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Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | $ 794,482 | $ 777,710
Gross Profit | 195,762 | 177,239
General and administrative expenses | (34,784) | (42,283)
Losses (gains) on divestitures and impairment charges, net | 482 | 4,935
Hurricane Expenses, Net of Insurance Proceeds | 2,232 | 0
Operating income | 163,692 | 139,891
Interest expense | (43,576) | (40,636)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net | (10,131) | 0
Other income (expense), net | 384 | (729)
Income before income taxes | 110,369 | 98,526
UNITED STATES |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 744,113 | 727,240
CANADA |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 50,369 | 50,470
Funeral Atneed Revenue [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 274,406 | 271,833
Funeral Matured Preneed Revenue [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 165,306 | 151,797
Funeral Core Revenue [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 439,712 | 423,630
Non-funeral Home Revenue [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Gross Profit | 13,793 | 12,274
Funeral Recognized Preneed Revenue [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Gross Profit | 32,460 | 32,056
Funeral Other Revenue [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 28,400 | 30,804
Funeral |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 514,365 | 498,764
Gross Profit | 120,455 | 112,607
Cemetery Atneed Revenue [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 83,044 | 81,574
Cemetery Recognized Preneed Property Revenue [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 108,940 | 114,025
Cemetery Recognized Preneed Merchandise And Service Revenue [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 68,363 | 63,866
Cemetery Core Revenue [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 260,347 | 259,465
Cemetery Other Revenue [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 19,770 | 19,481
Cemetery |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 280,117 | 278,946
Gross Profit | $ 75,307 | $ 64,632

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