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Supplementary Information (Notes) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Supplementary Information [Abstract] |
Additional Financial Information Disclosure [Text Block] | Supplementary Information Revenue and Costs and Expenses The detail of certain income statement accounts as presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated Statement of Operations is as follows:
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
| June 30, |  | June 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (In thousands)
Property and merchandise revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | $ | 152,395 |  |  | $ | 151,926 |  |  | $ | 313,926 |  |  | $ | 314,127 |
Cemetery | 221,596 |  |  | 220,290 |  |  | 415,460 |  |  | 395,111 |
Total property and merchandise revenue | 373,991 |  |  | 372,216 |  |  | 729,386 |  |  | 709,238 |
Services revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | 277,416 |  |  | 283,810 |  |  | 574,403 |  |  | 600,677 |
Cemetery | 55,016 |  |  | 54,340 |  |  | 110,650 |  |  | 112,309 |
Total services revenue | 332,432 |  |  | 338,150 |  |  | 685,053 |  |  | 712,986 |
Other revenue | 45,287 |  |  | 43,988 |  |  | 86,542 |  |  | 80,247 |
Total revenue | $ | 751,710 |  |  | $ | 754,354 |  |  | $ | 1,500,981 |  |  | $ | 1,502,471 |
Property and merchandise costs and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | $ | 72,065 |  |  | $ | 72,637 |  |  | $ | 147,862 |  |  | $ | 148,622 |
Cemetery | 128,614 |  |  | 128,304 |  |  | 247,816 |  |  | 235,263 |
Total cost of property and merchandise | 200,679 |  |  | 200,941 |  |  | 395,678 |  |  | 383,885 |
Services costs and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | 160,090 |  |  | 159,397 |  |  | 319,508 |  |  | 315,498 |
Cemetery | 18,238 |  |  | 17,792 |  |  | 37,210 |  |  | 36,815 |
Total cost of services | 178,328 |  |  | 177,189 |  |  | 356,718 |  |  | 352,313 |
Overhead and other expenses | 211,332 |  |  | 209,967 |  |  | 425,718 |  |  | 422,572 |
Total costs and expenses | $ | 590,339 |  |  | $ | 588,097 |  |  | $ | 1,178,114 |  |  | $ | 1,158,770 |
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Transactions
|  | Six Months Ended
|  | June 30,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015
|  | (In thousands)
Net change in capital expenditure accrual |  | $ | (5,301 | ) |  | $ | 1,513 |

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