Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 219,507	$ 330,039
Receivables, net	77,080	90,304
Inventories	26,955	25,378
Other	27,463	35,575
Total current assets	351,005	481,296
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments	4,199,414	4,778,842
Cemetery property	1,794,070	1,791,989
Property and equipment, net	1,890,475	1,873,044
Goodwill	1,819,134	1,805,981
Deferred charges and other assets	877,690	601,184
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,497,220	1,532,167
Total assets	12,429,008	12,864,503
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	469,159	489,172
Current maturities of long-term debt	89,249	337,337
Income taxes payable	33,397	2,470
Total current liabilities	591,805	828,979
Long-term debt	3,316,695	3,135,316
Deferred revenue, net	1,337,045	1,789,776
Deferred tax liability	341,272	283,765
Other liabilities	403,877	410,982
Deferred receipts held in trust	3,431,781	3,475,430
Care trusts’ corpus	1,494,684	1,530,818
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 192,428,122 and 191,935,647 shares issued, respectively, and 184,011,668 and 186,614,747 shares outstanding, respectively	184,012	186,615
Capital in excess of par value	961,744	970,468
Retained earnings	333,864	210,364
Accumulated other comprehensive income	32,125	41,943
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,511,745	1,409,390
Noncontrolling interests	104	47
Total equity	1,511,849	1,409,437
Total liabilities and equity	$ 12,429,008	$ 12,864,503