Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 172,710	$ 191,938
Receivables, net	84,118	96,681
Inventories	34,190	31,740
Income Taxes Receivable	131,152	7,021
Other	31,631	32,466
Total current assets	453,801	359,846
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments	5,827,850	5,577,499
Cemetery property	1,988,636	1,939,816
Property and equipment, net	2,442,085	2,350,549
Goodwill	1,964,687	1,945,588
Deferred charges and other assets	1,227,196	1,190,426
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	1,778,882	1,702,313
Total assets	15,683,137	15,066,037
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	641,757	707,488
Current maturities of long-term debt	62,646	90,661
Income taxes payable	8,469	1,131
Total current liabilities	712,872	799,280
Long-term debt	4,511,533	4,251,083
Deferred preneed revenue	1,651,713	1,624,028
Deferred Income Taxes and Other Tax Liabilities, Noncurrent	611,676	445,040
Other liabilities	436,491	411,376
Deferred receipts held in trust	4,351,637	4,163,520
Care trusts’ corpus	1,776,520	1,698,287
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000
Common stock, par or stated value per share	$ 1
Common stock, shares outstanding	149,555,188	153,940,365
Equity:
Common Stock, Value, Outstanding	$ 149,555	$ 153,940
Capital in excess of par value	950,739	958,329
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	514,811	544,384
Accumulated other comprehensive income	15,326	16,538
Total common stockholders’ equity	1,630,431	1,673,191
Noncontrolling interests	264	232
Total equity	1,630,695	1,673,423
Total liabilities and equity	$ 15,683,137	$ 15,066,037
Common stock, shares, issued	156,834,670	156,088,438