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Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill and Intangible Assets Level 3 (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | 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 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] | 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 |
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 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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