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Segment Reporting Level 3 (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2011
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| Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |
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| Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
Our reportable segment information is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Funeral | | Cemetery | | Reportable Segments | | (In thousands) | 2011 | |
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| Revenues from external customers | $ | 1,573,498 |
| | $ | 742,542 |
| | $ | 2,316,040 |
| Interest expense | 3,957 |
| | 305 |
| | 4,262 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 89,872 |
| | 21,355 |
| | 111,227 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 18,582 |
| | 5,540 |
| | 24,122 |
| Gross profit | 330,732 |
| | 147,804 |
| | 478,536 |
| Amortization of cemetery property | — |
| | 40,046 |
| | 40,046 |
| Total assets | 4,494,331 |
| | 4,496,749 |
| | 8,991,080 |
| Capital expenditures | 45,275 |
| | 57,972 |
| | 103,247 |
| 2010 | |
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| Revenues from external customers | $ | 1,492,838 |
| | $ | 697,714 |
| | $ | 2,190,552 |
| Interest expense | 3,033 |
| | 257 |
| | 3,290 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 87,897 |
| | 20,909 |
| | 108,806 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 17,464 |
| | 6,095 |
| | 23,559 |
| Gross profit | 317,068 |
| | 132,155 |
| | 449,223 |
| Amortization of cemetery property | — |
| | 32,418 |
| | 32,418 |
| Total assets | 4,262,675 |
| | 4,450,028 |
| | 8,712,703 |
| Capital expenditures | 34,762 |
| | 48,427 |
| | 83,189 |
| 2009 | |
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| Revenues from external customers | $ | 1,391,894 |
| | $ | 661,626 |
| | $ | 2,053,520 |
| Interest expense | 2,548 |
| | 847 |
| | 3,395 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 85,324 |
| | 21,889 |
| | 107,213 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 15,473 |
| | 6,105 |
| | 21,578 |
| Gross profit | 305,809 |
| | 115,586 |
| | 421,395 |
| Amortization of cemetery property | — |
| | 30,664 |
| | 30,664 |
| Total assets | 4,081,512 |
| | 4,215,968 |
| | 8,297,480 |
| Capital expenditures | 38,348 |
| | 38,726 |
| | 77,074 |
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| Schedule of Significant Reportable Items from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
The following table reconciles certain reportable segment amounts to our corresponding consolidated amounts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Reportable Segments | | Corporate | | Consolidated | | (In thousands) | 2011 | |
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| Revenue from external customers | $ | 2,316,040 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,316,040 |
| Interest expense | 4,262 |
| | 129,520 |
| | 133,782 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 111,227 |
| | 6,820 |
| | 118,047 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 24,122 |
| | 1,469 |
| | 25,591 |
| Total assets | 8,991,080 |
| | 336,732 |
| | 9,327,812 |
| Capital expenditures | 103,247 |
| | 15,128 |
| | 118,375 |
| 2010 | |
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| Revenue from external customers | $ | 2,190,552 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,190,552 |
| Interest expense | 3,290 |
| | 124,906 |
| | 128,196 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 108,806 |
| | 7,585 |
| | 116,391 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 23,559 |
| | 1,638 |
| | 25,197 |
| Total assets | 8,712,703 |
| | 477,837 |
| | 9,190,540 |
| Capital expenditures | 83,189 |
| | 14,710 |
| | 97,899 |
| 2009 | |
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| | | Revenue from external customers | $ | 2,053,520 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 2,053,520 |
| Interest expense | 3,395 |
| | 125,586 |
| | 128,981 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 107,213 |
| | 3,889 |
| | 111,102 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 21,578 |
| | 120 |
| | 21,698 |
| Total assets | 8,297,480 |
| | 593,462 |
| | 8,890,942 |
| Capital expenditures | 77,074 |
| | 6,716 |
| | 83,790 |
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| Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
The following table reconciles gross profits from reportable segments shown above to our consolidated income from continuing operations before income taxes: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2011 | | 2010 | | 2009 | | (In thousands) | Gross profit from reportable segments | $ | 478,536 |
| | $ | 449,223 |
| | $ | 421,395 |
| General and administrative expenses | (103,860 | ) | | (103,689 | ) | | (102,501 | ) | (Losses) gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net | (10,977 | ) | | 8,512 |
| | 4,253 |
| Other operating income | — |
| | — |
| | 740 |
| Operating income | 363,699 |
| | 354,046 |
| | 323,887 |
| Interest expense | (133,782 | ) | | (128,196 | ) | | (128,981 | ) | (Losses) gains on early extinguishment of debt, net | (3,509 | ) | | (9,400 | ) | | 3,146 |
| Other (expense) income, net | (772 | ) | | 3,009 |
| | 1,316 |
| Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 225,636 |
| | $ | 219,459 |
| | $ | 199,368 |
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| Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block] |
Our geographic area information was as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States | | Canada | | Germany | | Total | | (In thousands) | 2011 | |
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| Revenues from external customers | $ | 2,103,738 |
| | $ | 205,733 |
| | $ | 6,569 |
| | $ | 2,316,040 |
| Interest expense | 133,479 |
| | 303 |
| | — |
| | 133,782 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 105,931 |
| | 11,723 |
| | 393 |
| | 118,047 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 24,223 |
| | 1,368 |
| | — |
| | 25,591 |
| Amortization of cemetery property | 35,375 |
| | 4,671 |
| | — |
| | 40,046 |
| Operating income | 311,790 |
| | 51,367 |
| | 542 |
| | 363,699 |
| (Losses) gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net | (10,299 | ) | | (678 | ) | | — |
| | (10,977 | ) | Long-lived assets | 4,553,557 |
| | 351,813 |
| | 3,038 |
| | 4,908,408 |
| 2010 | |
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| Revenues from external customers | $ | 1,981,190 |
| | $ | 202,760 |
| | $ | 6,602 |
| | $ | 2,190,552 |
| Interest expense | 127,971 |
| | 225 |
| | — |
| | 128,196 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 104,496 |
| | 11,507 |
| | 388 |
| | 116,391 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 23,524 |
| | 1,673 |
| | — |
| | 25,197 |
| Amortization of cemetery property | 27,688 |
| | 4,730 |
| | — |
| | 32,418 |
| Operating income | 301,297 |
| | 51,799 |
| | 950 |
| | 354,046 |
| (Losses) gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net | 6,837 |
| | 1,600 |
| | 75 |
| | 8,512 |
| Long-lived assets | 4,467,176 |
| | 363,008 |
| | 3,600 |
| | 4,833,784 |
| 2009 | |
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| Revenues from external customers | $ | 1,869,042 |
| | $ | 177,665 |
| | $ | 6,813 |
| | $ | 2,053,520 |
| Interest expense | 128,798 |
| | 140 |
| | 43 |
| | 128,981 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 100,380 |
| | 10,273 |
| | 449 |
| | 111,102 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 19,969 |
| | 1,729 |
| | — |
| | 21,698 |
| Amortization of cemetery property | 27,545 |
| | 3,119 |
| | — |
| | 30,664 |
| Operating income | 288,108 |
| | 35,462 |
| | 317 |
| | 323,887 |
| (Losses) gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net | 8,906 |
| | (4,614 | ) | | (39 | ) | | 4,253 |
| Long-lived assets | 4,526,789 |
| | 354,677 |
| | 4,022 |
| | 4,885,488 |
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