Segment Reporting Level 3 (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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)
2019
Interest expense	$	4,026	$	659	$	181,158	$	185,843
Depreciation and amortization	$	106,982	$	33,323	$	10,695	$	151,000
Amortization of intangibles	$	15,343	$	10,297	$	9	$	25,649
Amortization of cemetery property	$	—	$	70,330	$	—	$	70,330
Capital expenditures	$	112,090	$	125,365	$	2,502	$	239,957
Total assets	$	5,821,408	$	7,483,713	$	372,309	$	13,677,430
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
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

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,
	2019			2018			2017
	(In thousands)
Revenue from customers:
Funeral revenue:
Atneed revenue	$	996,643		$	998,464		$	1,011,214
Matured preneed revenue	605,237			600,944			574,235
Core funeral revenue	1,601,880			1,599,408			1,585,449
Non-funeral home revenue	52,211			49,671			46,513
Recognized preneed revenue	139,525			125,144			117,352
Other revenue	130,286			123,769			118,838
Total funeral revenue	1,923,902			1,897,992			1,868,152
Cemetery revenue:
Atneed revenue	326,230			323,162			319,899
Recognized preneed property revenue	581,724			572,955			538,314
Recognized preneed merchandise and services revenue	287,589			288,282			274,885
Core cemetery revenue	1,195,543			1,184,399			1,133,098
Other revenue	111,340			107,783			93,781
Total cemetery revenue	1,306,883			1,292,182			1,226,879
Total revenue from customers	$	3,230,785		$	3,190,174		$	3,095,031
Gross profit:
Funeral gross profit	$	372,638		$	369,613		$	371,853
Cemetery gross profit	387,942			390,709			350,926
Gross profit from reportable segments	760,580			760,322			722,779
Corporate general and administrative expenses	(126,886		)	(145,596		)	(158,651		)
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	32,919			15,933			7,015
Operating income	666,613			630,659			571,143
Interest expense	(185,843		)	(181,556		)	(169,125		)
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net	(16,637		)	(10,131		)	(274		)
Other income (expense), net	299			2,760			(1,486		)
Income before income taxes	$	464,432		$	441,732		$	400,258

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)
2019
Revenue from external customers	$	3,052,101	$	178,684		$	3,230,785
Interest expense	$	185,512	$	331		$	185,843
Depreciation and amortization	$	142,550	$	8,450		$	151,000
Amortization of intangibles	$	25,079	$	570		$	25,649
Amortization of cemetery property	$	66,552	$	3,778		$	70,330
Operating income	$	628,204	$	38,409		$	666,613
Gains (losses) on divestitures and impairment charges, net	$	33,200	$	(281	)	$	32,919
Long-lived assets	$	6,531,705	$	301,461		$	6,833,166
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
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