Segment Reporting Level 3 (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

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 were as follows:

	Reportable Segments
	Funeral		Cemetery		Corporate		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
2020
Interest expense	$	3,896	$	514	$	158,653	$	163,063
Depreciation and amortization	$	107,770	$	34,693	$	12,836	$	155,299
Amortization of intangibles	$	13,593	$	8,841	$	10	$	22,444
Amortization of cemetery property	$	—	$	80,403	$	—	$	80,403
Capital expenditures	$	86,902	$	132,443	$	2,866	$	222,211
Total assets	$	6,030,764	$	8,042,339	$	442,322	$	14,515,425
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

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

	Years Ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Revenue from customers:
Funeral revenue:
Atneed revenue	$	1,092,016	$	996,643	$	998,464
Matured preneed revenue	662,675		605,237		600,944
Core funeral revenue	1,754,691		1,601,880		1,599,408
Non-funeral home revenue	61,198		52,211		49,671
Recognized preneed revenue	124,645		139,525		125,144
Other revenue	111,767		130,286		123,769
Total funeral revenue	2,052,301		1,923,902		1,897,992
Cemetery revenue:
Atneed revenue	386,850		326,230		323,162
Recognized preneed property revenue	659,950		581,724		572,955
Recognized preneed merchandise and services revenue	298,864		287,589		288,282
Core cemetery revenue	1,345,664		1,195,543		1,184,399
Other revenue	113,544		111,340		107,783
Total cemetery revenue	1,459,208		1,306,883		1,292,182
Total revenue from customers	$	3,511,509	$	3,230,785	$	3,190,174
Gross profit:
Funeral gross profit	$	494,602	$	372,638	$	369,613
Cemetery gross profit	482,225		387,942		390,709
Gross profit from reportable segments	976,827		760,580		760,322
Corporate general and administrative expenses	(141,066)		(126,886)		(145,596)
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	7,009		32,919		15,933
Operating income	842,770		666,613		630,659
Interest expense	(163,063)		(185,843)		(181,556)
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net	(18,428)		(16,637)		(10,131)
Other income, net	781		299		2,760
Income before income taxes	$	662,060	$	464,432	$	441,732

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 were as follows:

	United States		Canada		Total
	(In thousands)
2020
Revenue from external customers	$	3,328,381	$	183,128	$	3,511,509
Interest expense	$	162,804	$	259	$	163,063
Depreciation and amortization	$	146,378	$	8,921	$	155,299
Amortization of intangibles	$	22,132	$	312	$	22,444
Amortization of cemetery property	$	76,275	$	4,128	$	80,403
Operating income	$	795,461	$	47,309	$	842,770
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	$	6,935	$	74	$	7,009
Long-lived assets	$	6,633,470	$	339,594	$	6,973,064
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