Segment Reporting Level 3 (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(In thousands)
Revenue from customers:
Funeral revenue:
Atneed revenue	$	256,166	$	245,418	$	520,954	$	504,148
Matured preneed revenue	158,357		148,584		321,940		305,034
Core funeral revenue	414,523		394,002		842,894		809,182
Non-funeral home revenue	14,146		13,121		28,597		26,094
Recognized preneed revenue	27,663		39,728		60,463		71,053
Other revenue	24,615		32,127		53,889		65,443
Total funeral revenue	480,947		478,978		985,843		971,772
Cemetery revenue:
Atneed revenue	91,102		82,286		176,145		163,737
Recognized preneed property revenue	152,117		151,875		268,199		280,487
Recognized preneed merchandise and services revenue	69,844		73,570		138,508		140,609
Core cemetery revenue	313,063		307,731		582,852		584,833
Other revenue	26,025		25,863		54,305		54,179
Total cemetery revenue	339,088		333,594		637,157		639,012
Total revenue from customers	$	820,035	$	812,572	$	1,623,000	$	1,610,784
Gross profit:
Funeral gross profit	$	115,957	$	90,590	$	219,533	$	196,008
Cemetery gross profit	102,810		100,556		178,278		186,972
Gross profit from reportable segments	218,767		191,146		397,811		382,980
Corporate general and administrative expenses	(37,169)		(29,218)		(68,982)		(72,196)
Gains (losses) on divestitures and impairment charges, net	737		(11,823)		5,282		(13,701)
Operating income	182,335		150,105		334,111		297,083
Interest expense	(41,767)		(47,317)		(86,118)		(94,707)
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net	(11)		(7,579)		(150)		(7,579)
Other income (expense), net	1,166		874		(81)		1,594
Income before income taxes	$	141,723	$	96,083	$	247,762	$	196,391

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

Our geographic area information was as follows:

	United States		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30,
Revenue from external customers:
2020	$	781,842	$	38,193	$	820,035
2019	$	767,394	$	45,178	$	812,572
Six Months Ended June 30,
Revenue from external customers:
2020	$	1,541,114	$	81,886	$	1,623,000
2019	$	1,521,474	$	89,310	$	1,610,784