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