Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement (USD $) In Thousands | Sep. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 |
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| Current assets: | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 127,037 | $ 170,846 |
| Receivables, net | 89,899 | 107,185 |
| Deferred tax assets | 43,542 | 41,371 |
| Inventories | 26,494 | 34,770 |
| Other | 21,458 | 27,746 |
| Total current assets | 308,430 | 381,918 |
| Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments | 1,456,130 | 1,424,557 |
| Preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments | 1,513,723 | 1,563,893 |
| Cemetery property, at cost | 1,499,203 | 1,508,787 |
| Property and equipment, net | 1,627,799 | 1,627,698 |
| Goodwill | 1,337,587 | 1,307,484 |
| Deferred charges and other assets | 454,168 | 389,184 |
| Cemetery perpetual care trust investments | 974,266 | 987,019 |
| Total assets | 9,171,306 | 9,190,540 |
| Current liabilities: | | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 351,235 | 342,651 |
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 23,685 | 22,502 |
| Income taxes | 2,957 | 1,474 |
| Total current liabilities | 377,877 | 366,627 |
| Long-term debt | 1,863,899 | 1,832,380 |
| Deferred preneed funeral revenues | 575,207 | 580,223 |
| Deferred preneed cemetery revenues | 835,121 | 813,493 |
| Deferred tax liability | 379,930 | 323,304 |
| Other liabilities | 410,937 | 399,619 |
| Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust | 2,336,160 | 2,408,074 |
| Care trusts’ corpus | 971,926 | 986,872 |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) | | |
| Stockholders' Equity: | | |
| Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 243,767,641 and 242,019,650 shares issued, respectively, and 237,998,397 and 241,035,250 shares outstanding, respectively | 227,998 | 241,035 |
| Capital in excess of par value | 1,471,599 | 1,603,112 |
| Accumulated deficit | (398,997) | (477,459) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 99,552 | 112,768 |
| Total common stockholders’ equity | 1,400,152 | 1,479,456 |
| Noncontrolling interests | 20,097 | 492 |
| Total equity | 1,420,249 | 1,479,948 |
| Total liabilities and equity | $ 9,171,306 | $ 9,190,540 |