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Supplementary Information Level 1 (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Supplementary Information [Abstract] |
Additional Financial Information Disclosure [Text Block] | Supplementary Information The detail of certain balance sheet accounts is as follows:
| December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016
| (In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |
Cash | $ | 260,281 |  |  | $ | 146,684 |
Commercial paper and temporary investments | 69,758 |  |  | 48,302 |
| $ | 330,039 |  |  | $ | 194,986 |
Receivables, net: |  |  |  |  |
Notes receivable | $ | 1,605 |  |  | $ | 1,259 |
Atneed funeral receivables, net of allowances of $1,845 and $1,881, respectively | 44,536 |  |  | 46,917 |
Atneed cemetery receivables, net of allowances of $245 and $1,514, respectively | 16,556 |  |  | 17,765 |
Other | 27,607 |  |  | 32,514 |
| $ | 90,304 |  |  | $ | 98,455 |
Other current assets: |  |  |  |  |
Income tax receivable | $ | 8,576 |  |  | $ | 3,609 |
Prepaid insurance | 4,419 |  |  | 4,437 |
Restricted cash(1) | 8,625 |  |  | 11,978 |
Other | 13,955 |  |  | 14,500 |
| $ | 35,575 |  |  | $ | 34,524 |
Cemetery property: |  |  |  |  |
Undeveloped land | $ | 1,181,920 |  |  | $ | 1,184,710 |
Developed lots, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, cremation niches, and cremation memorialization property | 610,069 |  |  | 592,225 |
| $ | 1,791,989 |  |  | $ | 1,776,935 |
Property and equipment: |  |  |  |  |
Land | $ | 605,735 |  |  | $ | 595,096 |
Buildings and improvements | 1,996,123 |  |  | 1,879,553 |
Operating equipment | 557,278 |  |  | 549,879 |
Leasehold improvements | 34,607 |  |  | 33,900 |
Capital leases | 254,260 |  |  | 234,411 |
| 3,448,003 |  |  | 3,292,839 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (1,430,695 | ) |  | (1,328,262 | )
Less: Accumulated amortization of capital leases | (144,264 | ) |  | (136,990 | )
| $ | 1,873,044 |  |  | $ | 1,827,587 |
Deferred charges and other assets: |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, net | $ | 374,099 |  |  | $ | 368,065 |
Restricted cash(1) | 1,937 |  |  | 4,542 |
Deferred tax assets | 873 |  |  | 861 |
Notes receivable, net of allowances of $10,946 and $11,334, respectively | 9,624 |  |  | 9,598 |
Cash surrender value of insurance policies | 139,494 |  |  | 119,819 |
Other | 75,157 |  |  | 64,635 |
| $ | 601,184 |  |  | $ | 567,520 |
| December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016
| (In thousands)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | $ | 173,685 |  |  | $ | 155,802 |
Accrued benefits | 95,233 |  |  | 88,392 |
Accrued interest | 30,415 |  |  | 27,991 |
Accrued property taxes | 10,541 |  |  | 12,883 |
Self-insurance reserves | 78,227 |  |  | 77,993 |
Bank overdrafts | 27,243 |  |  | 20,927 |
Other accrued liabilities | 73,828 |  |  | 55,948 |
| $ | 489,172 |  |  | $ | 439,936 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Accrued benefit costs | $ | 25,416 |  |  | $ | 26,630 |
Deferred compensation | 120,782 |  |  | 105,013 |
Customer refund obligation reserve | 51,767 |  |  | 52,068 |
Tax liability | 111,000 |  |  | 235,625 |
Payable to perpetual care fund | 83,015 |  |  | 77,148 |
Other | 19,002 |  |  | 13,838 |
| $ | 410,982 |  |  | $ | 510,322 |
(1) Restricted cash in both periods primarily consists of proceeds from divestitures deposited into escrow accounts under IRS code section 1031 and collateralized obligations under certain insurance policies. Revenue and Costs and Expenses The detail of certain income statement accounts is as follows for the years ended December 31:
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (In thousands)
Property and merchandise revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | $ | 619,804 |  |  | $ | 611,440 |  |  | $ | 608,266 |
Cemetery | 968,828 |  |  | 912,778 |  |  | 849,250 |
Total property and merchandise revenue | 1,588,632 |  |  | 1,524,218 |  |  | 1,457,516 |
Services revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | 1,129,510 |  |  | 1,126,703 |  |  | 1,146,205 |
Cemetery | 227,155 |  |  | 218,825 |  |  | 217,240 |
Total services revenue | 1,356,665 |  |  | 1,345,528 |  |  | 1,363,445 |
Other revenue | 149,734 |  |  | 161,391 |  |  | 165,080 |
Total revenue | $ | 3,095,031 |  |  | $ | 3,031,137 |  |  | $ | 2,986,041 |
Property and merchandise costs and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | $ | 282,048 |  |  | $ | 287,414 |  |  | $ | 290,663 |
Cemetery | 512,677 |  |  | 488,997 |  |  | 457,613 |
Total cost of property and merchandise | 794,725 |  |  | 776,411 |  |  | 748,276 |
Services costs and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funeral | 621,102 |  |  | 627,156 |  |  | 624,310 |
Cemetery | 108,102 |  |  | 106,534 |  |  | 105,038 |
Total cost of services | 729,204 |  |  | 733,690 |  |  | 729,348 |
Overhead and other expenses | 848,913 |  |  | 844,602 |  |  | 833,828 |
Total cost and expenses | $ | 2,372,842 |  |  | $ | 2,354,703 |  |  | $ | 2,311,452 |
Certain Non-Cash Investing and Financing Transactions
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (In thousands)
Net change in capital expenditure accrual | $ | 223 |  |  | $ | (1,435 | ) |  | $ | 5,571 |
Options exercised by attestation | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 122 |
Shares repurchased | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (122 | )
Non-cash acquisition of capital leases | $ | 54,087 |  |  | $ | 41,609 |  |  | $ | 55,941 |

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