Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 300,556	$ 268,626
Receivables, net	103,034	106,051
Inventories	28,654	25,935
Other	26,488	40,448
Total current assets	458,732	441,060
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(5,849)	(6,338)
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments	5,870,456	6,015,323
Cemetery property	1,890,932	1,900,844
Property and equipment, net	2,254,916	2,252,158
Goodwill	1,916,965	1,915,082
Allowance for credit losses for Deferred charges and other assets	3,917	4,577
Deferred charges and other assets	1,171,065	1,169,813
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(21,283)	(20,727)
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,894,068	1,996,898
Total assets	15,457,134	15,691,178
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	645,125	659,494
Current maturities of long-term debt	63,863	65,016
Income taxes payable	66,217	3,751
Total current liabilities	775,205	728,261
Long-term debt	3,962,944	3,901,304
Deferred preneed revenue	1,567,217	1,532,749
Deferred Income Taxes and Other Tax Liabilities, Noncurrent	436,459	437,902
Other liabilities	427,234	438,903
Deferred receipts held in trust	4,574,762	4,766,492
Care trusts’ corpus	1,870,667	1,976,118
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000
Common stock, par or stated value per share	$ 1
Common stock, shares outstanding	159,164,117	163,114,202
Equity:
Common Stock, Value, Outstanding	$ 159,164	$ 163,114
Capital in excess of par value	957,161	979,096
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	678,932	727,021
Accumulated other comprehensive income	47,493	40,214
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,842,750	1,909,445
Noncontrolling interests	(104)	4
Total equity	1,842,646	1,909,449
Total liabilities and equity	$ 15,457,134	$ 15,691,178
Common stock, shares, issued	166,975,651	166,821,502