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Acquisitions and Divestiture-Related Activities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Divestiture-Related Activities [Abstract] |
Gains (Losses) on Divestitures and Impairment Charges |
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
| (In thousands)
Gains (losses) on divestitures, net | $ | 8,058 |  |  | $ | (62 | ) |  | $ | 16,199 |  |  | $ | 22,611 |
Impairment losses | (88 | ) |  | (81 | ) |  | (882 | ) |  | (17,066 | )
Gains (losses) on divestitures and impairment charges, net | $ | 7,970 |  |  | $ | (143 | ) |  | $ | 15,317 |  |  | $ | 5,545 |
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block] |
| Useful life |  |
| Minimum |  | Maximum |  | Fair Value
| (Years) |  | (In thousands)
Other preneed customer relationships | 10 |  | 20 |  | $ | 23,993 |
Selling and management agreements | 89 |  | 89 |  | 13,176 |
Operating leases | 89 |  | 89 |  | 2,848 |
Tradenames | 89 |  | 89 |  | 7,000 |
Tradenames |  |  | Indefinite |  | 18,000 |
Total intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ | 65,017 |
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Table Text Block] |
| (in thousands)
Other current assets | $ | 2,881 |
Cemetery property | 28,683 |
Property and equipment, net | 25,717 |
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments | 102,720 |
Finite-lived intangible assets | 47,017 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets | 18,000 |
Deferred charges and other assets | 1,717 |
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments | 53,027 |
Goodwill | 27,416 |
Total assets acquired | 307,178 |
Current liabilities | 4,205 |
Deferred revenue and deferred receipts held in trust | 112,874 |
Deferred income taxes | 5,064 |
Care trusts' corpus | 53,027 |
Total liabilities assumed | 175,170 |
Net assets acquired | $ | 132,008 |

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