		$	6,612,821
2017 (1)
Revenue from external customers	$	2,889,463		$	205,568		$	3,095,031
Interest expense	$	168,956		$	169		$	169,125
Depreciation and amortization	$	143,932		$	9,209		$	153,141
Amortization of intangibles	$	27,092		$	558		$	27,650
Amortization of cemetery property	$	61,307		$	6,795		$	68,102
Operating income	$	502,865		$	68,278		$	571,143
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	$	61		$	6,954		$	7,015
Long-lived assets	$	5,786,063		$	286,135		$	6,072,198
2016 (1)
Revenue from external customers	$	2,848,876		$	182,261		$	3,031,137
Interest expense (income)	$	162,341		$	(248	)	$	162,093
Depreciation and amortization	$	138,560		$	8,673		$	147,233
Amortization of intangibles	$	30,427		$	529		$	30,956
Amortization of cemetery property	$	61,449		$	5,296		$	66,745
Operating income	$	461,825		$	51,498		$	513,323
(Losses) gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	$	(27,658	)	$	839		$	(26,819	)