Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 158,301	$ 330,039
Receivables, net	84,018	90,304
Inventories	26,061	25,378
Other	32,107	35,575
Total current assets	300,487	481,296
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments	4,568,470	4,778,842
Cemetery property	1,835,761	1,791,989
Property and equipment, net	1,960,329	1,873,044
Goodwill	1,854,167	1,805,981
Deferred charges and other assets	954,478	601,184
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,596,542	1,532,167
Total assets	13,070,234	12,864,503
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	482,357	489,172
Current maturities of long-term debt	68,806	337,337
Income taxes payable	3,726	2,470
Total current liabilities	554,889	828,979
Long-term debt	3,542,314	3,135,316
Deferred revenue, net	1,431,181	1,789,776
Deferred tax liability	372,929	283,765
Other liabilities	402,593	410,982
Deferred receipts held in trust	3,687,394	3,475,430
Care trusts’ corpus	1,589,948	1,530,818
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 per share par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 193,556,602 and 191,935,647 shares issued, respectively, and 180,933,966 and 186,614,747 shares outstanding, respectively	180,934	186,615
Capital in excess of par value	962,041	970,468
Retained earnings	313,720	210,364
Accumulated other comprehensive income	32,167	41,943
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,488,862	1,409,390
Noncontrolling interests	124	47
Total equity	1,488,986	1,409,437
Total liabilities and equity	$ 13,070,234	$ 12,864,503