Equity Level 3 (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Equity [Abstract] 
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]
Our components of Accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows:
 
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustment
 
Unrealized
Gains and
Losses
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2010
$
112,768

 
$
—

 
$
112,768

Activity in 2011
(13,216
)
 
—

 
(13,216
)
Decrease in net unrealized gains associated with available-for-sale securities of the trusts, net of taxes
—

 
(146,669
)
 
(146,669
)
Reclassification of net unrealized loss activity attributable to the Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and Care trusts’ corpus’, net of taxes
—

 
146,669

 
146,669

Balance at September 30, 2011
$
99,552

 
$
—

 
$
99,552

Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]
The components of comprehensive income are as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
(In thousands)
 
(In thousands)
Comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts attributable to common stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
35,496

 
$
18,765

 
$
100,353

 
$
89,962

Other comprehensive (loss) income
(23,132
)
 
7,266

 
(13,216
)
 
4,761

Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income
(481
)
 
(85
)
 
1,329

 
270

Other comprehensive (loss) income
(17
)
 
3

 
(13
)
 
2

Comprehensive income
$
11,866

 
$
25,949

 
$
88,453

 
$
94,995