Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill and Intangible Assets Level 3 (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill for our funeral and cemetery reporting units are as follows:


	Years Ended December 31,
	2021						2020
	Funeral		Cemetery		Total		Funeral		Cemetery		Total
	(In thousands)
Beginning balance — Goodwill	$	1,551,062	$	328,945	$	1,880,007	$	1,535,278	$	328,945	$	1,864,223
Increase in goodwill related to acquisitions	34,703		1,990		36,693		14,796		—		14,796
Reduction of goodwill related to divestitures (1)	(2,080)		(28)		(2,108)		(1,175)		—		(1,175)

Effect of foreign currency	490		—		490		2,163		—		2,163
Total activity	33,113		1,962		35,075		15,784		—		15,784
Ending balance — Goodwill	$	1,584,175	$	330,907	$	1,915,082	$	1,551,062	$	328,945	$	1,880,007

Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

The components of intangible assets at December 31 were as follows:


	Useful Life
	Minimum		Maximum	2021		2020
	(Years)			(In thousands)
Amortizing intangibles:
Covenants-not-to-compete	2	-	20	$	223,854	$	219,493
Customer relationships	10	-	20	153,927		150,365
Tradenames	5	-	89	7,000		7,000
Other	5	-	89	26,927		26,927
				411,708		403,785
Less: accumulated amortization:
Covenants-not-to-compete				203,935		201,427
Customer relationships				96,294		90,022
Tradenames				280		202
Other				9,546		8,807
				310,055		300,458

Amortizing intangibles, net				101,653		103,327

Non-amortizing intangibles:
Tradenames			Indefinite	359,297		327,297
Other			Indefinite	10,765		10,765
Non-amortizing intangibles				370,062		338,062

Intangible assets, net — included in Deferred charges and other assets, net				$	471,715	$	441,389

Schedule of Expected Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

The following is estimated amortization expense, excluding certain intangibles for which we are unable to provide an estimate because they are amortized based on specific identification in the fulfillment of performance obligations on our preneed contracts, for the five years subsequent to December 31, 2021 (in thousands):


2022	$	6,691
2023	6,300
2024	6,155
2025	6,023
2026	4,023
Total estimated amortization expense	$	29,192