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Segment Reporting Level 3 (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] | Our reportable segment information is as follows:
| Reportable Segments |  |  |  |
| Funeral |  | Cemetery |  | Corporate |  | Consolidated
| (In thousands) |  |
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from external customers | $ | 1,868,883 |  |  | $ | 1,162,254 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,031,137 |
Interest expense | $ | 3,910 |  |  | $ | 101 |  |  | $ | 158,082 |  |  | $ | 162,093 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 106,251 |  |  | $ | 31,432 |  |  | $ | 9,550 |  |  | $ | 147,233 |
Amortization of intangible assets | $ | 20,442 |  |  | $ | 10,440 |  |  | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | 30,956 |
Gross profit | $ | 364,237 |  |  | $ | 312,197 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 676,434 |
Amortization of cemetery property | $ | — |  |  | $ | 66,745 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 66,745 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 68,434 |  |  | $ | 113,395 |  |  | $ | 11,617 |  |  | $ | 193,446 |
Total assets | $ | 5,156,144 |  |  | $ | 6,484,317 |  |  | $ | 397,688 |  |  | $ | 12,038,149 |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from external customers | $ | 1,888,828 |  |  | $ | 1,097,213 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,986,041 |
Interest expense | $ | 4,230 |  |  | $ | 450 |  |  | $ | 168,217 |  |  | $ | 172,897 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 102,937 |  |  | $ | 29,783 |  |  | $ | 8,736 |  |  | $ | 141,456 |
Amortization of intangible assets | $ | 22,636 |  |  | $ | 8,748 |  |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 31,459 |
Gross profit | $ | 393,156 |  |  | $ | 281,433 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 674,589 |
Amortization of cemetery property | $ | — |  |  | $ | 62,407 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 62,407 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 52,880 |  |  | $ | 84,345 |  |  | $ | 13,761 |  |  | $ | 150,986 |
Total assets | $ | 5,141,544 |  |  | $ | 6,181,877 |  |  | $ | 352,976 |  |  | $ | 11,676,397 |
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from external customers | $ | 1,920,475 |  |  | $ | 1,073,536 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,994,011 |
Interest expense | $ | 4,714 |  |  | $ | 510 |  |  | $ | 172,347 |  |  | $ | 177,571 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 101,801 |  |  | $ | 28,745 |  |  | $ | 9,456 |  |  | $ | 140,002 |
Amortization of intangible assets | $ | 24,841 |  |  | $ | 11,700 |  |  | $ | 99 |  |  | $ | 36,640 |
Gross profit | $ | 409,701 |  |  | $ | 265,984 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 675,685 |
Amortization of cemetery property | $ | — |  |  | $ | 60,439 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 60,439 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 52,610 |  |  | $ | 78,588 |  |  | $ | 13,301 |  |  | $ | 144,499 |
Schedule of Significant Reportable Items from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] | The following table reconciles gross profit from reportable segments shown above to our consolidated income from continuing operations before income taxes:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (In thousands)
Gross profit from reportable segments | $ | 676,434 |  |  | $ | 674,589 |  |  | $ | 675,685 |
General and administrative expenses | (137,730 | ) |  | (130,813 | ) |  | (184,749 | )
(Losses) gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net | (26,819 | ) |  | 6,522 |  |  | 116,613 |
Operating income | 511,885 |  |  | 550,298 |  |  | 607,549 |
Interest expense | (162,093 | ) |  | (172,897 | ) |  | (177,571 | )
Losses on early extinguishment of debt, net | (22,503 | ) |  | (6,918 | ) |  | (29,158 | )
Other (expense) income, net | (631 | ) |  | (132 | ) |  | 1,780 |
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 326,658 |  |  | $ | 370,351 |  |  | $ | 402,600 |
Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block] | Our geographic area information was as follows:
| United States |  | Canada |  | Total
| (In thousands)
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from external customers | $ | 2,848,876 |  |  | $ | 182,261 |  |  | $ | 3,031,137 |
Interest expense (income) | $ | 162,341 |  |  | $ | (248 | ) |  | $ | 162,093 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 138,560 |  |  | $ | 8,673 |  |  | $ | 147,233 |
Amortization of intangible assets | $ | 30,427 |  |  | $ | 529 |  |  | $ | 30,956 |
Amortization of cemetery property | $ | 61,449 |  |  | $ | 5,296 |  |  | $ | 66,745 |
Operating income | $ | 460,387 |  |  | $ | 51,498 |  |  | $ | 511,885 |
(Losses) gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net | $ | (27,658 | ) |  | $ | 839 |  |  | $ | (26,819 | )
Long-lived assets | $ | 5,705,070 |  |  | $ | 266,053 |  |  | $ | 5,971,123 |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from external customers | $ | 2,805,407 |  |  | $ | 180,634 |  |  | $ | 2,986,041 |
Interest expense | $ | 172,697 |  |  | $ | 200 |  |  | $ | 172,897 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 132,393 |  |  | $ | 9,063 |  |  | $ | 141,456 |
Amortization of intangible assets | $ | 30,856 |  |  | $ | 603 |  |  | $ | 31,459 |
Amortization of cemetery property | $ | 58,429 |  |  | $ | 3,978 |  |  | $ | 62,407 |
Operating income | $ | 498,634 |  |  | $ | 51,664 |  |  | $ | 550,298 |
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net | $ | 1,778 |  |  | $ | 4,744 |  |  | $ | 6,522 |
Long-lived assets | $ | 5,729,721 |  |  | $ | 248,734 |  |  | $ | 5,978,455 |
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from external customers | $ | 2,792,009 |  |  | $ | 202,002 |  |  | $ | 2,994,011 |
Interest expense | $ | 177,245 |  |  | $ | 326 |  |  | $ | 177,571 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 129,510 |  |  | $ | 10,492 |  |  | $ | 140,002 |
Amortization of intangible assets | $ | 35,895 |  |  | $ | 745 |  |  | $ | 36,640 |
Amortization of cemetery property | $ | 55,679 |  |  | $ | 4,760 |  |  | $ | 60,439 |
Operating income | $ | 557,608 |  |  | $ | 49,941 |  |  | $ | 607,549 |
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net | $ | 116,046 |  |  | $ | 567 |  |  | $ | 116,613 |

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