| Schedule of Balance Sheet, Supplemental Disclosures |
The detail of certain balance sheet accounts is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | 2011 | | 2010 | | (In thousands) | Cash and cash equivalents: | |
| | |
| Cash | $ | 67,937 |
| | $ | 78,382 |
| Commercial paper and temporary investments | 60,632 |
| | 92,464 |
| | $ | 128,569 |
| | $ | 170,846 |
| Receivables, net: | |
| | |
| Notes receivable | $ | 1,313 |
| | $ | 1,395 |
| Atneed funeral receivables, net of allowances of $7,755 and $10,852, respectively | 77,103 |
| | 85,853 |
| Atneed cemetery receivables, net of allowances of $1,989 and $3,121, respectively | 12,837 |
| | 10,235 |
| Other | 12,639 |
| | 9,702 |
| | $ | 103,892 |
| | $ | 107,185 |
| Other current assets: | |
| | |
| Income tax receivable | $ | 8,670 |
| | $ | 14,499 |
| Prepaid insurance | 4,221 |
| | 4,182 |
| Restricted cash | 4,138 |
| | 3,650 |
| Other | 8,774 |
| | 5,415 |
| | $ | 25,803 |
| | $ | 27,746 |
| Cemetery property: | |
| | |
| Undeveloped land | $ | 1,072,170 |
| | $ | 1,083,290 |
| Developed land, lawn crypts, and mausoleums | 425,533 |
| | 425,497 |
| | $ | 1,497,703 |
| | $ | 1,508,787 |
| Property and equipment: | |
| | |
| Land | $ | 515,100 |
| | $ | 509,100 |
| Buildings and improvements | 1,526,290 |
| | 1,496,310 |
| Operating equipment | 456,852 |
| | 427,607 |
| Leasehold improvements | 24,717 |
| | 23,302 |
| Capital leases | 168,538 |
| | 156,235 |
| | 2,691,497 |
| | 2,612,554 |
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | (976,823 | ) | | (891,846 | ) | Accumulated amortization of capital leases | (96,313 | ) | | (93,010 | ) | | $ | 1,618,361 |
| | $ | 1,627,698 |
| Deferred charges and other assets: | |
| | |
| Intangible assets, net | 253,251 |
| | 219,489 |
| Restricted cash | 6,903 |
| | 14,755 |
| Non-current deferred tax assets | 6,932 |
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| Notes receivable, net of allowances of $1,665 and $3,111, respectively | 11,488 |
| | 11,781 |
| Cash surrender value of insurance policies | 77,791 |
| | 72,420 |
| Other | 74,486 |
| | 78,137 |
| | $ | 430,851 |
| | $ | 396,582 |
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| | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | 2011 | | 2010 | | (In thousands) | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities: | |
| | |
| Accounts payable | $ | 115,302 |
| | $ | 116,543 |
| Accrued compensation | 82,145 |
| | 69,988 |
| Accrued dividend | 11,027 |
| | 9,602 |
| Accrued interest | 22,555 |
| | 22,923 |
| Accrued property taxes | 13,057 |
| | 13,726 |
| Self insurance reserves | 52,697 |
| | 53,892 |
| Bank overdraft | 15,309 |
| | 15,582 |
| Other accrued liabilities | 46,812 |
| | 40,395 |
| | $ | 358,904 |
| | $ | 342,651 |
| Other liabilities: | |
| | |
| Accrued pension | $ | 29,214 |
| | $ | 31,377 |
| Deferred compensation | 49,711 |
| | 42,246 |
| Customer refund obligation reserve | 76,270 |
| | 75,517 |
| Tax liability | 207,701 |
| | 201,183 |
| Indemnification liability | 2,490 |
| | 2,689 |
| Other | 49,387 |
| | 46,608 |
| | $ | 414,773 |
| | $ | 399,620 |
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| Schedule of Product Information [Table Text Block] |
The detail of certain income statement accounts is as follows for the years ended December 31: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2011 | | 2010 | | 2009 | | (In thousands) | Merchandise revenues: | |
| | |
| | |
| Funeral | $ | 514,548 |
| | $ | 489,744 |
| | $ | 450,892 |
| Cemetery | 516,677 |
| | 481,508 |
| | 446,035 |
| Total merchandise revenues | 1,031,225 |
| | 971,252 |
| | 896,927 |
| Services revenues: | |
| | |
| | |
| Funeral | 968,747 |
| | 930,163 |
| | 882,186 |
| Cemetery | 195,376 |
| | 186,236 |
| | 183,288 |
| Total services revenues | 1,164,123 |
| | 1,116,399 |
| | 1,065,474 |
| Other revenues | 120,692 |
| | 102,901 |
| | 91,119 |
| Total revenues | $ | 2,316,040 |
| | $ | 2,190,552 |
| | $ | 2,053,520 |
| Merchandise costs and expenses: | |
| | |
| | |
| Funeral | $ | 258,173 |
| | $ | 247,104 |
| | $ | 226,931 |
| Cemetery | 222,406 |
| | 204,665 |
| | 191,489 |
| Total cost of merchandise | 480,579 |
| | 451,769 |
| | 418,420 |
| Services costs and expenses: | |
| | |
| | |
| Funeral | 496,557 |
| | 453,678 |
| | 419,855 |
| Cemetery | 97,702 |
| | 94,776 |
| | 98,923 |
| Total cost of services | 594,259 |
| | 548,454 |
| | 518,778 |
| Overhead and other expenses | 762,666 |
| | 741,106 |
| | 694,927 |
| Total cost and expenses | $ | 1,837,504 |
| | $ | 1,741,329 |
| | $ | 1,632,125 |
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