Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
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