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Supplementary Information Level 1 (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Supplementary Information [Abstract] |
Additional Financial Information Disclosure [Text Block] | Supplementary Information The detail of certain balance sheet accounts is as follows:
| December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |
Cash | $ | 132,743 |  |  | $ | 101,952 |
Commercial paper and temporary investments | 44,592 |  |  | 39,632 |
| $ | 177,335 |  |  | $ | 141,584 |
Receivables, net: |  |  |  |  |
Notes receivable | $ | 8,381 |  |  | $ | 1,140 |
Atneed funeral receivables, net of allowances of $6,200 and $8,895, respectively | 61,306 |  |  | 66,671 |
Atneed cemetery receivables, net of allowances of $2,346 and $2,742, respectively | 14,842 |  |  | 13,841 |
Other | 24,521 |  |  | 19,772 |
| $ | 109,050 |  |  | $ | 101,424 |
Other current assets: |  |  |  |  |
Income tax receivable | $ | 22,581 |  |  | $ | 2,933 |
Prepaid insurance | 5,270 |  |  | 8,583 |
Restricted cash | 28,926 |  |  | 6,550 |
Bond conversion asset | — |  |  | 21,682 |
Deferred debt issuance costs | 9,180 |  |  | 9,082 |
Other | 13,644 |  |  | 14,916 |
| $ | 79,601 |  |  | $ | 63,746 |
Cemetery property: |  |  |  |  |
Undeveloped land | $ | 1,186,325 |  |  | $ | 1,192,613 |
Developed lots, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, cremation niches, and cremation memorialization property | 552,891 |  |  | 559,656 |
| $ | 1,739,216 |  |  | $ | 1,752,269 |
Property and equipment: |  |  |  |  |
Land | $ | 603,509 |  |  | $ | 610,339 |
Buildings and improvements | 1,783,171 |  |  | 1,779,584 |
Operating equipment | 500,511 |  |  | 500,721 |
Leasehold improvements | 50,862 |  |  | 25,642 |
Capital leases | 204,991 |  |  | 185,875 |
| 3,143,044 |  |  | 3,102,161 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (1,163,921 | ) |  | (1,083,151 | )
Less: Accumulated amortization of capital leases | (117,720 | ) |  | (106,496 | )
| $ | 1,861,403 |  |  | $ | 1,912,514 |
Deferred charges and other assets: |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, net | 393,781 |  |  | 398,618 |
Restricted cash | 16,073 |  |  | 2,409 |
Non-current deferred tax assets | 18,778 |  |  | 22,249 |
Notes receivable, net of allowances of $11,259 and $10,986, respectively | 4,858 |  |  | 11,651 |
Cash surrender value of insurance policies | 102,856 |  |  | 90,177 |
Other | 81,200 |  |  | 107,896 |
| $ | 617,546 |  |  | $ | 633,000 |
| December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (In thousands)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | $ | 137,270 |  |  | $ | 143,686 |
Accrued compensation | 86,880 |  |  | 104,464 |
Accrued interest | 30,133 |  |  | 36,583 |
Accrued property taxes | 14,346 |  |  | 14,395 |
Self insurance reserves | 73,991 |  |  | 77,962 |
Bank overdraft | 27,798 |  |  | 5,152 |
Bond conversion liability | — |  |  | 18,744 |
Other accrued liabilities | 82,610 |  |  | 81,853 |
| $ | 453,028 |  |  | $ | 482,839 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Accrued pension | $ | 35,614 |  |  | $ | 35,629 |
Deferred compensation | 80,580 |  |  | 65,605 |
Customer refund obligation reserve | 60,019 |  |  | 59,826 |
Tax liability | 239,265 |  |  | 222,365 |
Indemnification liability | 236 |  |  | 442 |
Payable to perpetual care fund | 64,722 |  |  | 56,501 |
Other | 15,129 |  |  | 50,870 |
| $ | 495,565 |  |  | $ | 491,238 |
Revenues and Costs and Expenses The detail of certain income statement accounts is as follows for the years ended December 31:
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (In thousands)
Merchandise revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | $ | 616,992 |  |  | $ | 584,438 |  |  | $ | 552,308 |
Cemetery | 743,765 |  |  | 609,142 |  |  | 554,516 |
Total merchandise revenues | 1,360,757 |  |  | 1,193,580 |  |  | 1,106,824 |
Services revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | 1,167,386 |  |  | 989,613 |  |  | 965,226 |
Cemetery | 295,195 |  |  | 212,932 |  |  | 203,113 |
Total services revenues | 1,462,581 |  |  | 1,202,545 |  |  | 1,168,339 |
Other revenues | 170,674 |  |  | 154,341 |  |  | 129,267 |
Total revenues | $ | 2,994,012 |  |  | $ | 2,550,466 |  |  | $ | 2,404,430 |
Merchandise costs and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | $ | 294,237 |  |  | $ | 266,538 |  |  | $ | 258,860 |
Cemetery | 317,690 |  |  | 254,065 |  |  | 234,031 |
Total cost of merchandise | 611,927 |  |  | 520,603 |  |  | 492,891 |
Services costs and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | 635,096 |  |  | 548,554 |  |  | 520,243 |
Cemetery | 140,402 |  |  | 100,865 |  |  | 98,809 |
Total cost of services | 775,498 |  |  | 649,419 |  |  | 619,052 |
Overhead and other expenses | 930,774 |  |  | 831,397 |  |  | 769,715 |
Total cost and expenses | $ | 2,318,199 |  |  | $ | 2,001,419 |  |  | $ | 1,881,658 |
Certain Non-Cash Financing Transactions
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (In thousands)
Options exercised by attestation | $ | 761 |  |  | $ | 3,004 |  |  | $ | — |
Shares repurchased | (761 | ) |  | $ | (3,004 | ) |  | $ | — |

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