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Supplementary Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Supplementary Information [Abstract] |
Schedule of Product Information [Table Text Block] | The detail of certain income statement accounts as presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations is as follows:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (In thousands)
Property and merchandise revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | $ | 145,193 |  |  | $ | 146,799 |  |  | $ | 456,806 |  |  | $ | 467,285 |
Cemetery | 195,692 |  |  | 184,063 |  |  | 557,894 |  |  | 528,871 |
Total property and merchandise revenue | 340,885 |  |  | 330,862 |  |  | 1,014,700 |  |  | 996,156 |
Services revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | 265,025 |  |  | 276,449 |  |  | 859,878 |  |  | 878,154 |
Cemetery | 62,356 |  |  | 66,021 |  |  | 207,637 |  |  | 208,190 |
Total services revenue | 327,381 |  |  | 342,470 |  |  | 1,067,515 |  |  | 1,086,344 |
Other revenue | 46,259 |  |  | 44,982 |  |  | 134,781 |  |  | 128,069 |
Total revenue | $ | 714,525 |  |  | $ | 718,314 |  |  | $ | 2,216,996 |  |  | $ | 2,210,569 |
Property and merchandise costs and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | $ | 71,908 |  |  | $ | 72,569 |  |  | $ | 217,175 |  |  | $ | 222,542 |
Cemetery | 80,827 |  |  | 80,532 |  |  | 240,564 |  |  | 238,608 |
Total cost of property and merchandise | 152,735 |  |  | 153,101 |  |  | 457,739 |  |  | 461,150 |
Services costs and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | 154,538 |  |  | 152,625 |  |  | 472,602 |  |  | 476,288 |
Cemetery | 31,817 |  |  | 35,049 |  |  | 101,989 |  |  | 111,627 |
Total cost of services | 186,355 |  |  | 187,674 |  |  | 574,591 |  |  | 587,915 |
Overhead and other expense | 233,491 |  |  | 229,241 |  |  | 698,043 |  |  | 691,102 |
Total costs and expenses | $ | 572,581 |  |  | $ | 570,016 |  |  | $ | 1,730,373 |  |  | $ | 1,740,167 |

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