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Supplementary Information Level 1 (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Supplementary Information [Abstract] |
Additional Financial Information Disclosure [Text Block] | Supplementary Information The detail of certain balance sheet accounts is as follows:
| December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
| (In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |
Cash | $ | 146,684 |  |  | $ | 106,831 |
Commercial paper and temporary investments | 48,302 |  |  | 27,768 |
| $ | 194,986 |  |  | $ | 134,599 |
Receivables, net: |  |  |  |  |
Notes receivable | $ | 1,259 |  |  | $ | 2,056 |
Atneed funeral receivables, net of allowances of $1,881 and $3,343, respectively | 46,917 |  |  | 52,184 |
Atneed cemetery receivables, net of allowances of $1,514 and $2,153, respectively | 17,765 |  |  | 13,585 |
Other | 32,514 |  |  | 22,637 |
| $ | 98,455 |  |  | $ | 90,462 |
Other current assets: |  |  |  |  |
Income tax receivable | $ | 3,609 |  |  | $ | 15,662 |
Prepaid insurance | 4,437 |  |  | 5,398 |
Restricted cash | 11,978 |  |  | 12,587 |
Other | 14,500 |  |  | 13,508 |
| $ | 34,524 |  |  | $ | 47,155 |
Cemetery property: |  |  |  |  |
Undeveloped land | $ | 1,184,710 |  |  | $ | 1,186,861 |
Developed lots, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, cremation niches, and cremation memorialization property | 592,225 |  |  | 566,154 |
| $ | 1,776,935 |  |  | $ | 1,753,015 |
Property and equipment: |  |  |  |  |
Land | $ | 595,096 |  |  | $ | 591,407 |
Buildings and improvements | 1,879,553 |  |  | 1,834,403 |
Operating equipment | 549,879 |  |  | 530,195 |
Leasehold improvements | 33,900 |  |  | 52,121 |
Capital leases | 234,411 |  |  | 220,784 |
| 3,292,839 |  |  | 3,228,910 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (1,328,262 | ) |  | (1,253,867 | )
Less: Accumulated amortization of capital leases | (136,990 | ) |  | (128,321 | )
| $ | 1,827,587 |  |  | $ | 1,846,722 |
Deferred charges and other assets: |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, net | $ | 368,065 |  |  | $ | 370,005 |
Restricted cash | 4,542 |  |  | 3,907 |
Deferred tax assets | 861 |  |  | 23,817 |
Notes receivable, net of allowances of $11,334 | 9,598 |  |  | 10,229 |
Cash surrender value of insurance policies | 119,819 |  |  | 108,726 |
Other | 64,635 |  |  | 65,694 |
| $ | 567,520 |  |  | $ | 582,378 |
| December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
| (In thousands)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | $ | 155,802 |  |  | $ | 140,019 |
Accrued benefits | 88,392 |  |  | 86,908 |
Accrued interest | 27,991 |  |  | 28,673 |
Accrued property taxes | 12,883 |  |  | 11,594 |
Self-insurance reserves | 77,993 |  |  | 76,611 |
Bank overdraft | 20,927 |  |  | 21,808 |
Other accrued liabilities | 55,948 |  |  | 57,203 |
| $ | 439,936 |  |  | $ | 422,816 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Accrued pension | $ | 26,630 |  |  | $ | 28,582 |
Deferred compensation | 105,013 |  |  | 92,199 |
Customer refund obligation reserve | 52,068 |  |  | 55,153 |
Tax liability | 235,625 |  |  | 234,176 |
Payable to perpetual care fund | 77,148 |  |  | 71,133 |
Other | 13,838 |  |  | 15,704 |
| $ | 510,322 |  |  | $ | 496,947 |
Revenue and Costs and Expenses The detail of certain income statement accounts is as follows for the years ended December 31:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (In thousands)
Property and merchandise revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | $ | 611,441 |  |  | $ | 608,335 |  |  | $ | 616,992 |
Cemetery | 912,788 |  |  | 849,255 |  |  | 816,980 |
Total property and merchandise revenue | 1,524,229 |  |  | 1,457,590 |  |  | 1,433,972 |
Services revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | 1,126,474 |  |  | 1,146,124 |  |  | 1,167,385 |
Cemetery | 219,044 |  |  | 217,462 |  |  | 222,834 |
Total services revenue | 1,345,518 |  |  | 1,363,586 |  |  | 1,390,219 |
Other revenue | 161,390 |  |  | 164,865 |  |  | 169,820 |
Total revenue | $ | 3,031,137 |  |  | $ | 2,986,041 |  |  | $ | 2,994,011 |
Property and merchandise costs and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | $ | 287,272 |  |  | $ | 290,574 |  |  | $ | 292,031 |
Cemetery | 489,326 |  |  | 458,023 |  |  | 485,291 |
Total cost of property and merchandise | 776,598 |  |  | 748,597 |  |  | 777,322 |
Services costs and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | 627,099 |  |  | 624,294 |  |  | 630,357 |
Cemetery | 104,570 |  |  | 103,197 |  |  | 70,439 |
Total cost of services | 731,669 |  |  | 727,491 |  |  | 700,796 |
Overhead and other expenses | 846,436 |  |  | 835,364 |  |  | 840,208 |
Total cost and expenses | $ | 2,354,703 |  |  | $ | 2,311,452 |  |  | $ | 2,318,326 |
Certain Non-Cash Investing and Financing Transactions
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (In thousands)
Net change in capital expenditure accrual | $ | (1,435 | ) |  | $ | 5,571 |  |  | $ | 1,022 |
Options exercised by attestation | $ | — |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 761 |
Shares repurchased | $ | — |  |  | $ | (122 | ) |  | $ | (761 | )
Non-cash acquisition of capital leases | $ | 41,609 |  |  | $ | 55,941 |  |  | $ | 35,422 |

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