Supplementary Information Level 3 (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Supplementary Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Balance Sheet, Supplemental Disclosures

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

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block]

Cash interest payments for the three years ended December 31 were as follows (in thousands):

Payments in 2018	$	179,865
Payments in 2017	$	160,843
Payments in 2016	$	156,950

	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