| Schedule of Product Information [Table Text Block] |
The detail of certain income statement accounts as presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | | September 30, | | September 30, | | 2013 | | 2012 | | 2013 | | 2012 | | (In thousands) | | (In thousands) | Property and merchandise revenues: | | | | | | | | Funeral | $ | 138,015 |
| | $ | 133,756 |
| | $ | 441,767 |
| | $ | 412,039 |
| Cemetery | 153,770 |
| | 137,787 |
| | 433,249 |
| | 403,620 |
| Total property and merchandise revenues | 291,785 |
| | 271,543 |
| | 875,016 |
| | 815,659 |
| Services revenues: | | | | | | | | Funeral | 231,511 |
| | 228,392 |
| | 748,217 |
| | 720,285 |
| Cemetery | 49,921 |
| | 48,854 |
| | 157,706 |
| | 147,356 |
| Total services revenues | 281,432 |
| | 277,246 |
| | 905,923 |
| | 867,641 |
| Other revenues | 36,734 |
| | 32,393 |
| | 106,869 |
| | 97,760 |
| Total revenues | $ | 609,951 |
| | $ | 581,182 |
| | $ | 1,887,808 |
| | $ | 1,781,060 |
| Property and merchandise costs and expenses: | | | | | | | | Funeral | $ | 62,945 |
| | $ | 61,183 |
| | $ | 204,694 |
| | $ | 194,557 |
| Cemetery | 62,429 |
| | 55,163 |
| | 183,500 |
| | 171,744 |
| Total cost of property and merchandise | 125,374 |
| | 116,346 |
| | 388,194 |
| | 366,301 |
| Services costs and expenses: | | | | | | | | Funeral | 138,420 |
| | 131,076 |
| | 414,481 |
| | 390,489 |
| Cemetery | 24,318 |
| | 23,984 |
| | 76,869 |
| | 74,542 |
| Total cost of services | 162,738 |
| | 155,060 |
| | 491,350 |
| | 465,031 |
| Overhead and other expense | 205,760 |
| | 188,505 |
| | 606,764 |
| | 572,701 |
| Total costs and expenses | $ | 493,872 |
| | $ | 459,911 |
| | $ | 1,486,308 |
| | $ | 1,404,033 |
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