Divestiture-Related Activities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Divestiture-Related Activities [Abstract]

Gains (Losses) on Divestitures and Impairment Charges

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
	(In thousands)
Gains on divestitures, net	$	864		$	12,400		$	2,974		$	9,373
Impairment losses	(307		)	(1,636		)	(33,406		)	(5,970		)
Gains (losses) on divestitures and impairment charges, net	$	557		$	10,764		$	(30,432	)	$	3,403

Disclosure of Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Table Text Block]

Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments	$	1,034
Property and equipment, net	24,199
Goodwill	25,896
Deferred charges and other assets	12,960
Assets held-for-sale	64,089
Less: impairment on assets held-for-sale	(32,143		)
Assets held-for-sale, net	$	31,946