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Supplementary Information Level 1 (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Supplementary Information [Abstract] |
Additional Financial Information Disclosure [Text Block] | Supplementary Information The detail of certain balance sheet accounts is as follows:
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017
| (In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |
Cash | $ | 177,338 |  |  | $ | 260,281 |
Commercial paper and temporary investments | 21,512 |  |  | 69,758 |
| $ | 198,850 |  |  | $ | 330,039 |
Receivables, net: |  |  |  |  |
Notes receivable | $ | 1,781 |  |  | $ | 1,605 |
Atneed funeral receivables, net of allowances of $1,412 and $1,845, respectively | 39,709 |  |  | 44,536 |
Atneed cemetery receivables, net of allowances of $166 and $245, respectively | 15,277 |  |  | 16,556 |
Other | 17,058 |  |  | 27,607 |
| $ | 73,825 |  |  | $ | 90,304 |
Other current assets: |  |  |  |  |
Income tax receivable | $ | 8,333 |  |  | $ | 8,576 |
Prepaid insurance | 5,047 |  |  | 4,419 |
Restricted cash(1) | 7,007 |  |  | 8,625 |
Other | 13,220 |  |  | 13,955 |
| $ | 33,607 |  |  | $ | 35,575 |
Cemetery property: |  |  |  |  |
Undeveloped land | $ | 1,209,109 |  |  | $ | 1,181,920 |
Developed lots, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, cremation niches, and cremation memorialization property | 628,355 |  |  | 610,069 |
| $ | 1,837,464 |  |  | $ | 1,791,989 |
Property and equipment, net: |  |  |  |  |
Land | $ | 631,679 |  |  | $ | 605,735 |
Buildings and improvements | 2,107,300 |  |  | 1,996,123 |
Operating equipment | 609,658 |  |  | 557,278 |
Leasehold improvements | 34,755 |  |  | 34,607 |
Capital leases | 263,940 |  |  | 254,260 |
| 3,647,332 |  |  | 3,448,003 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (1,525,059 | ) |  | (1,430,695 | )
Less: Accumulated amortization of capital leases | (144,909 | ) |  | (144,264 | )
| $ | 1,977,364 |  |  | $ | 1,873,044 |
Deferred charges and other assets: |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, net | $ | 433,830 |  |  | $ | 374,099 |
Restricted cash(1) | 1,727 |  |  | 1,937 |
Deferred tax assets | 673 |  |  | 873 |
Notes receivable, net of allowances of $10,814 and $10,946, respectively | 8,651 |  |  | 9,624 |
Cash surrender value of insurance policies | 145,981 |  |  | 139,494 |
Deferred incremental direct selling costs | 282,283 |  |  | — |
Other | 61,006 |  |  | 75,157 |
| $ | 934,151 |  |  | $ | 601,184 |
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017
| (In thousands)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | $ | 173,361 |  |  | $ | 173,685 |
Accrued benefits | 90,303 |  |  | 95,233 |
Accrued interest | 25,976 |  |  | 30,415 |
Accrued property taxes | 18,512 |  |  | 10,541 |
Self-insurance reserves | 80,114 |  |  | 78,227 |
Bank overdrafts | 16,221 |  |  | 27,243 |
Other accrued liabilities | 75,281 |  |  | 73,828 |
| $ | 479,768 |  |  | $ | 489,172 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Accrued benefit costs | $ | 21,532 |  |  | $ | 25,416 |
Deferred compensation | 126,891 |  |  | 120,782 |
Customer refund obligation reserve | 48,000 |  |  | 51,767 |
Tax liability | 1,873 |  |  | 111,000 |
Payable to perpetual care trust | 88,784 |  |  | 83,015 |
Other | 10,222 |  |  | 19,002 |
| $ | 297,302 |  |  | $ | 410,982 |
(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.
Certain Non-Cash Investing and Financing Transactions
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
| (In thousands)
Net change in capital expenditure accrual | $ | (2,597 | ) |  | $ | 223 |  |  | $ | (1,435 | )
Non-cash acquisition of capital leases | $ | 58,664 |  |  | $ | 54,087 |  |  | $ | 41,609 |

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