PRENEED TRUST INVESTMENT

Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments

Preneed cemetery trust investments represent trust fund assets that we are generally permitted to withdraw when the merchandise or services are provided. The components of Preneed cemetery trust investments in our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):



	December 31, 2012			September 30, 2013
Preneed cemetery trust investments, at fair value	$	73,126		$	68,962
Less: allowance for contract cancellation	(2,166		)	(2,043		)
Preneed cemetery trust investments, net	$	70,960		$	66,919

Upon cancellation of a preneed cemetery contract, a customer is generally entitled to receive a refund of the corpus and some or all of the earnings held in trust. In certain jurisdictions, we are obligated to fund any shortfall if the amounts deposited by the customer exceed the funds in trust, including some or all investment income. As a result, when realized or unrealized losses of a trust result in the trust being under-funded, we assess whether we are responsible for replenishing the corpus of the trust, in which case a loss provision is recorded.

Earnings from our preneed cemetery trust investments are recognized in revenue when a service is performed or merchandise is delivered. Trust management fees charged by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor are included in revenue in the period in which they are earned.

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, investments held by the trusts are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy. Our Level 1 investments include cash and common stock. Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, then fair values are estimated by using quoted prices of similar securities in active markets or other inputs other than quoted prices that can corroborate observable market data. These investments are fixed income securities including foreign debt, corporate debt, preferred stocks and mortgage backed securities, all of which are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. There are no Level 3 investments in the preneed cemetery trust investment portfolio. See Note 11 for further information of the fair value measurement and the three-level valuation hierarchy.

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed cemetery trust investments at September 30, 2013 are detailed below (in thousands):



	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	864	$	—	$	—		$	864
Fixed income securities:
Foreign debt	2	3,498		36		(42		)	3,492
Corporate debt	2	34,000		471		(1,156		)	33,315
Preferred stock	2	17,869		69		(435		)	17,503
Mortgage backed securities	2	1		—		—			1
Common stock	1	11,856		1,259		(427		)	12,688
Trust securities		$	68,088	$	1,835	$	(2,060	)	$	67,863
Accrued investment income		$	1,099						$	1,099
Preneed cemetery trust investments									$	68,962
Fair market value as a percentage of cost									99.7		%

The estimated maturities of the fixed income securities included above are as follows (in thousands):



Due in one year or less	$	—
Due in one to five years	7,291
Due in five to ten years	13,943
Thereafter	33,077
Total	$	54,311

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed cemetery trust investments at December 31, 2012 are detailed below (in thousands):



	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	758	$	—	$	—		$	758
Fixed income securities:
Foreign debt	2	2,008		450		—			2,458
Corporate debt	2	38,299		863		(507		)	38,655
Preferred stock	2	22,362		824		(294		)	22,892
Mortgage backed securities	2	1		—		—			1
Common stock	1	8,759		34		(1,526		)	7,267
Trust securities		$	72,187	$	2,171	$	(2,327	)	$	72,031
Accrued investment income		$	1,095						$	1,095
Preneed cemetery trust investments									$	73,126
Market value as a percentage of cost									99.8		%

We determine whether or not the assets in the preneed cemetery trusts have an other-than-temporary impairment on a security-by-security basis. This assessment is made based upon a number of criteria including the length of time a security has been in a loss position, changes in market conditions and concerns related to the specific issuer. If a loss is considered to be other-than-temporary, the cost basis of the security is adjusted downward to its fair market value. Any reduction in the cost basis of the investment due to an other-than-temporary impairment is likewise recorded as a reduction in Deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust. There will be no impact on earnings unless and until such time as the investment is withdrawn from the trust in accordance with state regulations at an amount that is less than its original basis.

We have determined that the unrealized losses in our preneed cemetery trust investments are considered temporary in nature, as the unrealized losses were due to temporary fluctuations in interest rates and equity prices. The investments are diversified across multiple industry segments using a balanced allocation strategy to minimize long-term risk. We believe that none of the securities are other-than-temporarily impaired based on our analysis of the investments. Our cemetery merchandise and service trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair market values, and the duration of unrealized losses as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, are shown in the following tables (in thousands):



	September 30, 2013
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair market value		Unrealized Losses			Fair market value		Unrealized Losses			Fair market value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Foreign debt	$	2,438	$	(41	)	$	—	$	—		$	2,438	$	(41	)
Corporate debt	17,860		(616		)	836		(540		)	18,696		(1,156		)
Preferred stock	9,877		(435		)	—		—			9,877		(435		)
Common stock	4,085		(294		)	330		(134		)	4,415		(428		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	34,260	$	(1,386	)	$	1,166	$	(674	)	$	35,426	$	(2,060	)



	December 31, 2012
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair market value		Unrealized Losses			Fair market value		Unrealized Losses			Fair market value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Corporate debt	$	11,363	$	(325	)	$	622	$	(182	)	$	11,985	$	(507	)
Preferred stock	1,040		(54		)	2,284		(240		)	3,324		(294		)
Common stock	5,088		(934		)	957		(592		)	6,045		(1,526		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	17,491	$	(1,313	)	$	3,863	$	(1,014	)	$	21,354	$	(2,327	)

Preneed cemetery trust investment security transactions recorded in Interest expense, net of other income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013 are as follows (in thousands):



	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2013			2012			2013
Investment income	$	760		$	671		$	2,812		$	2,436
Realized gains	2,020			835			7,074			2,420
Realized losses	(1,135		)	(94		)	(3,445		)	(668		)
Expenses and taxes	(368		)	(436		)	(2,393		)	(2,501		)
Decrease in deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust	(1,277		)	(976		)	(4,048		)	(1,687		)
	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

Purchases and sales of investments in the preneed cemetery trusts were as follows (in thousands):



	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2013			2012			2013
Purchases	$	(33,436	)	$	(18,569	)	$	(90,535	)	$	(34,273	)
Sales	33,393			16,409			90,885			35,229

Preneed Funeral Trust Investments

Preneed funeral trust investments, which represent trust fund assets that we are permitted to withdraw as services and merchandise are provided to customers. Preneed funeral contracts are secured by funds paid by the customer to us. Preneed funeral trust investments are reduced by the trust earnings we have been allowed to withdraw prior to our performance and amounts received from customers that are not required to be deposited into trust, pursuant to various state laws. The components of Preneed funeral trust investments in our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):



	December 31, 2012			September 30, 2013
Preneed funeral trust investments, at fair value	$	85,415		$	97,410
Less: allowance for contract cancellation	(2,519		)	(2,837		)
Preneed funeral trust investments, net	$	82,896		$	94,573

Upon cancellation of a preneed funeral contract, a customer is generally entitled to receive a refund of the corpus and some or all of the earnings held in trust. In certain jurisdictions, we are obligated to fund any shortfall if the amounts deposited by the customer exceed the funds in trust, including some or all investment income. As a result, when realized or unrealized losses of a trust result in the trust being under-funded, we assess whether we are responsible for replenishing the corpus of the trust, in which case a loss provision is recorded.

Earnings from our preneed funeral trust investments are recognized in revenue when a service is performed or merchandise is delivered. Trust management fees charged by our wholly-owned registered investment advisor are included in revenue in the period in which they are earned.

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, investments held by the trusts are classified as Level 1 investments pursuant to the three-level valuation hierarchy. Our Level 1 investments include cash, U. S. government, agencies and municipalities, common stocks and equity mutual funds. Where quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, then fair values are estimated by using quoted prices of similar securities in active markets or other inputs other than quoted prices that can corroborate observable market data. These investments are fixed income securities including foreign debt, corporate debt, preferred stocks, mortgage backed securities and fixed income mutual funds and other investments, all of which are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. There were no significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. There are no Level 3 investments in the preneed funeral trust investment portfolio. See Note 11 for further information of the fair value measurement and the three-level valuation hierarchy.

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed funeral trust investments at September 30, 2013 are detailed below (in thousands):



	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	13,986	$	—	$	—		$	13,986
Fixed income securities:
U.S. treasury debt	1	2,388		52		(35		)	2,405
U.S. agency obligations	1	530		11		(6		)	535
Foreign debt	2	2,728		28		(33		)	2,723
Corporate debt	2	28,211		421		(950		)	27,682
Preferred stock	2	15,894		192		(402		)	15,684
Mortgage backed securities	2	1		—		—			1
Common stock	1	10,058		1,111		(349		)	10,820
Mutual funds:
Equity	1	11,534		2,117		(3		)	13,648
Fixed income	2	5,474		24		(154		)	5,344
Other investments	2	3,767		—		(26		)	3,741
Trust securities		$	94,571	$	3,956	$	(1,958	)	$	96,569
Accrued investment income		$	841						$	841
Preneed funeral trust investments									$	97,410
Fair market value as a percentage of cost									102.1		%

The estimated maturities of the fixed income securities included above are as follows (in thousands):



Due in one year or less	$	383
Due in one to five years	7,470
Due in five to ten years	12,311
Thereafter	28,866
Total	$	49,030

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed funeral trust investments at December 31, 2012 are detailed below (in thousands):



	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	13,448	$	—	$	—		$	13,448
Fixed income securities:
U.S. treasury debt	1	3,001		75		—			3,076
U.S. agency obligations	1	142		4		—			146
Foreign debt	2	1,217		273		—			1,490
Corporate debt	2	25,060		661		(331		)	25,390
Preferred stock	2	15,228		715		(193		)	15,750
Common stock	1	5,770		27		(996		)	4,801
Mutual funds:
Equity		11,843		487		(78		)	12,252
Fixed income	1	6,105		181		(40		)	6,246
Other investments	2	2,143		—		(15		)	2,128
Trust securities	2	$	83,957	$	2,423	$	(1,653	)	$	84,727
Accrued investment income		$	688						$	688
Preneed funeral trust investments									$	85,415
Market value as a percentage of cost									100.9		%

We determine whether or not the assets in the preneed funeral trusts have other-than-temporary impairments on a security-by-security basis. This assessment is made based upon a number of criteria including the length of time a security has been in a loss position, changes in market conditions and concerns related to the specific issuer. If a loss is considered to be other-than-temporary, the cost basis of the security is adjusted downward to its fair market value. Any reduction in the cost basis of the investment due to an other-than-temporary impairment is likewise recorded as a reduction to Deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust. There will be no impact on earnings unless and until such time as the investment is withdrawn from the trust in accordance with state regulations at an amount that is less than its original basis.

We have determined that the unrealized losses in our preneed funeral trust investments are considered temporary in nature, as the unrealized losses were due to temporary fluctuations in interest rates and equity prices. The investments are diversified across multiple industry segments using a balanced allocation strategy to minimize long-term risk. We believe that none of the securities are other-than-temporarily impaired based on our analysis of the investments. Our preneed funeral trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair market values, and the duration of unrealized losses as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, are shown in the following tables (in thousands):



	September 30, 2013
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair market value		Unrealized Losses			Fair market value		Unrealized Losses			Fair market value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
U.S. debt	$	662	$	(35	)	$	—	$	—		$	662	$	(35	)
U.S. agency obligations	—		—			285		(6		)	285		(6		)
Foreign debt	1,901		(33		)	—		—			1,901		(33		)
Corporate debt	14,686		(506		)	688		(444		)	15,374		(950		)
Preferred stock	9,128		(402		)	—		—			9,128		(402		)
Common stock	—		—			—		—			—		—
Mutual funds:
Equity	3,335		(240		)	270		(109		)	3,605		(349		)
Equity and other	239		(3		)	—		—			239		(3		)
Fixed income	4,234		(154		)	—		—			4,234		(154		)
Other investments	—		—			44		(26		)	44		(26		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	34,185	$	(1,373	)	$	1,287	$	(585	)	$	35,472	$	(1,958	)



	December 31, 2012
	In Loss Position Less than 12 months					In Loss Position Greater than 12 months					Total
	Fair market value		Unrealized Losses			Fair market value		Unrealized Losses			Fair market value		Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
Corporate debt	$	7,419	$	(212	)	$	406	$	(119	)	$	7,825	$	(331	)
Preferred stock	685		(35		)	1,504		(158		)	2,189		(193		)
Common stock	3,323		(609		)	625		(387		)	3,948		(996		)
Mutual funds:
Equity	1,613		(25		)	632		(53		)	2,245		(78		)
Fixed income	3,085		(40		)	—		—			3,085		(40		)
Other investments	—		—			30		(15		)	30		(15		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	16,125	$	(921	)	$	3,197	$	(732	)	$	19,322	$	(1,653	)

Preneed funeral trust investment security transactions recorded in Interest expense, net of other income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013 are as follows (in thousands):



	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2013			2012			2013
Investment income	$	843		$	709		$	2,794		$	2,232
Realized gains	315			942			1,653			7,156
Realized losses	(190		)	(111		)	(2,367		)	(5,664		)
Expenses and taxes	(300		)	(269		)	(1,303		)	(1,324		)
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust	(668		)	(1,271		)	(777		)	(2,400		)
	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

Purchases and sales of investments in the preneed funeral trusts are as follows (in thousands):



	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2013			2012			2013
Purchases	$	(11,219	)	$	(17,266	)	$	(42,813	)	$	(28,355	)
Sales	11,485			15,697			43,278			29,924