Segment Reporting Level 3 (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020			2019
	(In thousands)
Revenue from customers:
Funeral revenue:
Atneed revenue	$	264,788		$	258,730
Matured preneed revenue	163,583			156,450
Core funeral revenue	428,371			415,180
Non-funeral home revenue	14,451			12,973
Recognized preneed revenue	32,800			31,325
Other revenue	29,274			33,316
Total funeral revenue	504,896			492,794
Cemetery revenue:
Atneed revenue	85,043			81,451
Recognized preneed property revenue	116,082			128,612
Recognized preneed merchandise and services revenue	68,664			67,039
Core cemetery revenue	269,789			277,102
Other revenue	28,280			28,316
Total cemetery revenue	298,069			305,418
Total revenue from customers	$	802,965		$	798,212
Gross profit:
Funeral gross profit	$	103,576		$	105,418
Cemetery gross profit	75,468			86,416
Gross profit from reportable segments	179,044			191,834
Corporate general and administrative expenses	(31,813		)	(42,978		)
Gains (losses) on divestitures and impairment charges, net	4,545			(1,878		)
Operating income	151,776			146,978
Interest expense	(44,351		)	(47,390		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net	(139		)	—
Other (expense) income, net	(1,247		)	720
Income before income taxes	$	106,039		$	100,308

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

Our geographic area information is as follows:

	United States		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Revenue from external customers
2020	$	759,272	$	43,693	$	802,965
2019	$	754,080	$	44,132	$	798,212