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Goodwill and Intangible Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill Disclosure [Text Block] | Goodwill and Intangible Assets The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill for our funeral and cemetery reporting units are as follows: (in thousands):
| 2014 |  | 2013
| Funeral |  | Cemetery |  | Total |  | Funeral |  | Cemetery |  | Total
| (in thousands)
Balance as of January 1, | $ | 1,526,011 |  |  | $ | 299,710 |  |  | $ | 1,825,721 |  |  | $ | 1,248,316 |  |  | $ | 43,078 |  |  | $ | 1,291,394 |
Increase in goodwill related to acquisitions | 292 |  |  | 3,238 |  |  | 3,530 |  |  | 318,202 |  |  | 258,659 |  |  | 576,861 |
Reduction of goodwill related to divestitures | (5,959 | ) |  | (2,960 | ) |  | (8,919 | ) |  | (31,844 | ) |  | (2,027 | ) |  | (33,871 | )
Effect of foreign currency and other | (9,465 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | (9,479 | ) |  | (8,663 | ) |  | — |  |  | (8,663 | )
Activity | (15,132 | ) |  | 264 |  |  | (14,868 | ) |  | 277,695 |  |  | 256,632 |  |  | 534,327 |
Balance as of December 31, | $ | 1,510,879 |  |  | $ | 299,974 |  |  | $ | 1,810,853 |  |  | $ | 1,526,011 |  |  | $ | 299,710 |  |  | $ | 1,825,721 |
The components of intangible assets at December 31 were as follows:
| Useful life |  |  |  |
| Minimum |  | Maximum |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (Years) |  | (In thousands)
Amortizing intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Covenants-not-to-compete | 2 | - | 20 |  | $ | 209,920 |  |  | $ | 217,758 |
Customer relationships | 10 | - | 20 |  | 148,351 |  |  | 151,427 |
Tradenames | 5 | - | 5 |  | 12,750 |  |  | 12,750 |
Other | 5 | - | 40 |  | 11,927 |  |  | 17,027 |
|  |  |  |  | 382,948 |  |  | 398,962 |
Less: Accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  | 220,682 |  |  | 227,119 |
Amortizing intangibles, net |  |  |  |  | 162,266 |  |  | 171,843 |
Non-amortizing intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tradenames |  |  | Indefinite |  | 220,875 |  |  | 215,135 |
Other |  |  | Indefinite |  | 10,640 |  |  | 11,640 |
Non-amortizing intangibles |  |  |  |  | 231,515 |  |  | 226,775 |
Intangible assets, net |  |  |  |  | $ | 393,781 |  |  | $ | 398,618 |
Amortization expense for intangible assets was $36.6 million, $21.9 million, and $23.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively. 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 performance of a preneed contract, for the five years subsequent to December 31, 2014 (in thousands):
2015 | $ | 9,946 |
2016 | $ | 9,206 |
2017 | $ | 7,484 |
2018 | $ | 6,627 |
2019 | $ | 4,144 |

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