Major Segments of Business (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Revenue, pre-tax income and total assets by segments

The following table presents revenues from continuing operations, income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, total assets, long-lived assets, depreciation and amortization, capital expenditures, number of operating locations, interest expense and income tax expense (benefit) by segment:



	Funeral		Cemetery		Corporate			Consolidated
	(in thousands, except number of operating locations)
Revenues from continuing operations:
2016	$	189,401	$	58,799	$	—		$	248,200
2015	185,818		56,684		—			242,502
2014	173,735		52,389		—			226,124
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:
2016	$	61,163	$	18,400	$	(47,322	)	$	32,241
2015	58,404		17,492		(41,306		)	34,590
2014	53,385		15,180		(45,864		)	22,701
Total assets:
2016	$	634,145	$	241,621	$	9,303		$	885,069
2015	591,389		229,479		12,271			833,139
2014	568,842		240,009		18,677			827,528
Long-lived assets:
2016	$	509,361	$	89,767	$	2,548		$	601,676
2015	472,419		89,866		3,370			565,655
2014	437,735		88,467		1,835			528,037
Depreciation and amortization
2016	$	8,891	$	5,028	$	1,502		$	15,421
2015	7,614		4,420		1,746			13,780
2014	6,841		3,704		1,378			11,923
Capital expenditures:
2016	$	17,411	$	4,962	$	731		$	23,104
2015	27,654		5,332		2,838			35,824
2014	16,804		5,606		1,265			23,675
Number of operating locations at year end:
2016	170		32		—			202
2015	167		32		—			199
2014	164		32		—			196
Interest expense:
2016	$	826	$	3	$	10,909		$	11,738
2015	577		8		9,974			10,559
2014	316		17		9,975			10,308
Income tax expense (benefit)
2016	$	24,019	$	7,226	$	(18,585	)	$	12,660
2015	23,195		6,947		(16,405		)	13,737
2014	17,061		4,851		(14,657		)	7,255