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Allowance for amount of receivables for preneed cemetery interment rights and related products and services presented in preneed receivables

No definition available.

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Amount of receivables for preneed cemetery interment rights and related products and services, due after one year (or one business cycle) presented in preneed receivables.

No definition available.

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The carrying amount of receivables for preneed cemetery interment related products and services, due from third parties or arising from transactions not separately disclosed.

No definition available.

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The carrying amount of receivables for preneed cemetery interment rights, due from third parties or arising from transactions not separately disclosed.

No definition available.

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Amount of receivables for preneed cemetery interment rights and related products and services, due within one year of the balance sheet date (or one operating cycle, if longer) presented in accounts receivables.

No definition available.

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An amount representing assets in trusts, reported at cost, which are controlled and operated by third parties in which the Company does not have a controlling financial interest (less than 50%) in the trust assets. May include both pledged and unpledged holdings.

No definition available.

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Amounts due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, a valuation allowance for receivables due a company that are expected to be uncollectible.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of direct write-downs of accounts receivable charged against the allowance.

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Amount representing an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date. Such amount may include accrued interest receivable in accordance with the terms of the note. The note also may contain provisions and related items including a discount or premium, payable on demand, secured, or unsecured, interest bearing or noninterest bearing, among a myriad of other features and characteristics. Excludes amounts related to receivables held-for-sale.

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Amount of expense related to write-down of receivables to the amount expected to be collected. Includes, but is not limited to, accounts receivable and notes receivable.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

No definition available.