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Supplementary Information Level 1 (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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,
| 2020 |  | 2019
| (In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents: |  |  |
Cash | $ | 192,398 |  |  | $ | 149,981 |
Commercial paper and temporary investments | 38,459 |  |  | 36,295 |
| $ | 230,857 |  |  | $ | 186,276 |
Other current assets: |  |  |
Income tax receivable | $ | 3,725 |  |  | $ | 5,905 |
Prepaid insurance | 4,598 |  |  | 4,451 |
Restricted cash | 5,573 |  |  | 54,293 |
Other | 14,531 |  |  | 15,839 |
| $ | 28,427 |  |  | $ | 80,488 |
Cemetery property: |  |  |
Undeveloped land | $ | 1,240,387 |  |  | $ | 1,233,363 |
Developed lots, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, cremation niches, and cremation memorialization property | 638,953 |  |  | 640,239 |
| $ | 1,879,340 |  |  | $ | 1,873,602 |
Property and equipment, net: |  |  |
Land | $ | 678,421 |  |  | $ | 642,168 |
Buildings and improvements | 2,295,113 |  |  | 2,221,758 |
Operating equipment | 597,110 |  |  | 499,700 |
Leasehold improvements | 40,691 |  |  | 40,879 |
Finance leases | 318,634 |  |  | 350,626 |
| 3,929,969 |  |  | 3,755,131 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (1,623,815) |  |  | (1,518,610) |
Less: Accumulated amortization of finance leases | (172,490) |  |  | (171,088) |
| $ | 2,133,664 |  |  | $ | 2,065,433 |
Deferred charges and other assets: |  |  |
Intangible assets, net | $ | 441,389 |  |  | $ | 431,167 |
Restricted cash | 2,180 |  |  | 2,051 |
Deferred tax assets | 535 |  |  | 665 |
Notes receivable, net of allowances of $5,957 and $8,374, respectively | 6,432 |  |  | 6,623 |
Cash surrender value of insurance policies | 202,120 |  |  | 176,126 |
Deferred incremental direct selling costs | 311,710 |  |  | 293,125 |
Operating leases | 54,764 |  |  | 58,101 |
Other | 60,923 |  |  | 62,050 |
| $ | 1,080,053 |  |  | $ | 1,029,908 |
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
| (In thousands)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities: |  |  |
Accounts payable | $ | 186,401 |  |  | $ | 174,494 |
Accrued benefits | 147,366 |  |  | 99,396 |
Accrued interest | 20,468 |  |  | 15,390 |
Accrued property taxes | 14,394 |  |  | 16,402 |
Self-insurance reserves | 92,760 |  |  | 84,290 |
Bank overdrafts | 32,352 |  |  | 16,694 |
Operating leases | 8,584 |  |  | 8,538 |
Other accrued liabilities | 73,623 |  |  | 63,341 |
| $ | 575,948 |  |  | $ | 478,545 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |
Accrued benefit costs | $ | 22,203 |  |  | $ | 22,253 |
Deferred compensation | 174,721 |  |  | 152,119 |
Customer refund obligation reserve | 45,780 |  |  | 46,958 |
Tax liability | 2,104 |  |  | 2,004 |
Payable to perpetual care trust | 96,828 |  |  | 93,053 |
Operating leases | 48,656 |  |  | 52,091 |
Other | 29,747 |  |  | 9,596 |
| $ | 420,039 |  |  | $ | 378,074 |

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