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Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trusts' Corpus Level 1 (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trusts' Corpus [Abstract] |
Deferred Preneed Funeral And Cemetery Receipts Held In Trust And Care Trusts Corpus Text Block | Deferred Preneed Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trusts’ Corpus Deferred preneed receipts held in trust We consolidate the merchandise and service trusts associated with our preneed funeral and cemetery activities as we are the primary beneficiary of the trusts. Although we consolidate the merchandise and service trusts, it does not change the legal relationships among the trusts, us, or our customers. The customers are the legal beneficiaries of these merchandise and service trusts; therefore, their interests in these trusts represent a liability to us. The components of Deferred preneed receipts held in trust in our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2016 and 2015 are detailed below.
| December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
| Preneed Funeral |  | Preneed Cemetery |  | Total |  | Preneed Funeral |  | Preneed Cemetery |  | Total
|  | (In thousands) |  |  |  | (In thousands) |
Trust investments | $ | 1,546,517 |  |  | $ | 1,558,229 |  |  | $ | 3,104,746 |  |  | $ | 1,515,113 |  |  | $ | 1,462,499 |  |  | $ | 2,977,612 |
Accrued trust operating payables and other | (589 | ) |  | (361 | ) |  | (950 | ) |  | (1,381 | ) |  | (2,845 | ) |  | (4,226 | )
Deferred preneed receipts held in trust | $ | 1,545,928 |  |  | $ | 1,557,868 |  |  | $ | 3,103,796 |  |  | $ | 1,513,732 |  |  | $ | 1,459,654 |  |  | $ | 2,973,386 |
Care trusts’ corpus The Care trusts’ corpus reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheet represents the cemetery perpetual care trusts, including the related accrued expenses. The components of Care trusts’ corpus in our Consolidated Balance Sheet are detailed below.
| December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
| (In thousands)
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments | $ | 1,407,465 |  |  | $ | 1,319,427 |
Accrued trust operating payables and other | 778 |  |  | 137 |
Care trusts’ corpus | $ | 1,408,243 |  |  | $ | 1,319,564 |
Other (expense) income, net The components of Other (expense) income, net in our Consolidated Statement of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 are detailed below. See Notes 3, 4, and 5 for further discussion of the amounts related to our funeral, cemetery, and cemetery perpetual care trusts.
| Year Ended December 31, 2016
| Funeral Trusts |  | Cemetery Trusts |  | Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts |  | Other, Net |  | Total
|  |  |  |  | (In thousands) |  |  |  |  |
Realized gains | $ | 38,704 |  |  | $ | 53,253 |  |  | $ | 8,327 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 100,284 |
Realized losses | (46,432 | ) |  | (60,795 | ) |  | (6,579 | ) |  | — |  |  | (113,806 | )
Impairment charges | (4,625 | ) |  | (5,872 | ) |  | (1,360 | ) |  | — |  |  | (11,857 | )
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income | 20,299 |  |  | 17,428 |  |  | 56,594 |  |  | — |  |  | 94,321 |
Trust expenses and income taxes | (20,190 | ) |  | (22,137 | ) |  | (22,801 | ) |  | — |  |  | (65,128 | )
Net trust investment (losses) income | (12,244 | ) |  | (18,123 | ) |  | 34,181 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,814 |
Reclassification to deferred preneed receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus | 12,244 |  |  | 18,123 |  |  | (34,181 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,814 | )
Other expense, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (631 | ) |  | (631 | )
Total other expense, net | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (631 | ) |  | $ | (631 | )
| Year Ended December 31, 2015
| Funeral Trusts |  | Cemetery Trusts |  | Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts |  | Other, Net |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Realized gains | $ | 42,034 |  |  | $ | 51,510 |  |  | $ | 6,933 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 100,477 |
Realized losses | (31,403 | ) |  | (40,092 | ) |  | (7,708 | ) |  | — |  |  | (79,203 | )
Impairment charges | (3,519 | ) |  | (4,345 | ) |  | (1,812 | ) |  | — |  |  | (9,676 | )
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income | 25,952 |  |  | 27,089 |  |  | 56,253 |  |  | — |  |  | 109,294 |
Trust expenses and income taxes | (21,852 | ) |  | (31,472 | ) |  | (32,643 | ) |  | — |  |  | (85,967 | )
Net trust investment income | 11,212 |  |  | 2,690 |  |  | 21,023 |  |  | — |  |  | 34,925 |
Reclassification to deferred preneed receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus | (11,212 | ) |  | (2,690 | ) |  | (21,023 | ) |  | — |  |  | (34,925 | )
Other expense, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (132 | ) |  | (132 | )
Total other expense, net | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (132 | ) |  | $ | (132 | )
| Year Ended December 31, 2014
| Funeral Trusts |  | Cemetery Trusts |  | Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts |  | Other, Net |  | Total
|  |  |  |  | (In thousands) |  |  |  |
Realized gains | $ | 168,567 |  |  | $ | 271,507 |  |  | $ | 134,259 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 574,333 |
Realized losses | (113,748 | ) |  | (138,473 | ) |  | (51,093 | ) |  | — |  |  | (303,314 | )
Impairment charges | (41,846 | ) |  | (60,040 | ) |  | (8,072 | ) |  | — |  |  | (109,958 | )
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income | 22,668 |  |  | 17,597 |  |  | 52,126 |  |  | — |  |  | 92,391 |
Trust expenses and income taxes | (19,590 | ) |  | (20,833 | ) |  | (34,243 | ) |  | — |  |  | (74,666 | )
Net trust investment income | 16,051 |  |  | 69,758 |  |  | 92,977 |  |  | — |  |  | 178,786 |
Reclassification to deferred preneed receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus | (16,051 | ) |  | (69,758 | ) |  | (92,977 | ) |  | — |  |  | (178,786 | )
Other income, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,780 |  |  | 1,780 |
Total other income, net | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,780 |  |  | $ | 1,780 |

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- Definition This note represents disclosures relating to funeral and cemetery deferred receipts held in trust activity and major accounts which also include: (1) fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments; (2) variable interest entities; and (3)all other required (as defined) and desired information. + References No definition available. + Details
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