Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Our reportable segment information is as follows:

	Funeral		Cemetery		Reportable Segments
	(In thousands)
Three months ended September 30,
Revenue from external customers:
2017	$	437,529	$	293,817	$	731,346
2016	$	445,501	$	275,966	$	721,467
Operating profit:
2017	$	70,118	$	79,584	$	149,702
2016	$	74,543	$	66,202	$	140,745
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Revenue from external customers:
2017	$	1,395,167	$	887,131	$	2,282,298
2016	$	1,404,794	$	817,289	$	2,222,083
Operating profit:
2017	$	274,802	$	235,510	$	510,312
2016	$	271,186	$	194,472	$	465,658

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

The following table reconciles operating profit from reportable segments to our consolidated income before income taxes:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Operating profit from reportable segments	$	149,702		$	140,745		$	510,312		$	465,658
General and administrative expenses	(39,213		)	(26,916		)	(122,307		)	(102,668		)
(Losses) gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	(143		)	557			5,545			(30,432		)
Hurricane expense, net	(1,290		)	—			(1,290		)	—
Operating income	109,056			114,386			392,260			332,558
Interest expense	(42,754		)	(39,508		)	(125,473		)	(121,988		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—			(25		)	—			(22,503		)
Other expense, net	276			110			(165		)	(697		)
Income before income taxes	$	66,578		$	74,963		$	266,622		$	187,370

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

Our geographic area information is as follows:

	United States		Canada		Total
			(In thousands)
Three months ended September 30,
Revenue from external customers:
2017	$	685,186	$	46,160	$	731,346
2016	$	681,769	$	39,698	$	721,467
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Revenue from external customers:
2017	$	2,140,796	$	141,502	$	2,282,298
2016	$	2,098,091	$	123,992	$	2,222,083