Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

Our reportable segment, including disaggregated revenue, information is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018			2017(1)
	(In thousands)
Revenue from customers:
Funeral revenue:
Atneed revenue	$	274,406		$	271,833
Matured preneed revenue	165,306			151,797
Core funeral revenue	439,712			423,630
Non-funeral home revenue	13,793			12,274
Recognized preneed revenue	32,460			32,056
Other revenue	28,400			30,804
Total funeral revenue	514,365			498,764
Cemetery revenue:
Atneed revenue	83,044			81,574
Recognized preneed property revenue	108,940			114,025
Recognized preneed merchandise and services revenue	68,363			63,866
Core revenue	260,347			259,465
Other revenue	19,770			19,481
Total cemetery revenue	280,117			278,946
Total revenue from customers	$	794,482		$	777,710
Operating profit:
Funeral operating profit	$	120,455		$	112,607
Cemetery operating profit	75,307			64,632
Operating profit from reportable segments	195,762			177,239
General and administrative expenses	(34,784		)	(42,283		)
Gains on divestitures and impairment charges, net	482			4,935
Hurricane recoveries, net	2,232			—
Operating income	163,692			139,891
Interest expense	(43,576		)	(40,636		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net	(10,131		)	—
Other income (expense), net	384			(729		)
Income before income taxes	$	110,369		$	98,526

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 March 31,
Revenue from external customers:
2018	$	744,113	$	50,369	$	794,482
2017	$	727,240	$	50,470	$	777,710