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Supplementary Information Level 3 (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Supplementary Information [Abstract] |
Schedule of Balance Sheet, Supplemental Disclosures | The detail of certain balance sheet accounts is as follows:
| December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| (In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |
Cash | $ | 106,831 |  |  | $ | 132,743 |
Commercial paper and temporary investments | 27,768 |  |  | 44,592 |
| $ | 134,599 |  |  | $ | 177,335 |
Receivables, net: |  |  |  |  |
Notes receivable | $ | 2,056 |  |  | $ | 8,381 |
Atneed funeral receivables, net of allowances of $3,343 and $6,200, respectively | 52,184 |  |  | 61,306 |
Atneed cemetery receivables, net of allowances of $2,153 and $2,346, respectively | 13,585 |  |  | 14,842 |
Other | 22,637 |  |  | 24,521 |
| $ | 90,462 |  |  | $ | 109,050 |
Other current assets: |  |  |  |  |
Income tax receivable | $ | 15,662 |  |  | $ | 22,581 |
Prepaid insurance | 5,398 |  |  | 5,270 |
Restricted cash | 12,587 |  |  | 28,926 |
Deferred debt issuance costs | 9,522 |  |  | 9,180 |
Other | 12,344 |  |  | 14,817 |
| $ | 55,513 |  |  | $ | 80,774 |
Cemetery property: |  |  |  |  |
Undeveloped land | $ | 1,186,861 |  |  | $ | 1,186,325 |
Developed lots, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, cremation niches, and cremation memorialization property | 566,154 |  |  | 552,891 |
| $ | 1,753,015 |  |  | $ | 1,739,216 |
Property and equipment: |  |  |  |  |
Land | $ | 591,407 |  |  | $ | 603,509 |
Buildings and improvements | 1,834,403 |  |  | 1,783,171 |
Operating equipment | 530,195 |  |  | 500,511 |
Leasehold improvements | 52,121 |  |  | 50,862 |
Capital leases | 220,784 |  |  | 204,991 |
| 3,228,910 |  |  | 3,143,044 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (1,253,872 | ) |  | (1,163,921 | )
Less: Accumulated amortization of capital leases | (128,316 | ) |  | (117,720 | )
| $ | 1,846,722 |  |  | $ | 1,861,403 |
Deferred charges and other assets: |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, net | $ | 370,005 |  |  | $ | 393,781 |
Restricted cash | 3,907 |  |  | 16,073 |
Deferred tax assets | 23,817 |  |  | 18,778 |
Notes receivable, net of allowances of $11,334 and $11,259, respectively | 10,229 |  |  | 4,858 |
Cash surrender value of insurance policies | 108,726 |  |  | 102,856 |
Other | 99,827 |  |  | 87,902 |
| $ | 616,511 |  |  | $ | 624,248 |
| December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| (In thousands)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | $ | 140,045 |  |  | $ | 137,270 |
Accrued benefits | 86,908 |  |  | 86,880 |
Accrued interest | 28,673 |  |  | 30,133 |
Accrued property taxes | 11,594 |  |  | 14,346 |
Self insurance reserves | 76,611 |  |  | 73,991 |
Bank overdraft | 21,808 |  |  | 27,798 |
Other accrued liabilities | 57,203 |  |  | 82,624 |
| $ | 422,842 |  |  | $ | 453,042 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Accrued pension | $ | 28,582 |  |  | $ | 32,915 |
Deferred compensation | 92,199 |  |  | 83,278 |
Customer refund obligation reserve | 55,153 |  |  | 60,019 |
Tax liability | 234,176 |  |  | 239,265 |
Indemnification liability | — |  |  | 236 |
Payable to perpetual care fund | 71,133 |  |  | 64,722 |
Other | 15,678 |  |  | 22,118 |
| $ | 496,921 |  |  | $ | 502,553 |
Schedule of Product Information [Table Text Block] | The detail of certain income statement accounts is as follows for the years ended December 31:
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (In thousands)
Merchandise revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | $ | 603,405 |  |  | $ | 616,992 |  |  | $ | 584,429 |
Cemetery | 849,251 |  |  | 816,980 |  |  | 653,211 |
Total merchandise revenue | 1,452,656 |  |  | 1,433,972 |  |  | 1,237,640 |
Services revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | 1,134,807 |  |  | 1,167,385 |  |  | 989,624 |
Cemetery | 217,447 |  |  | 222,834 |  |  | 168,864 |
Total services revenue | 1,352,254 |  |  | 1,390,219 |  |  | 1,158,488 |
Other revenue | 181,470 |  |  | 169,820 |  |  | 154,338 |
Total revenue | $ | 2,986,380 |  |  | $ | 2,994,011 |  |  | $ | 2,550,466 |
Merchandise costs and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | $ | 285,432 |  |  | $ | 292,031 |  |  | $ | 266,558 |
Cemetery | 487,877 |  |  | 485,291 |  |  | 380,323 |
Total cost of merchandise | 773,309 |  |  | 777,322 |  |  | 646,881 |
Services costs and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | 629,842 |  |  | 630,357 |  |  | 548,534 |
Cemetery | 65,839 |  |  | 70,439 |  |  | 51,562 |
Total cost of services | 695,681 |  |  | 700,796 |  |  | 600,096 |
Overhead and other expenses | 845,445 |  |  | 840,208 |  |  | 754,442 |
Total cost and expenses | $ | 2,314,435 |  |  | $ | 2,318,326 |  |  | $ | 2,001,419 |
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block] | Cash interest payments for the three years ended December 31 were as follows (in thousands):
Payments in 2015 | $ | 164,748 |
Payments in 2014 | $ | 175,327 |
Payments in 2013 | $ | 125,022 |
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (In thousands)
Net change in capital expenditure accrual | $ | 5,571 |  |  | $ | 1,022 |  |  | $ | — |
Options exercised by attestation | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 761 |  |  | $ | 3,004 |
Shares repurchased | $ | (122 | ) |  | $ | (761 | ) |  | $ | (3,004 | )

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