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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] | Our reportable segment information is as follows:
| Funeral |  | Cemetery |  | Reportable Segments
| (In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers: |  |  |  |  |
2015 | $ | 507,656 |  |  | $ | 240,461 |  |  | $ | 748,117 |
2014 | $ | 509,045 |  |  | $ | 236,450 |  |  | $ | 745,495 |
Gross profits: |  |  |  |  |
2015 | $ | 124,679 |  |  | $ | 53,270 |  |  | $ | 177,949 |
2014 | $ | 119,220 |  |  | $ | 46,842 |  |  | $ | 166,062 |
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] | The following table reconciles gross profits from reportable segments to our consolidated income before income taxes:
| Three Months Ended
| March 31,
| 2015 | 2014
| (In thousands)
Gross profits from reportable segments | $ | 177,949 |  | $ | 166,062 |
General and administrative expenses | (35,055 | ) | (55,830 | )
Losses on divestitures and impairment charges, net | (1,779 | ) | (2,812 | )
Operating income | 141,115 |  | 107,420 |
Interest expense | (42,939 | ) | (44,996 | )
Other expense (income), net | (58 | ) | 1,534 |
Income before income taxes | $ | 98,118 |  | $ | 63,958 |
Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block] | Our geographic area information is as follows:
| United States | Canada | Total
|  | (In thousands) |
Three Months Ended March 31, |  |  |
Revenues from external customers: |  |  |
2015 | $ | 700,452 |  | $ | 47,665 |  | $ | 748,117 |
2014 | $ | 694,369 |  | $ | 51,126 |  | $ | 745,495 |

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