Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 63,347	$ 114,557
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	390
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	22,479	0
Premiums paid on early extinguishment of debt	(20,500)	0
Depreciation and amortization	72,522	68,899
Amortization of intangible assets	15,392	15,983
Amortization of cemetery property	27,837	26,027
Amortization of loan costs	3,004	4,865
Provision for doubtful accounts	1,854	3,431
Benefit for deferred income taxes	(2,856)	(8,466)
Losses on divestitures and impairment charges, net	30,988	7,361
Share-based compensation	6,574	7,284
Excess tax benefits from share-based awards	(4,269)	(13,003)
Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and divestitures:
Decrease in receivables	10,201	2,276
Increase in other assets	(1,572)	(761)
(Decrease) increase in payables and other liabilities	(1,169)	33,932
Effect of preneed funeral production and maturities:
Decrease in preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	2,756	16,144
(Decrease) increase deferred preneed funeral revenue	(747)	14,247
Decrease in deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust	(16,244)	(37,366)
Effect of cemetery production and deliveries:
Increase in preneed cemetery receivables, net and trust investments	(48,267)	(28,272)
Increase in deferred preneed cemetery revenue	51,663	62,482
Increase (decrease) in deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust	12,535	(7,506)
Other	0	(3)
Net cash provided by operating activities	225,528	282,507
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(83,189)	(64,724)
Acquisitions	(52,844)	(36,726)
Proceeds from divestitures and sales of property and equipment	11,422	8,268
Net withdrawals of restricted funds	5,120	8,066
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations	(119,491)	(85,116)
Net cash provided by investing activities from discontinued operations	0	987
Net cash used in investing activities	(119,491)	(84,129)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	960,000	30,000
Debt issuance costs	(5,232)	0
Payments of debt	(18,835)	(30,121)
Early extinguishment of debt	(875,001)	0
Principal payments on capital leases	16,907	15,257
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	8,872	26,799
Excess tax benefits from share-based awards	4,269	13,003
Purchase of Company common stock	(81,477)	(151,795)
Payments of dividends	(48,506)	(40,398)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	42	0
Bank overdrafts and other	(1,424)	(7,533)
Net cash used in financing activities	(74,283)	(175,302)
Effect of foreign currency on cash and cash equivalents	5,435	(1,315)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	37,189	21,761
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	134,599	177,335
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 171,788	$ 199,096