PRENEED TRUST INVESTMENTS

Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments

Preneed cemetery trust investments represent trust fund assets that we are permitted to withdraw as services and merchandise are provided to customers. Preneed cemetery contracts are secured by payments from customers, less retained amounts not required to be deposited into trust. Preneed cemetery trust investments can be reduced by the trust earnings we have been allowed to withdraw in certain states prior to our performance.

The components of Preneed cemetery trust investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2016 and June 30, 2017 were as follows (in thousands):



	December 31, 2016			June 30, 2017
Preneed cemetery trust investments, at market value	$	71,834		$	72,336
Less: allowance for contract cancellation	(2,138		)	(2,160		)
Preneed cemetery trust investments, net	$	69,696		$	70,176

Upon cancellation of a preneed cemetery contract, a customer is generally entitled to receive a refund of the corpus, and in some instances, a portion of all of the earnings held in trust. In certain jurisdictions, we may be obligated to fund any shortfall if the amounts deposited by the customer exceed the funds in trust, including investment income. As a result, when realized or unrealized losses of a trust result in the trust being underfunded, we assess whether we are responsible for replenishing the corpus of the trust, in which case a loss provision is recorded. At June 30, 2017, none of our preneed cemetery trust investments were underfunded.

Earnings from our preneed cemetery trust investments are recognized as revenue when a service is performed or merchandise is delivered. Trust management fees charged by CSV RIA 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, 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 municipal bonds, foreign debt, corporate debt, preferred stocks, mortgage-backed securities and fixed income mutual funds, all of which are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. We review and update our fair value hierarchy classifications quarterly. There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2017. There are no Level 3 investments in the preneed cemetery trust investment portfolio. See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein for further information on the fair value measurement and the three-level hierarchy.

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed cemetery trust investments at June 30, 2017 are detailed below (in thousands):



	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	5,565	$	—	$	—		$	5,565
Fixed income securities:
Foreign debt	2	4,826		212		(252		)	4,786
Corporate debt	2	19,323		969		(637		)	19,655
Preferred stock	2	16,304		185		(496		)	15,993
Mortgage-backed securities	2	1,151		264		(22		)	1,393
Common stock	1	23,621		2,425		(2,975		)	23,071
Mutual funds:
Fixed Income	2	1,198		66		(1		)	1,263
Trust securities		$	71,988	$	4,121	$	(4,383	)	$	71,726
Accrued investment income		$	610						$	610
Preneed cemetery trust investments									$	72,336
Market value as a percentage of cost									99.6		%

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



Due in one year or less	$	15
Due in one to five years	2,922
Due in five to ten years	5,519
Thereafter	33,371
Total	$	41,827

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed cemetery trust investments at December 31, 2016 are detailed below (in thousands):



	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	10,852	$	—	$	—		$	10,852
Fixed income securities:
Municipal bonds	2	496		18		(4		)	510
Foreign debt	2	7,574		160		(656		)	7,078
Corporate debt	2	20,621		1,569		(1,123		)	21,067
Preferred stock	2	16,287		8		(947		)	15,348
Mortgage-backed securities	2	949		372		(4		)	1,317
Common stock	1	13,250		2,191		(1,838		)	13,603
Mutual funds:
Fixed income		1,223		107		—			1,330
Trust securities		$	71,252	$	4,425	$	(4,572	)	$	71,105
Accrued investment income		$	729						$	729
Preneed cemetery trust investments									$	71,834
Market value as a percentage of cost									99.8		%

We determine whether or not the assets in the preneed cemetery trust investments 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 on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We did not record any impairments in the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2017 for other-than-temporary declines in the fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments. In the six months ended June 30, 2016, we recorded a $0.7 million impairment and no impairments have been recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2017. There is no impact on earnings until such time that the loss is realized in the trusts, allocated to preneed contracts and the services are performed or the merchandise is delivered, causing the contract to be withdrawn from the trust in accordance with state regulations.

At June 30, 2017, we had certain investments within our preneed cemetery trust investments that had tax lots in loss positions for more than one year. Based on our analyses of these securities, the companies’ businesses and current market conditions, we determined that these investment losses were temporary in nature.

Our preneed cemetery trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair market values, and the duration of unrealized losses as of June 30, 2017 are shown in the following table (in thousands):



	June 30, 2017
	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	$	504	$	(32	)	$	1,600	$	(220	)	$	2,104	$	(252	)
Corporate debt	5,580		(469		)	571		(168		)	6,151		(637		)
Preferred stock	405		(1		)	8,399		(495		)	8,804		(496		)
Mortgage-backed securities	221		(22		)	—		—			221		(22		)
Common stock	7,961		(1,874		)	2,922		(1,101		)	10,883		(2,975		)
Mutual Funds:
Fixed Income	340		(1		)	—		—			340		(1		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	15,011	$	(2,399	)	$	13,492	$	(1,984	)	$	28,503	$	(4,383	)

Our preneed cemetery trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair market values, and the duration of unrealized losses as of December 31, 2016 are shown in the following table (in thousands):



	December 31, 2016
	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:
Municipal bonds	$	228	$	(4	)	$	—	$	—		$	228	$	(4	)
Foreign debt	2,523		(180		)	2,868		(475		)	5,391		(655		)
Corporate debt	6,939		(233		)	2,168		(890		)	9,107		(1,123		)
Preferred stock	3,217		(121		)	11,635		(826		)	14,852		(947		)
Mortgage-backed securities	51		(5		)	—		—			51		(5		)
Common stock	2,608		(202		)	3,385		(1,636		)	5,993		(1,838		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	15,566	$	(745	)	$	20,056	$	(3,827	)	$	35,622	$	(4,572	)

Preneed cemetery trust investment security transactions recorded in Other, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2017 were as follows (in thousands):



	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2017			2016			2017
Investment income	$	677		$	692		$	968		$	1,281
Realized gains	181			1,395			289			2,215
Realized losses	(928		)	(929		)	(3,408		)	(1,312		)
Expenses and taxes	(350		)	(332		)	(693		)	(877		)
Decrease (increase) in deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust	420			(826		)	2,844			(1,307		)
	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

Purchases and sales of investments in the preneed cemetery trusts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2017 were as follows (in thousands):



	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2017			2016			2017
Purchases	$	(7,215	)	$	(10,831	)	$	(18,106	)	$	(18,440	)
Sales	$	4,676		$	7,208		$	12,030		$	13,189

Preneed Funeral Trust Investments

Preneed funeral trust investments represent trust fund assets that we are permitted to withdraw as services and merchandise are provided to customers. Preneed funeral contracts are secured by payments from customers, less retained amounts not required to be deposited into trust. Preneed funeral trust investments are reduced by the trust earnings we have been allowed to withdraw in certain states prior to our performance.

The components of Preneed funeral trust investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2016 and June 30, 2017 were as follows (in thousands):



	December 31, 2016			June 30, 2017
Preneed funeral trust investments, at market value	$	91,980		$	91,225
Less: allowance for contract cancellation	(2,740		)	(2,722		)
Preneed funeral trust investments, net	$	89,240		$	88,503

Upon cancellation of a preneed funeral contract, a customer is generally entitled to receive a refund of the corpus and in some instances, a portion of all earnings held in trust. In certain jurisdictions, we may be obligated to fund any shortfall if the amounts deposited by the customer exceed the funds in trust, including investment income. As a result, when realized or unrealized losses of a trust result in the trust being underfunded, we assess whether we are responsible for replenishing the corpus of the trust, in which case a loss provision is recorded. At June 30, 2017, none of our preneed funeral trust investments were underfunded.

Earnings from our preneed funeral trust investments are recognized as revenue when a service is performed or merchandise is delivered. Trust management fees charged by CSV RIA 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. treasury debt 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 municipal bonds, 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. We review and update our fair value hierarchy classifications quarterly. There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017. There are no Level 3 investments in the preneed funeral trust investment portfolio. See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein for further information on the fair value measurement and the three-level hierarchy.

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed funeral trust investments at June 30, 2017 are detailed below (in thousands):



	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	16,550	$	—	$	—		$	16,550
Fixed income securities:
U.S treasury debt	1	1,491		16		(5		)	1,502
Foreign debt	2	4,910		219		(252		)	4,877
Corporate debt	2	20,373		1,007		(654		)	20,726
Preferred stock	2	16,934		261		(501		)	16,694
Mortgage-backed securities	2	1,360		282		(24		)	1,618
Common stock	1	23,659		2,460		(2,986		)	23,133
Mutual funds:
Fixed income	2	2,030		72		(45		)	2,057
Other investments	2	3,430		—		—			3,430
Trust securities		$	90,737	$	4,317	$	(4,467	)	$	90,587
Accrued investment income		$	638						$	638
Preneed funeral trust investments									$	91,225
Market value as a percentage of cost									99.8		%

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



Due in one year or less	$	16
Due in one to five years	4,562
Due in five to ten years	5,881
Thereafter	34,958
Total	$	45,417

The cost and fair market values associated with preneed funeral trust investments at December 31, 2016 are detailed below (in thousands):



	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Market Value
Cash and money market accounts	1	$	22,787	$	—	$	—		$	22,787
Fixed income securities:
U.S. treasury debt	1	1,491		21		(10		)	1,502
Municipal bonds	2	447		17		(4		)	460
Foreign debt	2	7,692		170		(677		)	7,185
Corporate debt	2	21,454		1,566		(1,134		)	21,886
Preferred stock	2	17,037		64		(970		)	16,131
Mortgage-backed securities	2	1,165		400		(5		)	1,560
Common stock	1	13,675		2,256		(1,850		)	14,081
Mutual funds:
Fixed income	2	2,124		115		(66		)	2,173
Other investments	2	3,463		—		—			3,463
Trust securities		$	91,335	$	4,609	$	(4,716	)	$	91,228
Accrued investment income		$	752						$	752
Preneed funeral trust investments									$	91,980
Market value as a percentage of cost									99.9		%

We determine whether or not the assets in the preneed funeral trust investments 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 on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We did not record any impairments in the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2017 for other-than-temporary declines in the fair value related to unrealized losses on certain investments. In the six months ended June 30, 2016, we recorded a $0.8 million impairment and no impairments have been recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2017. There is no impact on earnings until such time that the loss is realized in the trusts, allocated to preneed contracts and the services are performed or the merchandise is delivered, causing the contract to be withdrawn from the trust in accordance with state regulations.

At June 30, 2017, we had certain investments within our preneed funeral trust investments that had tax lots in loss positions for more than one year. Based on our analyses of these securities, the companies’ businesses and current market conditions, we determined that these investment losses were temporary in nature.

Our preneed funeral trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair market values, and the duration of unrealized losses as of June 30, 2017 are shown in the following table (in thousands):



	June 30, 2017
	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. treasury debt	$	838	$	(5	)	$	—	$	—		$	838	$	(5	)
Foreign debt	536		(34		)	1,593		(218		)	2,129		(252		)
Corporate debt	5,727		(485		)	592		(169		)	6,319		(654		)
Preferred stock	431		(1		)	8,451		(500		)	8,882		(501		)
Mortgage-backed securities	259		(23		)	9		(1		)	268		(24		)
Common stock	7,966		(1,872		)	2,872		(1,114		)	10,838		(2,986		)
Mutual Funds:
Fixed income	448		(3		)	619		(42		)	1,067		(45		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	16,205	$	(2,423	)	$	14,136	$	(2,044	)	$	30,341	$	(4,467	)

Our preneed funeral trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair market values, and the duration of unrealized losses as of December 31, 2016 are shown in the following table (in thousands):



	December 31, 2016
	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. treasury debt	$	834	$	(10	)	$	—	$	—		$	834	$	(10	)
Municipal bonds	244		(5		)	—		—			244		(5		)
Foreign debt	2,654		(186		)	2,905		(490		)	5,559		(676		)
Corporate debt	6,977		(215		)	2,234		(919		)	9,211		(1,134		)
Preferred stock	3,420		(128		)	11,750		(842		)	15,170		(970		)
Mortgage-backed securities	55		(5		)	11		(1		)	66		(6		)
Common stock	2,795		(216		)	3,390		(1,634		)	6,185		(1,850		)
Mutual funds:
Fixed income	97		(7		)	644		(58		)	741		(65		)
Total temporary impaired securities	$	17,076	$	(772	)	$	20,934	$	(3,944	)	$	38,010	$	(4,716	)

Preneed funeral trust investment security transactions recorded in Other, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2017 were as follows (in thousands):



	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2017			2016			2017
Investment income	$	703		$	686		$	1,043		$	1,277
Realized gains	250			1,472			394			2,296
Realized losses	(978		)	(933		)	(3,374		)	(1,312		)
Expenses and taxes	(446		)	(377		)	(693		)	(716		)
Decrease (increase) in deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust	471			(848		)	2,630			(1,545		)
	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

Purchases and sales of investments in the preneed funeral trusts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2017 were as follows (in thousands):



	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2017			2016			2017
Purchases	$	(7,024	)	$	(10,974	)	$	(18,431	)	$	(18,582	)
Sales	$	5,211		$	7,242		$	12,669		$	13,243