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Credit Risk and Fair Value of Financial Instruments Level 1 (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Credit Risk and Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract] |
Credit Risk and Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Text Block] | Credit Risk and Fair Value of Financial Instruments Fair Value Estimates The fair value estimates of the following financial instruments have been determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, and trade payables approximate the fair values of those instruments due to the short-term nature of the instruments. The carrying values of receivables on preneed funeral and cemetery contracts approximate fair value due to the diverse number of individual contracts with varying terms. The fair value of our debt instruments at December 31 was as follows:
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (In thousands)
3.125% Senior Convertible Notes due July 2014 | — |  |  | 106,939 |
6.75% Senior Notes due April 2015 | — |  |  | 144,653 |
6.75% Senior Notes due April 2016 | 208,075 |  |  | 214,904 |
3.125% Senior Convertible Notes due July 2016 | 160 |  |  | 60,487 |
7.0% Senior Notes due June 2017 | 320,043 |  |  | 333,259 |
7.625% Senior Notes due October 2018 | 277,538 |  |  | 288,875 |
6.5% Senior Notes due April 2019 | — |  |  | 210,000 |
7.0% Senior Notes due May 2019 | — |  |  | 270,000 |
4.5% Senior Notes due November 2020 | 201,700 |  |  | 192,610 |
8.0% Senior Notes due November 2021 | 174,375 |  |  | 173,625 |
5.375% Senior Notes due January 2022 | 437,750 |  |  | 431,588 |
5.375% Senior Notes due May 2024 | 558,250 |  |  | — |
7.5% Senior Notes due April 2027 | 220,890 |  |  | 215,750 |
Term Loan due July 2018 | 370,000 |  |  | 600,000 |
Bank credit facility due July 2018 | 235,000 |  |  | 30,000 |
Mortgage notes and other debt, maturities through 2047 | 4,117 |  |  | 4,752 |
Total fair value of debt instruments | $ | 3,007,898 |  |  | $ | 3,277,442 |
The fair values of our long-term, fixed rate securities were estimated using market prices for those securities, and therefore they are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The term loan, bank credit facility, and the mortgage and other debt are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy. The fair values of these instruments have been estimated using discounted cash flow analysis based on our incremental borrowing rate for similar borrowing arrangements. Credit Risk Exposure Our cash deposits, some of which exceed insured limits, are distributed among various market and national banks in the jurisdictions in which we operate. In addition, we regularly invest excess cash in financial instruments which are not insured, such as money-market funds and Eurodollar time deposits, that are offered by a variety of reputable financial institutions and commercial paper that is offered by corporations with quality credit ratings. We believe that the credit risk associated with such instruments is minimal. We grant credit to customers in the normal course of business. The credit risk associated with our funeral, cemetery, and preneed funeral and preneed cemetery receivables due from customers is generally considered minimal because of the diversification of the customers served. Furthermore, bad debts have not been significant relative to the volume of deferred revenues. Customer payments on preneed funeral or preneed cemetery contracts that are either placed into state-regulated trusts or used to pay premiums on life insurance contracts generally do not subject us to collection risk. Insurance-funded contracts are subject to supervision by state insurance departments and are protected in the majority of states by insurance guaranty acts.

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