Consolidated Comprehensive Income

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent [Abstract]

Consolidated Comprehensive Income

(13) Consolidated Comprehensive Income

     Consolidated comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

	Three Months Ended July 31,						Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Net earnings	$	11,986		$	6,039		$	30,028		$	21,917
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, net of deferred tax benefit (expense) of $2, ($6), ($3) and ($6), respectively		(3	)		12			6			12
(Increase) reduction in net unrealized losses associated with available-for-sale securities of the trusts		(31,772	)		(17,308	)		11,209			38,359
Reclassification of the net unrealized (increases) losses activity attributable to the deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and perpetual care trusts’ corpus		31,772			17,308			(11,209	)		(38,359	)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		(3	)		12			6			12
Total comprehensive income	$	11,983		$	6,051		$	30,034		$	21,929