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Supplementary Information Level 3 (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Supplementary Information [Abstract] |
Schedule of Balance Sheet, Supplemental Disclosures | 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 |
Schedule of Product Information [Table Text Block] | 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 |
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block] | Cash interest payments for the three years ended December 31 were as follows (in thousands):
Payments in 2017 | $ | 160,843 |
Payments in 2016 | $ | 156,950 |
Payments in 2015 | $ | 164,748 |
| 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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