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Carriage Services, Inc
(NYSE:CSV) 

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Carriage Services, Inc. provides funeral and cemetery services, and merchandise in the United States. It operates through two segments, Funeral Home Operations and Cemetery Operations. The Funeral Home Operations segment engages in the provision of consultation, funeral home facilities for visitatio...

Full Time Employees: 1,137
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Personal Services

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      revenue:
                                                                                            
      service revenue
    50,922,000 47,554,000 44,204,000 46,510,000 53,010,000 44,003,000 44,916,000 44,433,000 49,699,000 45,729,000 43,708,000 44,522,000 48,207,000 45,992,000 42,992,000 42,550,000 49,737,000 46,486,000 46,210,000 40,119,000 47,757,000 44,154,000 41,218,000 38,880,000 40,732,000 37,110,000 34,133,000 34,659,000 36,652,000                                                            
      property and merchandise revenue
    45,892,000 47,771,000 48,633,000 46,513,000 45,586,000 44,421,000 47,419,000 49,590,000 45,502,000 43,562,000 40,287,000 45,630,000 40,011,000 41,475,000 37,607,000 41,276,000 41,612,000 42,176,000 42,043,000 41,606,000 41,896,000 39,419,000 36,298,000 32,642,000 31,271,000 29,056,000 28,002,000 28,877,000 28,579,000                                                            
      other revenue
    9,306,000 10,157,000 9,905,000 9,124,000 8,473,000 9,276,000 8,352,000 8,295,000 8,292,000 9,543,000 6,499,000 7,526,000 7,296,000 6,449,000 6,898,000 6,774,000 6,812,000 7,269,000 6,788,000 6,552,000 6,984,000 6,515,000 6,877,000 5,955,000 5,487,000 4,983,000 3,990,000 4,216,000 3,850,000                                                            
      total revenue
    106,120,000                                                                                        
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      field costs and expenses:
                                                                                            
      cost of service
    24,447,000 24,005,000 22,851,000 23,787,000 24,577,000 22,585,000 22,739,000 21,672,000 23,708,000 22,597,000 22,650,000 23,075,000 23,477,000 21,517,000 22,317,000 21,389,000 22,104,000 21,322,000 20,523,000 19,583,000 20,967,000 20,010,000 19,945,000 18,622,000 21,057,000 18,929,000 18,011,000 17,955,000 18,097,000                                                            
      cost of merchandise
    32,014,000 32,412,000 31,919,000 32,156,000 32,609,000 31,499,000 31,492,000 31,981,000 31,950,000 31,562,000 30,302,000 32,219,000 29,734,000 29,149,000 28,668,000 29,306,000 29,325,000 29,199,000 28,632,000 27,520,000 28,520,000 27,503,000 25,886,000 24,612,000 25,063,000 22,750,000 21,972,000 22,311,000 22,261,000                                                            
      cemetery property amortization
    1,995,000 2,564,000 2,755,000 2,241,000 1,828,000 1,895,000 1,957,000 2,560,000 1,756,000 1,628,000 1,318,000 1,892,000 1,201,000 1,545,000 1,278,000 1,704,000 1,332,000 1,457,000 1,521,000 2,175,000 1,517,000 1,511,000 1,471,000 1,097,000 877,000 995,000 972,000 1,169,000 849,000                                                            
      field depreciation expense
    3,408,000 3,331,000 3,226,000 3,288,000 3,322,000 3,446,000 3,411,000 3,405,000 3,467,000 3,620,000 3,634,000 3,555,000 3,357,000 3,485,000 3,281,000 3,253,000 3,297,000 3,177,000 3,154,000 3,142,000 3,136,000 3,236,000 3,233,000 3,247,000 3,290,000 3,120,000 3,106,000 3,059,000 3,085,000                                                            
      regional and unallocated funeral and cemetery costs
    4,391,000 5,157,000 4,095,000 3,260,000 5,235,000 3,192,000 4,085,000 4,245,000 3,842,000 3,237,000 3,771,000 4,131,000 5,437,000 5,551,000 5,096,000 5,966,000 6,347,000 7,191,000 6,812,000 5,770,000 6,073,000 6,853,000 4,731,000 3,717,000 2,756,000 3,819,000 3,597,000 3,622,000 2,789,000 4,087,000 2,114,000 3,267,000 3,281,000 3,494,000 3,937,000 2,954,000 2,783,000 2,715,000 3,049,000 4,252,000 2,909,000 2,311,000 2,525,000  2,379,000 2,223,000 2,720,000 2,312,000 3,264,000 2,980,000 2,559,000 2,080,000 2,333,000 2,492,000 2,501,000 2,022,000 2,009,000 2,097,000 2,047,000 1,750,000 1,609,000 1,939,000 1,576,000 1,364,000 1,829,000 1,967,000 1,837,000 1,407,000 2,065,000 2,235,000 1,848,000 1,787,000 1,439,000                
      other expenses
    1,225,000 1,357,000 1,653,000 1,480,000 1,656,000 1,438,000 1,513,000 1,462,000 1,508,000 1,564,000 1,407,000 1,604,000 1,253,000 1,231,000 1,259,000 1,270,000 1,278,000 1,221,000 1,235,000 1,160,000 1,363,000 1,257,000 1,253,000 1,022,000 1,276,000 858,000 411,000 386,000 400,000                                                            
      total field costs and expenses
    67,480,000                                                                                        
      gross profit
    38,640,000 36,656,000 36,243,000 35,935,000 37,842,000 33,645,000 35,490,000 36,993,000 37,262,000 34,626,000 27,412,000 31,202,000 31,055,000 31,438,000 25,598,000 27,712,000 34,478,000 32,364,000 33,164,000 28,927,000 35,061,000 29,718,000 27,874,000 25,160,000 23,171,000 20,678,000 18,056,000 19,250,000 21,600,000 17,820,000 17,114,000 16,825,000 24,188,000 19,560,000 15,480,000 23,092,000 18,228,000 18,807,000 21,303,000 19,691,000 17,360,000 18,248,000 22,209,000  18,047,000 14,434,000 14,111,000 16,928,000 18,678,000 16,841,000 13,890,000 14,284,000 16,928,000 12,990,000 10,645,000 13,547,000 15,122,000 11,838,000 10,059,000 12,032,000 13,517,000 11,821,000 9,971,000 11,801,000 12,525,000 10,108,000 9,217,000 9,750,000 14,024,000 12,002,000 9,793,000 11,139,000 13,125,000 9,447,000 5,631,000 8,141,000 10,869,000 8,368,000 7,905,000 8,792,000 13,048,000 9,578,000 8,132,000 8,764,000 11,954,000 8,100,000 9,668,000 11,100,000 
      yoy
    2.11% 8.95% 2.12% -2.86% 1.56% -2.83% 29.47% 18.56% 19.99% 10.14% 7.09% 12.59% -9.93% -2.86% -22.81% -4.20% -1.66% 8.90% 18.98% 14.97% 51.31% 43.72% 54.38% 30.70% 7.27% 16.04% 5.50% 14.41% -10.70% -8.90% 10.56% -27.14% 32.70% 4.00% -27.33% 17.27% 5.00% 3.06% -4.08%  -3.81% 26.42% 57.39%  -3.38% -14.29% 1.59% 18.51% 10.34% 29.65% 30.48% 5.44% 11.94% 9.73% 5.83% 12.59% 11.87% 0.14% 0.88% 1.96% 7.92% 16.95% 8.18% 21.04% -10.69% -15.78% -5.88% -12.47% 6.85% 27.05% 73.91% 36.83% 20.76% 12.89% -28.77% -7.40% -16.70% -12.63% -2.79% 0.32% 9.15% 18.25% -15.89% -21.05%     
      qoq
    5.41% 1.14% 0.86% -5.04% 12.47% -5.20% -4.06% -0.72% 7.61% 26.32% -12.15% 0.47% -1.22% 22.81% -7.63% -19.62% 6.53% -2.41% 14.65% -17.50% 17.98% 6.62% 10.79% 8.58% 12.06% 14.52% -6.20% -10.88% 21.21% 4.13% 1.72% -30.44% 23.66% 26.36% -32.96% 26.68% -3.08% -11.72% 8.19% 13.43% -4.87% -17.84%   25.03% 2.29% -16.64% -9.37% 10.91% 21.25% -2.76% -15.62% 30.32% 22.03% -21.42% -10.42% 27.74% 17.69% -16.40% -10.99% 14.35% 18.55% -15.51% -5.78% 23.91% 9.67% -5.47% -30.48% 16.85% 22.56% -12.08% -15.13% 38.93% 67.77% -30.83% -25.10% 29.89% 5.86% -10.09% -32.62% 36.23% 17.78% -7.21% -26.69% 47.58% -16.22% -12.90%  
      gross margin %
    36.41% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 
      corporate costs and expenses:
                                                                                            
      general, administrative, and other
    13,085,000 12,485,000 12,177,000                                                                                      
      net loss on divestitures and impairment charges
    278,000 -417,000 6,559,000                                                                                      
      operating income
    25,277,000 24,588,000 17,507,000 23,998,000 31,564,000 21,056,000 22,897,000 18,369,000 19,477,000 23,921,000 15,686,000 20,738,000 20,634,000 19,628,000 15,222,000 19,725,000 25,151,000 23,225,000 23,265,000 20,924,000 26,246,000 20,317,000 16,494,000 18,266,000 2,150,000 11,556,000 11,944,000 13,189,000 15,599,000 5,934,000 10,265,000 9,981,000 17,127,000 12,406,000 8,945,000 15,869,000 11,743,000 12,590,000 11,658,000 12,435,000 10,704,000 10,990,000 14,519,000  8,370,000 8,852,000 6,392,000 9,479,000 12,560,000 9,435,000 8,438,000 9,179,000 11,433,000 5,372,000 5,602,000 8,524,000 10,048,000 7,445,000 5,937,000 8,261,000 8,998,000 7,662,000 6,043,000 7,858,000 8,552,000     7,747,000 5,728,000 7,285,000 9,097,000 6,332,000 2,880,000 5,392,000 7,319,000 5,728,000 4,763,000 5,792,000 10,269,000 6,394,000 5,384,000 6,219,000 9,271,000 5,706,000 8,088,000 7,900,000 
      yoy
    -19.92% 16.77% -23.54% 30.64% 62.06% -11.98% 45.97% -11.42% -5.61% 21.87% 3.05% 5.14% -17.96% -15.49% -34.57% -5.73% -4.17% 14.31% 41.05% 14.55% 1120.74% 75.81% 38.09% 38.49% -86.22% 94.74% 16.36% 32.14% -8.92% -52.17% 14.76% -37.10% 45.85% -1.46% -23.27% 27.62% 9.71% 14.56% -19.71%  27.89% 24.15% 127.14%  -33.36% -6.18% -24.25% 3.27% 9.86% 75.63% 50.62% 7.68% 13.78% -27.84% -5.64% 3.18% 11.67% -2.83% -1.75% 5.13% 5.22%         22.35% 98.89% 35.11% 24.29% 10.54% -39.53% -6.91% -28.73% -10.42% -11.53% -6.87% 10.76% 12.06% -33.43% -21.28%     
      qoq
    2.80% 40.45% -27.05% -23.97% 49.91% -8.04% 24.65% -5.69% -18.58% 52.50% -24.36% 0.50% 5.13% 28.94% -22.83% -21.57% 8.29% -0.17% 11.19% -20.28% 29.18% 23.18% -9.70% 749.58% -81.39% -3.25% -9.44% -15.45% 162.87% -42.19% 2.85% -41.72% 38.05% 38.69% -43.63% 35.14% -6.73% 7.99% -6.25% 16.17% -2.60% -24.31%   -5.45% 38.49% -32.57% -24.53% 33.12% 11.82% -8.07% -19.71% 112.83% -4.11% -34.28% -15.17% 34.96% 25.40% -28.13% -8.19% 17.44% 26.79% -23.10% -8.12%      35.25% -21.37% -19.92% 43.67% 119.86% -46.59% -26.33% 27.78% 20.26% -17.77% -43.60% 60.60% 18.76% -13.43% -32.92% 62.48% -29.45% 2.38%  
      operating margin %
    23.82% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 
      interest expense
    6,884,000 7,087,000 6,946,000 7,034,000 7,298,000 7,004,000 8,035,000 8,324,000 8,712,000 9,053,000 9,278,000 9,396,000 8,539,000 -7,687,000 -6,678,000 -5,988,000 -5,542,000 -5,307,000 -5,076,000 -7,478,000 -7,584,000 -7,728,000 -8,007,000   -6,615,000 -6,283,000 -6,296,000 -6,328,000 -6,346,000 -6,285,000 -4,743,000 -3,735,000 -3,431,000 -3,282,000 -3,029,000 -2,903,000 -2,968,000 -2,851,000 -2,834,000 -2,577,000 -2,479,000 -2,550,000  -2,845,000       -4,538,000 -4,572,000 -4,677,000 -4,564,000 -4,510,000 -4,554,000 -4,566,000 -4,571,000 -4,572,000 -4,554,000 -32,355,000 4,598,000 -4,660,000 -4,598,000 -32,032,000 4,525,000 -4,556,000 -4,619,000 -4,559,000 -4,579,000 -4,588,000 -4,620,000 -4,629,000 -4,614,000 -4,633,000 4,640,000 -32,770,000 4,682,000 4,714,000 4,663,000 3,239,750 4,178,000 4,395,000 2,646,000 2,669,000 2,741,000 2,936,000 
      other
    -6,000 58,000 852,000 107,000 -1,988,000 2,000 13,000 3,000 43,000 -737,000 11,000 -125,000 -522,000 4,000 95,000 7,000 -24,000 3,000 -21,000 2,000 -68,000 186,000 -28,000   -196,000 -4,076,000 175,000 -13,000 -893,000 -347,000  2,000 1,121,000 -6,000 3,000                                                     
      income before income taxes
    18,399,000 17,443,000 9,709,000 16,857,000 26,254,000 14,050,000 14,849,000 10,459,000 10,722,000 15,605,000 6,776,000 11,702,000 12,346,000 11,951,000 8,639,000 15,120,000 21,484,000 17,921,000 18,168,000 -10,359,000 18,574,000 12,759,000 8,384,000 9,846,000  4,682,000 1,524,000 7,008,000 9,201,000 -1,102,000 3,387,000 3,747,000 12,234,000 8,967,000 4,560,000 11,806,000 7,574,000 8,668,000 7,618,000               913,000 1,331,000 4,372,000 5,523,000 2,492,500 1,367,000 3,941,000                         4,883,000 1,353,000 3,673,000 3,290,000 
      expense for income taxes
    5,163,000 5,314,000 3,431,000 5,260,000 8,191,000 4,117,000 4,930,000 3,513,000 3,519,000 4,287,000 2,058,000 3,273,000 3,568,000 -3,665,000 -2,640,000  -5,704,000 -4,850,000 -5,125,000   -3,971,000 -2,851,000                                                                  
      benefit related to discrete income tax items
    -256,000                                                                                        
      total expense for income taxes
    4,907,000 5,171,000 3,139,000 5,118,000 5,328,000 4,195,000 4,983,000 4,200,000 3,749,000 3,967,000 2,131,000 3,416,000 3,502,000 -3,731,000 -2,779,000  -5,082,000 -4,574,000 -5,122,000   -4,394,000 -2,859,000                                                                  
      net income
    13,492,000 12,272,000 6,570,000 11,739,000 20,926,000 9,855,000 9,866,000 6,259,000 6,973,000 11,638,000 4,645,000 8,286,000 8,844,000 8,220,000 5,860,000 10,899,000 16,402,000 13,347,000 13,046,000 -6,167,000 12,933,000 8,365,000 5,525,000 6,397,000 -4,197,000 2,569,000 577,000 4,862,000 6,525,000 -2,658,000 2,200,000 2,747,000 9,356,000 22,661,000 3,038,000 7,084,000 5,683,000 5,200,000 4,571,000      2,218,000 4,000,000 5,894,000 4,144,000 5,258,000 3,673,000 606,000 2,663,000 4,459,000 299,000 792,000 2,601,000 3,286,000 2,147,000 859,000 2,299,000  1,800,000 860,000 2,034,000 2,354,000 -1,819,000 158,000 -1,383,000 3,289,000 2,211,000 694,000 1,955,000 3,422,000 181,000 -565,000 703,000 -1,735,000 792,000 670,000 231,000 -371,000 5,483,000 1,157,000 -458,000 3,052,000    
      yoy
    -35.53% 24.53% -33.41% 87.55% 200.10% -15.32% 112.40% -24.46% -21.16% 41.58% -20.73% -23.97% -46.08% -38.41% -55.08% -276.73% 26.82% 59.56% 136.13% -196.40% -408.15% 225.61% 857.54% 31.57% -164.32% -196.65% -73.77% 76.99% -30.26% -111.73% -27.58% -61.22% 64.63% 335.79% -33.54%          -57.82% 8.90% 872.61% 55.61% 17.92% 1128.43% -23.48% 2.38% 35.70% -86.07% -7.80% 13.14%  19.28% -0.12% 13.03%  -198.96% 444.30% -247.07% -28.43% -182.27% -77.23% -170.74% -3.89% 1121.55% -222.83% 178.09% -297.23% -77.15% -184.33% 204.33% 367.65% -85.56% -42.09% -150.44% -112.16%        
      qoq
    9.94% 86.79% -44.03% -43.90% 112.34% -0.11% 57.63% -10.24% -40.08% 150.55% -43.94% -6.31% 7.59% 40.27% -46.23% -33.55% 22.89% 2.31% -311.55% -147.68% 54.61% 51.40% -13.63% -252.42% -263.37% 345.23% -88.13% -25.49% -345.49% -220.82% -19.91% -70.64% -58.71% 645.92% -57.11% 24.65% 9.29% 13.76%       -44.55% -32.13% 42.23% -21.19% 43.15% 506.11% -77.24% -40.28% 1391.30% -62.25% -69.55% -20.85% 53.05% 149.94% -62.64%   109.30% -57.72% -13.59% -229.41% -1251.27% -111.42% -142.05% 48.76% 218.59% -64.50% -42.87% 1790.61% -132.04% -180.37% -140.52% -319.07% 18.21% 190.04% -162.26% -106.77% 373.90% -352.62% -115.01%     
      net income margin %
    12.71% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% NaN% NaN% NaN% 
      basic earnings per common share:
    860 780 420 750 1,350 650 650 410 460 780 310 550 590 560 400 740 1,070 790 740 -340 720 107.5 310 360 -230 165 30 270 360 200 110 150 580 217.5 180 420 340 310 270               20 40 140 180 85 50 130 160                            
      diluted earnings per common share:
    840 780 410 740 1,340 620 630 400 450 750 300 530 570 540 380 690 1,000 730 710 -330 710 107.5 310 360 -230 165 30 270 360 195 110 150 520 202.5 170 390 330 300 270               20 40 140 180 82.5 50 130 160                            
      dividends declared per common share:
    112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 100 100 100 59.375 87.5 75 75 56.25 75 75 75                                                            
      weighted-average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
                                                                                            
      basic
    15,568,000 15,428,000 15,490,000 15,458,000 15,243,000 14,971,000 15,011,000 14,965,000 14,876,000 14,803,000 14,820,000 14,793,000 14,758,000 14,857,000 14,689,000 14,798,000 15,244,000 17,409,000 17,499,000 17,967,000 17,965,000 17,872 17,895,000 17,860,000 17,805,000 17,877 17,737,000 17,959,000 18,057,000 17,971 19,060,000 17,916,000 16,094,000 16,438 16,476,000 16,597,000 16,529,000 16,516,000 16,459,000 17,791 17,874,000 18,268,000 18,208,000 18,108 17,984,000 17,826 17,892,000 18,201,000 18,139,000 18,126 18,051 18,077 18,265 18,359 18,414 18,367 18,230,000 17,635,000 17,520,000 17,504,000 17,379,000 17,573,000 17,379,000 17,119,000 17,451,000 19,054,000 19,279,000 19,436,000 19,344,000 19,020,000 19,117,000 18,963,000 18,763,000 18,545 18,563,000 18,545,000 18,484,000 18,334 18,426,000 18,325,000 18,127,000 17,786 17,834,000 17,764,000 17,656,000 17,496,000 17,411,000  
      diluted
    15,779,000 15,634,000 15,732,000 15,653,000 15,389,000 15,443,000 15,491,000 15,403,000 15,309,000 15,455,000 15,514,000 15,454,000 15,468,000 15,710,000 15,537,000 15,712,000 16,369,000 18,266,000 18,246,000 18,511,000 18,199,000 18,077 17,932,000 17,889,000 17,805,000 18,005 17,768,000 17,988,000 18,097,000 18,374 19,161,000 18,245,000 17,700,000 17,715 17,598,000 18,082,000 17,101,000 17,075,000 16,650,000 18,313 18,083,000 18,880,000 18,804,000 18,257 18,143,000 22,393 18,057,000 18,365,000 22,728,000 18,226 18,170 18,153 18,320 18,397 18,461 18,407 18,268,000 17,938,000 17,726,000 17,752,000 17,600,000 17,749,000 17,600,000 17,379,000 17,520,000 19,362,000 19,354,000 19,844,000 19,770,000 19,507,000 19,586,000 19,442,000 19,285,000 18,912 18,563,000 18,902,000 18,874,000 18,334 18,938,000 18,826,000 18,127,000 18,260 18,281,000 18,258,000 18,139,000 17,832,000 17,788,000  
      revenue: - sum
     77,989,500 102,742,000 102,147,000 107,069,000 97,700,000 100,687,000 102,318,000                                                                                 
      field costs and expenses: - sum
     50,484,500 66,499,000 66,212,000 69,227,000 64,055,000 65,197,000 65,325,000                                          26,509,750 35,599,000 35,782,000 35,358,000 34,803,000 33,433,000 34,361,000 35,736,000 36,260,000 35,426,000 32,485,000 33,330,000 33,286,000 32,196,000 32,749,000 33,278,000 33,728,000 33,995,000 32,949,000 33,128,000 31,233,000 30,821,000 30,522,000 29,533,000                
      net gain on property damage, net of insurance claims
              -379,000                                                                              
      expense related to discrete income tax items
     -143,000 -292,000 -142,000 -2,863,000 78,000 53,000 687,000 230,000                                                                                
      general, administrative and other
       11,938,000 12,048,000 11,964,000 12,206,000 18,601,000 16,240,000 10,443,000 11,303,000 10,199,000 10,180,000 9,348,000 10,383,000 9,180,000 8,560,000 9,450,000 8,766,000 6,899,000 8,834,000 7,207,000 6,134,000 6,540,000 5,946,000 8,821,000 5,755,000 5,692,000 5,612,000 11,485,000 6,344,000 6,380,000 6,618,000 6,704,000 6,134,000 6,847,000                         4,157,000 3,791,000 3,530,000 3,533,000 3,558,000 3,955,000 4,114,000 4,780,000 3,650,000 3,916,000 3,728,000 3,507,000 3,664,000                
      net loss on divestitures, disposals, and impairments charges
       -1,000                                                                                     
      net loss on divestitures, disposals and impairments charges
        -5,770,000 625,000 387,000 23,000 1,545,000 232,250 423,000 265,000 241,000 -108,250 -7,000 -1,193,000 767,000 344,250 858,000 827,000                                                                     
      net loss on property damage, net of insurance claims
           -417,000    -235,000                                                                             
      95,514
            103,493,000                                                                                
      64,459
            66,231,000                                                                                
      loss on property damage, net of insurance claims
                271,000                                                                            
      87,497
             70,921,500 90,494,000                                                                              
      61,899
             48,504,250 63,082,000                                                                              
      tax adjustment related to discrete items
             37,500 73,000 143,000 -66,000 -66,000 -139,000 13,000 622,000 276,000 3,000 775,000 117,000 -423,000 -8,000  14,000                                                                
      90,600
               97,678,000                                                                             
      62,888
               66,476,000                                                                             
      98,161
                95,514,000                                                                            
      63,683
                64,459,000                                                                            
      95,041
                 69,064,500 87,497,000                                                                          
      61,877
                 47,117,500 61,899,000                                                                          
      accretion of discount on convertible subordinated notes
                     -5,000   -20,000 -16,000 -69,000   -63,000 -61,000 -60,000 -57,000 -490,250 -246,000 -555,000 -1,160,000 -1,129,000 -1,097,000 -1,037,000 -981,000 -954,000 -927,000 -900,000 -876,000 -851,000 -827,000  -171,000                                            
      loss on extinguishment of debt
                       -23,807,000                                                                     
      gain on insurance reimbursements
                 196,000  1,376,000 1,899,000                                                                        
      88,277
                   90,600,000                                                                         
      59,350
                   62,888,000                                                                         
      benefit for income taxes
                   -4,234,000    3,417,000 -5,758,000    2,136,000                                             -1,387,000 -608,000   -855,000 309,000 -415,000 -1,409,000 120,750 -81,000  386,000        
      total benefit for income taxes
                   -4,221,000    4,192,000 -5,641,000    2,150,000                                                                
      96,637
                    98,161,000                                                                        
      61,576
                    63,683,000                                                                        
      84,393
                     69,988,750 95,041,000                                                                      
      56,519
                     45,700,750 61,877,000                                                                      
      home office depreciation and amortization
                     400,000 275,000 277,000 289,000 362,000 329,000 354,000 382,000 301,000 357,000 369,000 389,000 401,000 505,000 464,000 443,000 450,000 401,000 376,000 355,000 386,000 398,000 436,000 418,000 372,000 520,000  342,000 -114,000 851,000 372,000 343,000 245,000 212,000 254,000 253,000 263,000 255,000 242,000 253,000 317,000 314,000 361,000 362,000 368,000 398,000 410,000 415,000 412,000 400,000 394,000 409,000 339,000 337,000 347,000 364,000                
      77,477
                       88,277,000                                                                     
      52,317
                       59,350,000                                                                     
      77,490
                        96,637,000                                                                    
      54,319
                        61,576,000                                                                    
      net loss on divestitures and impairments charges
                        -308,000 4,902,500 4,917,000                                                                  
      66,125
                         59,840,000 84,393,000                                                                  
      48,069
                         40,788,750 56,519,000                                                                  
      net loss on early extinguishment of debt
                          -6,000       -234,000  -936,000                                                         
      67,752
                           77,477,000                                                                 
      48,502
                           52,317,000                                                                 
      impairment of goodwill and other intangibles
                                                                                            
      69,081
                            77,490,000                                                                
      47,481
                            54,319,000                                                                
      64,241
                             50,739,500 66,125,000                                                              
      47,127
                             36,012,750 48,069,000                                                              
      6,849
                             4,543,500 6,112,000                                                              
      provision for income taxes
                             -1,844,000 -930,000 -2,043,000 -2,577,000 -331,000 -1,028,000 -1,030,000 -3,365,000 -3,574,000 -1,824,000 -4,722,000 -3,030,000 -3,468,000 -3,047,000 -3,222,000 -2,807,000 -3,103,000 -4,605,000  -1,055,000 -1,526,000 -1,262,000 -2,210,000 -4,384,000 -2,659,000 -346,000 -1,995,000 -2,668,000 -614,000 -539,000 -1,771,000 -2,237,000 -1,330,000 -508,000 -1,642,000 -1,888,000 -8,369,000 586,000 -1,384,000 -1,602,000 -3,981,000 103,000 -28,000 -2,147,000   -1,204,000 -1,895,000       153,000  -3,025,000 294,000 1,018,000 1,831,000 507,000   
      tax adjustment related to certain discrete items
                             -269,000 -17,000 -103,000 -99,000 -1,225,000 -159,000 30,000  17,268,000 302,000                                                      
      total provision for income taxes
                             -1,442,500 -947,000 -2,146,000 -2,676,000 -1,266,250 -1,187,000 -1,000,000 -2,878,000 -2,320,750 -1,522,000                                                      
      63,847
                               67,752,000                                                             
      47,022
                               48,502,000                                                             
      6,844
                               6,061,000                                                             
      73,387
                                69,081,000                                                            
      49,199
                                47,481,000                                                            
      7,061
                                6,001,000                                                            
      revenues:
                                                                                            
      funeral
                                 39,242,250 49,843,000 48,532,000 58,594,000 50,607,000 47,329,000 54,211,000 45,183,000 46,467,000 49,302,000 47,091,000 44,089,000 44,501,000 50,137,000  44,159,000 40,875,000 37,338,000 40,779,000 45,157,000 39,606,000 36,821,000 37,401,000 40,998,000 36,861,000 33,689,000 35,565,000 39,108,000 36,308,000 33,292,000 32,435,000 36,090,000 33,835,000 30,580,000 31,796,000 34,840,000 33,482,000 31,596,000 32,151,000 37,251,000 32,471,000 29,690,000 30,419,000 32,571,000 27,532,000 27,285,000 28,659,000 31,664,000 29,214,000 26,603,000 28,438,000 31,817,000 27,761,000 26,582,000 27,760,000 31,392,000 26,883,000 28,702,000 30,354,000 
      cemetery
                                 11,126,500 14,398,000 15,315,000 14,793,000 14,469,000 13,725,000 13,946,000 14,957,000 15,398,000 14,029,000 14,519,000 14,289,000 14,760,000 13,116,000  11,688,000 11,985,000 12,369,000 13,375,000 12,930,000 13,470,000 12,668,000 12,665,000 11,288,000 10,932,000 10,389,000 12,343,000 11,750,000 11,790,000 12,193,000 12,082,000 10,757,000 11,272,000 11,587,000 12,754,000 10,963,000 10,354,000 11,616,000 10,548,000 9,901,000 10,764,000 10,924,000 11,242,000 10,087,000 8,708,000 8,215,000 9,182,000 10,054,000 9,240,000 9,855,000 9,564,000 10,197,000 8,303,000 9,385,000 9,921,000 9,781,000 8,818,000 9,165,000 8,352,000 
      61,054
                                 50,368,750 64,241,000                                                          
      depreciation and amortization
                                 2,922,000 4,011,000 3,904,000 3,773,000 3,655,000 3,601,000 3,471,000 3,452,000 3,571,000 3,336,000 3,220,000 3,019,000 2,993,000 2,802,000  2,422,000 2,946,000 2,088,000 2,706,000 2,496,000 2,254,000 2,302,000 2,368,000 2,175,000 2,141,000 2,035,000 2,280,000 2,145,000 2,204,000 2,184,000 2,127,000 2,107,000 2,131,000 2,043,000 2,385,000 2,189,000 2,217,000 2,270,000 2,151,000 2,127,000 2,005,000 2,070,000 1,952,000 2,122,000                
      45,574
                                 35,837,000 47,127,000                                                          
      6,535
                                 5,188,500 6,849,000                                                          
      dividends declared per common share
                                 56.25 75 75 75 37.5 50 50 50 25 25 18.75 25 25 25  25 18.75 25 25 25                                        
      63,852
                                   63,847,000                                                         
      45,185
                                   47,022,000                                                         
      6,946
                                   6,844,000                                                         
      68,157
                                    73,387,000                                                        
      45,065
                                    49,199,000                                                        
      7,223
                                    7,061,000                                                        
      tax benefit related to certain discrete items
                                    487,000                                                        
      60,140
                                     48,265,750 61,054,000                                                      
      41,912
                                     33,956,000 45,574,000                                                      
      6,485
                                     5,176,000 6,535,000                                                      
      loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                          -567,000               -50,250 -201,000                                  
      63,331
                                       68,157,000                                                     
      42,028
                                       45,065,000                                                     
      9,645
                                       7,223,000                                                     
      58,378
                                        60,140,000                                                    
      41,018
                                        41,912,000                                                    
      general and administrative costs and expenses
                                        6,130,000 5,831,000 9,247,000 5,073,500 6,238,000 6,886,000 7,170,000  9,335,000 5,056,500 6,868,000 7,077,000 5,775,000 3,833,250 5,240,000 4,851,000 5,242,000 3,597,500 4,788,000 4,781,000 4,821,000 2,843,750 3,808,000 3,410,000                             
      6,656
                                        6,485,000                                                    
      other income
                                        -285,000  305,000    -119,000  1,130,000       17,000 17,000                                    
      income tax benefit related to state tax returns
                                        1,139,000                                                    
      net provision for income taxes
                                        -1,891,000   -3,222,000 -2,807,000                                                
      59,261
                                         61,865,000                                                   
      41,013
                                         43,058,000                                                   
      7,258
                                         6,217,000                                                   
      63,253
                                          63,331,000                                                  
      41,044
                                          42,028,000                                                  
      7,690
                                          9,645,000                                                  
      54,549
                                           45,223,000 58,378,000                                                
      39,472
                                           30,768,750 41,018,000                                                
      6,903
                                           5,401,000 6,656,000                                                
      loss on redemption of convertible junior subordinated debentures
                                                -3,778,000                                            
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                           8,656,000 7,251,000 7,660,000 11,023,000  2,706,000 5,786,000 3,176,000 5,815,000 9,965,000 6,925,000 857,000 4,658,000 6,878,000        4,662,000 3,025,000 1,446,000 3,418,000 3,956,000 -2,184,000 261,000 71,000 5,436,000 3,274,000 1,340,000 3,127,000 4,922,000 2,150,000 -823,000 1,106,000 2,895,000 1,252,000 221,000 391,000  2,767,000 783,000 2,715,000     
      income tax benefit related to uncertain tax positions
                                                                                            
      net income from continuing operations
                                           5,434,000 4,444,000 4,557,000 6,418,000  1,651,000 4,260,000 1,914,000 3,605,000 5,581,000 4,266,000 511,000 2,663,000 4,210,000        2,774,000 1,800,000 860,000 2,034,000 2,354,000 -1,653,000 158,000 43,000 3,289,000 1,887,000 732,000 1,923,000 3,027,000     737,000 140,000 238,000  5,792,000 489,000 1,697,000     
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                567,000 -260,000 3,980,000 539,000 -323,000 -593,000 95,000  249,000             -156,000  -1,426,000  324,000 -38,000 32,000 395,000 -1,032,000 -51,000 12,000             
      net income available to common stockholders
                                           5,434,000 4,444,000 4,557,000 6,418,000  2,218,000 4,000,000 5,894,000 4,144,000 5,254,000 3,669,000 603,000 2,660,000 4,455,000 297,000 787,000 2,598,000 3,282,000 2,144,000 855,000 2,296,000 2,770,000 1,797,000 856,000 2,030,000 2,350,000 514,750 154,000 -1,386,000                  846,000 2,296,000 2,056,000 
      continuing operations
                                           320 240 250 350  90 230 100 200 310 230 30 150 230         100 50 120 130 -90 10  170 100 40 100 160 -139.79 -30 40 80 -10 10 10 -40 -289.38 30 90     
      discontinued operations
                                                30 -10 220 30 -20 -30   10             -10  -70  20   20 219.71   -170 -49.95 30  20 79.9 30 -120     
      basic earnings per common share
                                           320 240 250 350  120 220 320 230 290 200 30 150 240                                170 50 130 120 
      diluted earnings per common share
                                           300 240 240 340  120 220 320 230 250 210 30 150 240                                170 50 130 120 
      56,504
                                             59,261,000                                               
      38,515
                                             41,013,000                                               
      7,201
                                             7,258,000                                               
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                            
      55,652
                                              63,253,000                                              
      37,637
                                              41,044,000                                              
      9,677
                                              7,690,000                                              
      57,315
                                                55,847,000                                            
      38,402
                                                37,800,000                                            
      6,629
                                                9,677,000                                            
      preferred stock dividend
                                                 8,000   -4,000 4,000 3,000 -3,000 -4,000 -26,000 5,000 3,000 4,000 3,000 4,000 3,000 4,000 3,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 2,000 4,000 3,000                     
      48,142
                                                 40,274,250 49,707,000                                          
      34,793
                                                 27,787,500 35,596,000                                          
      5,452
                                                 5,449,000 7,719,000                                          
      interest expense, net of other income
                                                 -2,368,750 -3,216,000 -3,664,000 -2,595,000 -3,406,750 -4,550,000                                      
      loss on early extinguishment of debt and other costs
                                                      -3,031,000                                      
      48,677
                                                   54,154,000                                         
      34,746
                                                   37,226,000                                         
      5,108
                                                   7,449,000                                         
      51,323
                                                    58,087,000                                        
      34,632
                                                    39,409,000                                        
      5,495
                                                    6,118,000                                        
      revenues: - sum
                                                     37,768,250 49,489,000 50,066,000 52,286,000 47,793,000 44,078,000 47,908,000 50,858,000 48,098,000 45,485,000 44,517,000 46,847,000 45,107,000 42,167,000 44,550,000 45,803,000 43,836,000 43,212,000 42,699,000 47,152,000 43,235,000 40,614,000 41,661,000 42,658,000                
      corporate costs and expenses: - sum
                                                     4,013,000 5,452,000 5,105,000 5,495,000 7,618,000 5,043,000 5,023,000 5,074,000 4,393,000 4,122,000 3,771,000 4,519,000 4,159,000 3,928,000 3,943,000 3,973,000 4,367,000 4,514,000 5,174,000 4,059,000 4,255,000 4,065,000 3,854,000 4,028,000                
      gain on repurchase of junior subordinated debentures
                                                          481,000                                  
      total interest and other
                                                     -2,510,000 -7,581,000 -4,521,000 -4,555,000 -4,459,000 -4,271,000 -4,152,000 -4,525,000 -3,968,000 -4,570,000 -4,320,000 -4,336,000 -31,903,000 4,597,000 -4,440,000 -4,596,000     -4,473,000 -4,388,000 -4,158,000 -4,175,000        11,299,000        
      dividends declared per share
                                                     0.019 0.025 0.025 0.025 0.013 0.025 0.025                                 
      interest income and other
                                                         17,000 13,000 358,000 29,000 598,000 1,000 252,000 218,000 452,000 -1,000 220,000 2,000 453,000 -83,000 51,000 90,000 86,000 191,000 430,000 445,000 447,000 911,000 347,000 -216,000            
      interest and other:
                                                                                            
      interest and other: - sum
                                                                     3,369,250 4,442,000 -4,505,000 -4,529,000                    
      revenues
                                                                                            
      revenues - sum
                                                                             28,711,500 35,500,000  41,718,000            
      costs and expenses
                                                                                            
      costs and expenses - sum
                                                                             22,560,250 29,869,000 29,700,000 30,849,000 30,086,000 28,553,000 29,210,000 28,966,000 26,486,000 27,835,000 28,917,000 29,219,000 27,601,000 28,199,000 27,606,000 
      general and administrative expenses
                                                                             3,115,000 2,751,000 2,749,000 2,643,000 3,462,000 3,142,000 3,000,000 2,779,000 2,689,000 2,748,000 2,545,000 2,683,000 2,620,000 2,476,000 2,612,000 
      additional interest and other costs of senior debt refinancing
                                                                                 -13,866,000  240,000         
      total interest expense and other
                                                                             -4,182,000 -3,703,000 -4,286,000 4,424,000            
      income from continuing operations
                                                                             632,750 -514,000 691,000 1,486,000            
      cumulative effect of change in accounting method, net of tax benefit
                                                                                            
      cumulative effect of change in accounting method
                                                                                 1,248.76           
      goodwill impairment charge
                                                                                907,000            
      operating income from discontinued operations
                                                                                41,000 3,000 3,000  84,000 123,000 29,000 137,000     
      gain on sales and (impairments) of discontinued operations
                                                                                -5,195,000 325,500 836,000 5,000   1,039,000      
      income tax benefit
                                                                                1,933,000 53,000 -309,000 4,000         
      income from discontinued operations
                                                                                -3,221,000 55,000 530,000  273,000  668,000      
      cumulative effect of change in accounting method, net of tax benefit benefit
                                                                                 -5,689,000           
      other expense
                                                                                 62,250 -140,000 447,000         
      total interest and other expense
                                                                                 5,310,250 4,542,000 5,401,000  3,122,750 4,601,000 3,504,000     
      additional interest and other costs on senior debt refinancing
                                                                                    6,693,000        
      gain on sales of discontinued operations
                                                                                    353,000        
      income tax provision
                                                                                      400,000      
      other (income) expense
                                                                                      423,000      
      basic earnings (loss) per common share
                                                                                            
      diluted earnings (loss) per common share
                                                                                            
      special charges and other items
                                                                                            
      financing costs of company-obligated mandatory redeemable convertible preferred securities of carriage services capital trust
                                                                                        1,742,000 1,684,000 1,674,000 1,674,000 
      total interest and financing costs
                                                                                        4,388,000 4,353,000 4,415,000 4,610,000 
      provision (benefit) for income taxes
                                                                                          1,377,000 1,234,000 
      special charges and other
                                                                                           588,000 
      weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
                                                                                            
      basic
                                                                                           17,320,000 
      diluted
                                                                                           17,714,000 
    Balance Sheets:
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        assets
                                                                                              
        current assets:
                                                                                              
        cash and cash equivalents
      2,908,000 1,688,000 1,248,000 1,398,000 4,643,000 1,165,000 1,260,000 1,503,000 1,689,000 1,523,000 1,675,000 970,000 1,293,000 1,170,000 821,000 1,058,000 887,000 1,148,000 1,088,000 1,493,000 406,000 889,000 725,000 692,000 11,920,000 716,000 5,812,000 685,000 674,000 644,000 9,474,000 40,531,000 779,000 952,000 759,000 806,000 855,000 883,000 871,000 535,000 396,000 558,000 317,000 413,000 21,958,000 1,377,000 882,000 1,518,000 1,290,000 1,698,000 549,000 1,012,000 869,000 1,137,000 4,264,000 5,184,000 2,265,000 1,279,000 1,346,000 1,338,000 4,568,000 3,616,000 3,256,000 5,598,000 2,654,000 5,007,000 3,257,000 8,764,000 4,843,000 3,446,000 7,241,000 14,342,000 25,431,000 22,820,000 4,717,000 5,208,000 5,204,000 7,949,000 7,335,000 8,352,000 9,111,000 1,948,000 2,296,000 2,437,000 1,675,000 2,191,000 2,020,000 3,926,000 
        accounts receivable
      42,171,000 40,647,000 37,515,000 34,830,000 32,590,000 30,193,000 30,913,000 29,398,000 26,549,000 27,060,000 25,524,000 24,639,000 23,887,000 24,458,000 23,352,000 24,308,000 25,570,000 25,314,000 26,213,000 23,835,000 25,585,000 25,103,000 22,277,000 20,033,000 20,845,000 21,478,000 17,699,000 16,794,000 17,732,000 18,897,000 17,067,000 17,026,000 17,817,000 19,655,000 18,821,000 17,712,000 18,023,000 18,246,000 17,911,000 18,181,000 18,093,000 16,909,000 18,637,000 19,264,000 17,715,000 17,950,000 16,278,000 16,869,000 18,142,000 17,812,000 16,989,000 16,199,000 16,850,000 16,605,000 13,393,000 13,643,000 15,213,000 15,587,000 14,190,000 14,233,000 15,086,000 15,177,000 14,451,000 13,909,000 13,863,000 14,637,000 13,016,000 13,240,000 15,123,000 16,421,000 13,532,000 13,723,000 15,202,000                
        inventories
      7,739,000 7,763,000 7,556,000 7,580,000 7,857,000 7,920,000 8,230,000 8,257,000 8,252,000 8,347,000 9,088,000 8,448,000 9,533,000 7,613,000 7,675,000 7,645,000 7,645,000 7,346,000 7,376,000 7,333,000 7,386,000 7,259,000 7,382,000 7,410,000 7,188,000 6,989,000 6,692,000 6,756,000 6,815,000 6,751,000 6,938,000 6,616,000 6,566,000 6,519,000 6,346,000 6,313,000 5,853,000 5,792,000 5,782,000 5,654,000 5,947,000 5,502,000 5,432,000 5,294,000 5,348,000 5,300,000 4,787,000 4,736,000 5,010,000 5,133,000                                       
        prepaid and other current assets
      4,311,000 5,978,000 4,396,000 7,454,000 4,719,000 4,123,000 3,198,000 3,965,000 3,905,000 4,791,000 4,030,000 3,610,000 8,988,000 4,733,000 4,131,000 3,951,000 4,005,000 6,404,000 2,191,000 2,862,000 2,076,000 2,076,000 2,253,000 12,087,000 14,447,000 10,667,000 1,764,000 1,412,000 2,063,000                                                            
        current assets held for sale
      9,000  98,000 61,000 91,000 1,135,000                                                                                   
        total current assets
      57,138,000 56,076,000 50,813,000 51,323,000 49,900,000 44,536,000 43,601,000 43,123,000 40,395,000 41,721,000 40,317,000 37,667,000 43,701,000 37,974,000 35,979,000 36,962,000 38,107,000 40,212,000 36,868,000 35,523,000 35,453,000 35,327,000 32,637,000 40,222,000 54,400,000 39,850,000 31,967,000 25,647,000 27,284,000 29,303,000 38,055,000 68,204,000 27,700,000 30,140,000 28,045,000 27,363,000 29,168,000 28,718,000 33,187,000 33,761,000 30,662,000 28,959,000 31,311,000 36,705,000 51,162,000 36,117,000 32,797,000 48,920,000 35,870,000 33,139,000 30,638,000 29,553,000 32,254,000 31,272,000 28,938,000 29,232,000 28,328,000 27,694,000 26,302,000 28,138,000 32,776,000 33,476,000 30,165,000 34,142,000 31,202,000 34,788,000 28,393,000 34,815,000 33,102,000 33,553,000 32,802,000 39,978,000 52,705,000 61,462,000 54,116,000 75,887,000 70,599,000 51,152,000 43,823,000 53,507,000 46,926,000 31,725,000 26,478,000 28,014,000 26,027,000 24,491,000 24,310,000 26,871,000 
        preneed cemetery trust investments
      111,407,000 109,152,000 102,011,000 99,908,000 103,817,000 98,120,000 102,391,000 100,285,000 98,757,000 96,374,000 92,583,000 89,874,000 86,459,000 95,065,000 87,030,000 91,352,000 102,533,000 100,903,000 97,489,000 98,539,000 92,363,000 86,604,000 75,580,000 72,569,000 60,776,000 72,382,000 68,333,000 69,970,000 67,742,000 62,432,000 69,953,000 70,278,000 70,296,000 73,853,000 71,728,000 69,975,000 65,896,000 61,775,000 60,432,000 63,291,000 64,737,000 71,894,000 72,534,000 71,972,000 69,475,000 68,341,000 66,919,000 66,749,000 73,067,000 70,960,000 75,783,000 70,515,000 72,047,000 66,419,000 62,322,000 81,710,000 85,120,000 79,691,000 74,445,000 66,434,000 73,208,000 67,901,000 64,326,000 52,739,000 39,661,000 44,375,000 52,408,000 59,920,000 60,107,000 61,114,000 63,394,000 61,743,000 56,687,000 55,483,000               
        preneed funeral trust investments
      115,482,000 115,416,000 121,849,000 108,167,000 108,290,000 106,219,000 108,956,000 109,701,000 109,833,000 107,842,000 106,433,000 103,317,000 101,366,000 104,553,000 98,638,000 102,843,000 113,332,000 113,658,000 108,404,000 109,791,000 105,201,000 101,235,000 92,823,000 90,235,000 81,377,000 96,335,000 87,059,000 88,696,000 87,013,000 82,074,000 90,051,000 91,203,000 91,782,000 90,682,000 89,444,000 89,104,000 85,560,000 83,429,000 83,132,000 85,553,000 87,491,000 96,002,000 97,240,000 97,607,000 100,204,000 97,144,000 94,573,000 93,170,000 85,224,000 82,896,000 80,968,000 79,966,000 80,378,000 75,812,000 70,798,000 77,982,000 80,816,000 81,143,000 77,703,000 69,227,000 77,960,000 75,200,000 71,694,000 61,639,000 50,411,000 55,150,000 62,679,000 69,078,000 70,604,000 68,292,000 66,853,000 66,405,000 62,836,000 44,851,000               
        preneed cemetery receivables
      66,648,000 67,055,000 63,312,000 56,717,000 50,034,000 50,958,000 50,049,000 45,569,000 36,854,000 35,575,000 34,332,000 33,274,000 26,690,000 26,672,000 25,873,000 25,699,000 22,561,000 23,150,000 22,932,000 22,427,000 21,533,000 21,081,000 20,324,000 20,238,000 20,402,000 20,173,000 19,467,000                                                              
        receivables from preneed funeral trusts
      16,126,000 16,255,000 16,403,000 22,024,000 22,239,000 22,372,000 22,315,000 22,074,000 21,632,000 21,530,000 21,295,000 21,080,000 20,346,000 19,976,000 20,119,000 19,689,000 19,160,000 19,009,000 18,665,000 17,758,000                               22,250,000 22,366,000 22,440,000 22,487,000 22,380,000 22,406,000 21,815,000 21,866,000 21,057,000 22,794,000 14,809,000 14,629,000 12,507,000 12,561,000 12,570,000 12,694,000 13,593,000 13,914,000 14,681,000 15,012,000 15,272,000 15,297,000 15,309,000 15,649,000               
        property, plant, and equipment
      285,045,000 286,810,000 284,480,000 271,445,000                                                                                     
        cemetery property
      114,603,000 115,645,000 116,555,000 110,574,000 109,283,000 109,576,000 113,091,000 113,327,000 114,002,000 114,580,000 113,199,000 112,830,000 113,298,000 104,170,000 101,691,000 101,348,000 101,646,000 100,701,000 100,505,000 100,552,000 101,109,000 101,134,000 101,333,000 101,509,000 101,797,000 87,032,000 75,064,000 75,427,000 75,156,000              75,264,000 75,564,000 72,852,000 72,911,000 73,117,000 73,404,000 75,030,000 75,156,000 75,227,000 75,139,000 71,610,000 71,620,000 71,450,000 71,094,000 71,139,000 71,128,000 71,059,000 71,364,000 71,439,000 71,661,000 71,171,000 71,133,000 70,838,000 70,213,000 69,646,000 68,849,000 68,175,000 68,028,000 68,123,000 67,627,000 61,373,000 57,798,000 56,494,000 56,485,000 56,312,000 62,905,000 61,787,000 61,237,000 62,425,000 62,649,000       
        goodwill
      427,718,000 427,897,000 433,484,000 410,703,000 410,703,000 414,859,000 414,859,000 414,895,000 414,895,000 423,643,000 423,643,000 423,643,000 423,749,000 410,137,000 393,765,000 391,071,000 391,071,000 391,972,000 391,972,000 391,972,000 391,972,000 392,978,000 394,483,000 396,861,000 396,696,000 398,292,000 299,181,000 303,887,000 303,887,000 303,887,000 304,733,000 287,956,000 287,956,000 287,956,000 275,487,000 275,487,000 267,788,000 265,249,000 264,416,000 264,416,000 261,291,000 261,291,000 261,291,000 257,442,000 220,945,000 221,087,000 217,244,000 217,244,000 217,243,000 218,442,000 205,976,000 200,852,000 200,300,000 193,962,000 190,430,000 186,917,000 183,322,000 183,324,000 182,508,000 181,502,000 166,930,000 166,930,000 164,515,000 164,515,000 164,515,000 164,515,000 164,520,000 164,520,000 167,265,000 167,263,000 157,468,000 158,854,000 153,155,000 148,845,000 151,269,000 151,184,000 151,184,000 157,358,000 157,352,000 156,983,000 156,983,000 156,983,000 157,139,000 157,139,000 159,672,000 159,668,000 159,668,000 158,696,000 
        intangible and other non-current assets
      44,136,000 43,607,000 42,687,000 40,382,000 40,744,000 40,427,000 39,175,000 39,099,000 37,872,000 37,677,000 37,221,000 37,333,000 37,254,000 32,930,000 30,451,000 29,653,000 29,617,000 29,378,000 29,437,000 29,464,000 29,502,000 29,542,000 29,634,000 33,348,000 33,457,000 32,116,000 24,028,000 24,360,000 24,311,000 24,425,000 25,338,000 21,552,000 20,830,000 18,117,000 14,616,000 14,878,000 14,476,000 14,307,000                                                   
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      11,868,000 12,045,000 12,946,000 14,268,000 14,378,000 14,953,000 15,522,000 16,058,000 16,512,000 16,295,000 15,987,000 17,123,000 17,486,000 17,060,000 17,295,000 17,571,000 17,622,000 17,881,000 18,307,000 20,256,000 20,747,000 21,201,000 20,846,000 21,407,000 21,891,000 22,304,000 22,628,000 23,485,000 15,887,000                                                            
        cemetery perpetual care trust investments
      97,434,000 95,625,000 93,154,000 86,744,000 88,624,000 85,103,000 85,925,000 84,780,000 87,802,000 85,331,000 82,042,000 78,363,000 65,322,000 66,307,000 60,569,000 63,703,000 73,525,000 72,400,000 71,640,000 75,290,000 75,815,000 70,828,000 64,824,000 63,228,000 52,677,000 64,047,000 48,397,000 48,969,000 47,970,000 44,071,000 48,813,000 48,600,000 48,285,000 50,229,000 48,679,000 47,716,000 45,048,000 42,505,000 41,341,000 43,127,000 44,146,000 48,620,000 49,249,000 48,670,000 43,529,000 42,342,000 40,261,000 39,485,000 47,165,000 46,542,000 47,760,000 44,486,000 45,193,000 41,485,000 37,933,000 44,666,000 46,458,000 45,735,000 43,438,000 40,145,000 42,661,000 40,383,000 38,498,000 31,746,000 23,885,000 26,318,000 31,271,000 35,838,000 35,794,000 37,202,000 38,374,000 37,197,000 35,130,000 32,540,000 30,726,000 29,869,000 29,467,000 32,356,000 32,855,000 32,655,000 31,091,000 31,201,000 30,941,000 30,630,000 30,808,000    
        non-current assets held for sale
      713,000 322,000 5,056,000 3,459,000 3,795,000 19,453,000                                                                                   
        total assets
      1,348,318,000 1,345,905,000 1,342,750,000 1,275,714,000 1,275,229,000 1,279,580,000 1,275,418,000 1,269,266,000 1,260,519,000 1,268,052,000 1,255,459,000 1,242,086,000 1,224,984,000 1,192,950,000 1,147,387,000 1,151,423,000 1,180,349,000 1,178,631,000 1,163,975,000 1,169,003,000 1,157,726,000 1,145,825,000 1,120,649,000 1,134,652,000 1,120,557,000 1,129,755,000 952,148,000 957,388,000 944,512,000 917,502,000 948,720,000 945,611,000 905,190,000 921,533,000 887,046,000 880,973,000 859,511,000 842,776,000 827,178,000 837,353,000 828,077,000 841,900,000 835,235,000 827,528,000 769,432,000 746,599,000 724,820,000 740,110,000 747,551,000 738,085,000 715,905,000 698,195,000 696,508,000 672,777,000 651,812,000 677,740,000 676,988,000 671,012,000 654,802,000 637,711,000 628,845,000 619,298,000 603,713,000 577,287,000 543,105,000 560,293,000 578,056,000 604,065,000 604,018,000 610,807,000 606,476,000 607,535,000 590,620,000 564,996,000 557,070,000 571,167,000 567,985,000 570,640,000 569,118,000 566,979,000 584,595,000 565,156,000 560,369,000 563,903,000 570,085,000 695,933,000 698,836,000 704,740,000 
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                                              
        current liabilities:
                                                                                              
        current portion of debt and lease obligations
      4,562,000 4,296,000 4,181,000 4,745,000 4,192,000 3,914,000 4,015,000 3,924,000 3,953,000 3,842,000 3,811,000 3,568,000 3,455,000 3,172,000 3,104,000 3,023,000 2,895,000 2,809,000 3,041,000 3,172,000 3,301,000 3,432,000 3,540,000 3,456,000 3,219,000                                                                
        accounts payable
      12,610,000 18,999,000 17,247,000 16,691,000 14,107,000 15,427,000 15,054,000 16,180,000 12,727,000 11,866,000 11,558,000 9,402,000 11,429,000 11,675,000 9,325,000 9,064,000 13,573,000 14,205,000 14,510,000 11,650,000 9,543,000 11,259,000 9,713,000 8,042,000 6,425,000 8,413,000 6,135,000 6,831,000 7,093,000 9,987,000 5,810,000 5,788,000 7,273,000 6,547,000 6,686,000 7,419,000 5,857,000 6,858,000 6,162,000 7,917,000 10,222,000 6,639,000 6,463,000 6,472,000 5,231,000 7,046,000 3,677,000 5,064,000 4,359,000             6,877,000 4,736,000 4,391,000 6,688,000  5,742,000 6,302,000 6,228,000 6,091,000 6,907,000 8,455,000 7,991,000 7,148,000     3,414,000 4,233,000         
        accrued and other liabilities
      32,426,000 33,922,000 35,962,000 26,897,000 34,058,000 38,460,000 41,101,000 30,655,000 39,380,000 35,362,000 37,977,000 29,564,000 34,910,000 30,621,000 37,123,000 30,744,000 31,345,000 43,773,000 43,147,000 33,671,000 39,599,000 31,138,000 32,651,000 23,267,000 23,788,000 24,026,000 29,270,000 21,916,000 21,352,000                                                            
        current liabilities held for sale
      50,000  144,000 130,000 154,000 240,000                                                                                   
        total current liabilities
      49,648,000 57,217,000 57,534,000 48,463,000 52,511,000 58,041,000 60,170,000 50,759,000 56,060,000 51,070,000 53,346,000 42,534,000 49,794,000 45,468,000 49,552,000 42,831,000 47,813,000 60,787,000 60,698,000 48,493,000 52,443,000 48,367,000 48,426,000 40,880,000 39,474,000 35,589,000 38,890,000 32,467,000 33,480,000 34,958,000 30,818,000 26,086,000 40,779,000 42,718,000 40,114,000 36,363,000 38,750,000 37,981,000 35,853,000 37,218,000 43,373,000 33,984,000 30,086,000 32,950,000 41,217,000 47,620,000 47,398,000 65,342,000 42,583,000 42,175,000 26,027,000 30,192,000 27,157,000 32,369,000 28,939,000 29,392,000 22,383,000 25,159,000 19,759,000 24,597,000 16,716,000 21,472,000 17,599,000 20,372,000 18,643,000 26,675,000 18,671,000 20,984,000 15,849,000 21,906,000 20,589,000 23,769,000 20,109,000 25,707,000 20,247,000 29,908,000 27,036,000 24,237,000 19,154,000 29,457,000 23,957,000 26,792,000 24,273,000 46,081,000 44,403,000 44,697,000 24,865,000 25,571,000 
        long-term debt
      522,281,000                         5,658,000 6,135,000 6,307,000 6,470,000 6,925,000 7,648,000 7,818,000 116,886,000 121,034,000 125,442,000 133,741,000 136,628,000 139,693,000 139,413,000 103,854,000 107,242,000 110,571,000 112,972,000 111,887,000 101,783,000 105,642,000 109,514,000 112,621,000 115,718,000 118,841,000 131,755,000 131,858,000 131,935,000                                 109,827,000 133,266,000 140,340,000 
        obligations under finance leases, net of current portion
      9,174,000 9,339,000 9,046,000 8,908,000 9,152,000 6,045,000 6,107,000 5,304,000 5,434,000 5,831,000 6,724,000 4,537,000 4,641,000 4,743,000 4,842,000 4,945,000 5,052,000 5,157,000 5,258,000 5,356,000 5,445,000 5,531,000 5,615,000 5,696,000 5,776,000 5,854,000 5,929,000 5,999,000 6,073,000                                                            
        obligations under operating leases, net of current portion
      10,030,000 10,538,000 11,941,000 12,923,000 13,379,000 14,035,000 14,660,000 15,263,000 15,802,000 15,797,000 15,736,000 16,860,000 17,395,000 17,315,000 17,638,000 18,005,000 18,181,000 18,520,000 18,951,000 19,420,000 19,876,000 20,302,000 19,952,000 20,583,000 21,106,000 21,533,000 21,758,000 22,673,000 13,990,000                                                            
        deferred preneed cemetery revenue
      77,814,000 76,781,000 75,821,000 64,379,000 60,214,000 61,767,000 65,467,000 65,375,000 61,219,000 61,048,000 62,384,000 59,941,000 61,297,000 51,746,000 52,173,000 52,494,000 51,064,000 50,202,000 49,480,000 48,672,000 48,840,000 47,846,000 47,666,000 47,657,000 46,980,000 46,569,000 45,195,000 45,540,000 46,151,000 45,997,000 46,156,000 50,699,000 50,797,000 54,690,000 55,275,000 55,156,000 55,953,000 56,669,000 56,692,000 56,721,000 56,786,000 56,298,000 56,871,000 56,875,000 55,019,000 55,479,000 56,218,000 56,371,000 64,627,000 63,998,000 60,311,000 59,506,000 56,557,000 59,934,000 58,914,000 50,419,000 50,375,000 50,125,000 49,516,000 48,895,000 49,281,000 49,176,000 49,807,000 49,899,000 49,383,000 49,527,000 50,038,000 51,764,000 52,592,000 50,610,000 51,609,000 52,859,000 52,064,000 50,785,000               
        deferred preneed funeral revenue
      32,060,000 33,663,000 38,566,000 39,437,000 39,152,000 39,261,000 40,776,000 40,386,000 39,745,000 39,537,000 40,343,000 39,782,000 32,248,000 32,029,000 32,006,000 31,466,000 30,891,000 30,584,000 29,945,000 29,143,000 28,181,000 27,992,000 28,900,000 28,660,000 29,363,000 29,145,000 29,522,000 29,236,000 28,569,000 28,606,000 28,153,000 27,740,000 27,251,000 34,585,000 34,652,000 33,981,000 33,258,000 31,131,000 31,209,000 31,748,000 31,786,000 31,028,000 31,187,000 31,265,000 31,102,000 30,588,000 31,596,000 32,838,000 41,846,000 39,794,000 40,878,000 40,683,000 40,782,000 40,961,000 40,331,000 39,829,000 39,671,000 39,517,000 39,744,000 41,454,000 27,093,000 26,658,000 24,399,000 24,117,000 23,986,000 24,111,000 24,707,000 25,581,000 27,313,000 34,277,000 31,085,000 31,564,000 32,529,000 28,289,000               
        deferred tax liability
      56,734,000 55,409,000 54,251,000 54,693,000 53,893,000 51,429,000 50,289,000 50,650,000 49,785,000 52,127,000 48,907,000 48,827,000 48,642,000 48,820,000 47,483,000 47,495,000 45,860,000 45,784,000 43,044,000 42,016,000 47,991,000 46,477,000 46,628,000 46,765,000 45,491,000 41,368,000 32,533,000 32,572,000 32,254,000 31,263,000 31,694,000 30,293,000 31,366,000 31,159,000 44,025,000 40,717,000 39,318,000 36,816,000 38,968,000 39,956,000 36,653,000 36,353,000 36,487,000 36,414,000 18,290,000 11,915,000 6,961,000                                          
        other long-term liabilities
      1,168,000 1,854,000 1,482,000 1,334,000 1,058,000 1,179,000 1,391,000 1,857,000 1,942,000 1,855,000 1,504,000 1,299,000 938,000 3,065,000 2,700,000 1,829,000 1,309,000 1,419,000 3,045,000 3,162,000 2,677,000 4,748,000 2,125,000 1,524,000 1,435,000 1,737,000 1,935,000 1,920,000 1,771,000 3,133,000 3,155,000 2,843,000 2,819,000 3,378,000 2,723,000 1,798,000 2,629,000 5,813,000 5,782,000 5,531,000 4,041,000 3,601,000 3,086,000 2,401,000 1,612,000 1,548,000                                           
        deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust
      111,407,000 109,152,000 102,011,000 99,908,000 103,817,000 98,120,000 102,391,000 100,285,000 98,757,000 96,374,000 92,583,000 89,874,000 86,459,000 95,065,000 87,030,000 91,352,000 102,533,000 100,903,000 97,489,000 98,539,000 92,363,000 86,604,000 75,580,000 72,569,000 60,776,000 72,382,000 68,333,000 69,970,000 67,742,000 62,432,000 69,953,000 70,278,000 70,296,000 73,853,000 71,728,000 69,975,000 65,896,000 61,775,000 60,432,000 63,291,000 64,737,000 71,894,000 72,534,000 71,972,000 69,475,000 68,341,000 66,919,000 66,749,000 73,067,000 70,960,000 75,783,000 70,515,000 72,047,000 66,419,000 62,322,000 81,710,000 85,120,000 79,691,000 74,445,000 66,434,000 73,208,000 67,901,000 64,326,000 52,739,000 39,661,000 44,375,000                       
        deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust
      115,482,000 115,416,000 117,155,000 108,167,000 108,290,000 106,219,000 108,956,000 109,701,000 109,833,000 107,842,000 106,433,000 103,317,000 101,366,000 104,553,000 98,638,000 102,843,000 113,332,000 113,658,000 108,404,000 109,791,000 105,201,000 101,235,000 92,823,000 90,235,000 81,377,000 96,335,000 87,059,000 88,696,000 87,013,000 82,074,000 90,051,000 91,203,000 91,782,000 90,682,000 89,444,000 89,104,000 85,560,000 83,429,000 83,132,000 85,553,000 87,491,000 96,002,000 97,240,000 97,607,000 100,204,000 97,144,000 94,573,000 93,170,000 85,224,000 82,896,000 80,968,000 79,966,000 80,378,000 75,812,000 70,798,000 77,982,000 80,816,000 81,143,000 77,703,000 69,227,000 77,959,000 75,200,000 71,694,000 61,639,000 50,411,000 55,150,000                       
        care trusts’ corpus
      95,581,000 93,425,000 91,383,000 87,110,000 88,638,000 84,218,000 87,018,000 86,194,000 88,000,000 84,351,000 81,299,000 77,589,000 64,352,000 65,495,000 60,067,000 63,004,000 72,847,000 71,156,000 70,960,000 73,899,000 75,360,000 69,707,000 64,620,000 62,312,000 52,774,000 63,416,000 47,771,000 48,442,000 47,734,000 43,494,000 48,396,000 48,154,000 47,561,000 49,856,000 48,186,000 47,250,000 44,345,000 42,117,000 41,292,000 42,416,000 43,846,000 48,154,000 49,184,000 48,142,000 43,566,000 41,893,000 40,056,000 39,133,000 47,083,000 45,920,000 47,304,000 44,281,000 45,073,000 41,379,000 37,927,000 44,817,000 46,364,000 45,941,000 43,455,000 39,985,000 42,866,000 40,403,000 38,450,000 31,823,000 23,770,000 26,078,000                       
        total liabilities
      1,081,379,000 1,091,129,000 1,100,666,000 1,040,294,000 1,052,167,000 1,071,030,000 1,077,289,000 1,081,379,000 1,080,964,000 1,094,992,000 1,094,187,000 1,085,919,000 1,077,822,000 1,055,816,000 1,018,467,000 1,028,579,000 1,060,328,000 1,050,616,000 971,507,000 936,132,000 906,223,000 905,323,000 887,853,000 906,161,000 898,098,000 903,186,000 727,638,000 732,828,000 716,403,000 696,010,000 706,888,000 705,633,000 695,030,000 723,877,000 711,813,000 695,436,000 685,560,000 674,239,000 664,500,000 679,759,000 658,984,000 653,494,000 649,060,000 647,653,000 603,732,000 590,626,000 572,849,000 594,494,000 606,861,000 603,067,000 584,843,000 568,154,000 564,818,000 545,799,000 524,659,000 551,448,000 553,480,000 551,139,000 538,713,000 522,983,000 517,074,000 510,876,000 496,563,000 470,985,000 413,449,000 430,505,000 439,387,000 458,344,000 457,686,000 467,606,000 464,880,000 468,075,000 456,342,000 437,434,000 431,228,000 439,331,000 437,848,000 441,154,000 437,777,000 438,267,000 436,300,000 415,983,000 417,940,000 422,612,000 428,611,000 501,313,000 505,292,000 513,603,000 
        commitments and contingencies:
                                                                                              
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                              
        common stock, 0.01 par value...
      275,000 274,000 274,000 273,000 273,000 269,000 269,000 269,000 268,000 266,000 266,000 266,000 266,000 264,000 263,000 263,000 263,000 263,000 262,000 262,000 261,000 260,000 260,000                                                                  
        additional paid-in capital
      237,209,000 238,539,000 238,119,000 238,026,000 237,407,000 243,825,000 243,259,000 242,883,000 240,811,000 241,291,000 241,141,000 240,681,000 239,962,000 238,780,000 238,787,000 238,571,000 238,423,000 236,809,000 237,681,000 237,891,000 238,056,000 239,989,000 240,648,000 241,868,000 242,234,000 242,147,000 242,657,000 243,285,000 243,940,000 243,849,000 243,869,000 244,215,000 216,526,000 216,158,000 216,396,000 215,527,000 215,153,000 215,422,000 214,763,000 214,250,000 213,506,000 213,024,000 212,268,000 212,386,000 211,831,000 204,324,000 204,322,000 203,861,000 202,880,000 202,462,000 202,176,000 201,760,000 204,418,000 201,284,000 201,020,000 200,948,000 201,357,000 200,987,000 199,351,000 198,270,000 197,612,000 197,033,000 196,552,000 196,151,000 195,647,000 195,104,000 194,687,000 194,180,000 193,557,000 193,006,000 192,597,000 191,879,000 191,269,000 190,524,000 191,260,000 190,954,000 190,778,000 190,502,000    188,029,000       
        retained earnings
      308,208,000 294,716,000 282,444,000 275,874,000 264,135,000 243,209,000 233,354,000 223,488,000 217,229,000 210,256,000 198,618,000 193,973,000 185,687,000 176,843,000 168,623,000 162,763,000 151,864,000 135,462,000 122,115,000 109,069,000 115,236,000 102,303,000 93,938,000 88,413,000 82,016,000 86,213,000 83,644,000 83,067,000 78,205,000 71,680,000 74,338,000 72,138,000 70,038,000 57,904,000 35,243,000 30,050,000 18,839,000 13,156,000 7,956,000 3,385,000                                                 
        treasury stock
      -278,753,000 -278,753,000 -278,753,000 -278,753,000 -278,753,000 -278,753,000 -278,753,000 -278,753,000 -278,753,000 -278,753,000 -278,753,000 -278,753,000 -278,753,000 -278,753,000 -278,753,000 -278,753,000 -270,529,000 -244,519,000 -167,590,000 -114,351,000 -102,050,000 -102,050,000 -102,050,000   -102,050,000 -102,050,000 -102,050,000 -94,294,000 -94,294,000 -76,632,000 -76,632,000 -76,632,000 -76,632,000 -76,632,000 -60,266,000 -60,266,000 -60,266,000 -60,266,000 -60,266,000 -42,589,000 -18,349,000 -15,267,000 -15,267,000 -15,267,000 -15,267,000 -15,267,000 -15,267,000 -15,267,000 -15,267,000 -15,267,000 -15,267,000 -13,467,000 -10,736,000 -10,000,000 -10,000,000 -10,595,000 -10,576,000 -10,576,000 -10,000,000 -10,000,000 -10,000,000 -8,991,000 -8,581,000 -6,462,000 -5,740,000 -3,382,000 -122,000                     
        total stockholders’ equity
      266,939,000 254,776,000 242,084,000 235,420,000 223,062,000 208,550,000 198,129,000 187,887,000 179,555,000 173,060,000 161,272,000 156,167,000 147,162,000 137,134,000 128,920,000 122,844,000 120,021,000 128,015,000 192,468,000 232,871,000 251,503,000 240,502,000 232,796,000 228,491,000 222,459,000 226,569,000 224,510,000 224,560,000 228,109,000 221,492,000 241,832,000 239,978,000 210,160,000 197,656,000 175,233,000 185,537,000 173,951,000 168,537,000 162,678,000 157,594,000 169,093,000 188,406,000 186,175,000 179,875,000 165,700,000 155,973,000 151,971,000 145,616,000 140,490,000 134,818,000 130,862,000 129,841,000 131,490,000 126,778,000 126,953,000 126,092,000 123,308,000 119,673,000 115,889,000 114,528,000 111,571,000 108,222,000 106,950,000 106,102,000 105,686,000 103,510,000 107,261,000 109,859,000 110,742,000 106,900,000 104,279,000 102,867,000 100,302,000 96,373,000 95,573,000 96,172,000 95,067,000 96,374,000 95,306,000 94,213,000 116,462,000 116,438,000 110,618,000 109,226,000 109,291,000 104,326,000 103,284,000 100,511,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      1,348,318,000 1,345,905,000 1,342,750,000 1,275,714,000 1,275,229,000 1,279,580,000 1,275,418,000 1,269,266,000 1,260,519,000 1,268,052,000 1,255,459,000 1,242,086,000 1,224,984,000 1,192,950,000 1,147,387,000 1,151,423,000 1,180,349,000 1,178,631,000 1,163,975,000 1,169,003,000 1,157,726,000 1,145,825,000 1,120,649,000 1,134,652,000 1,120,557,000 1,129,755,000 952,148,000 957,388,000 944,512,000 917,502,000 948,720,000 945,611,000 905,190,000 921,533,000 887,046,000 880,973,000 859,511,000 842,776,000 827,178,000 837,353,000 828,077,000 841,900,000 835,235,000 827,528,000 769,432,000 746,599,000 724,820,000 740,110,000 747,551,000 738,085,000 715,905,000 698,195,000 696,508,000 672,777,000 651,812,000 677,740,000 676,988,000 671,012,000 654,802,000 637,711,000 628,845,000 619,298,000 603,713,000 577,287,000 543,105,000 560,293,000 578,056,000 604,065,000 604,018,000 610,807,000 606,476,000 607,535,000 590,620,000 564,996,000 557,070,000 571,167,000 567,985,000 570,640,000 569,118,000 566,979,000 584,595,000 565,156,000 560,369,000 563,903,000 570,085,000 695,933,000 698,836,000 704,740,000 
        acquisition debt, net of current portion
       5,581,000 6,069,000 4,817,000 4,856,000 4,895,000 5,350,000 5,388,000 5,380,000 5,461,000 3,335,000 3,370,000 3,404,000 3,438,000 3,846,000 3,891,000 3,935,000 3,979,000 4,359,000 4,401,000 4,442,000 4,482,000 4,957,000 5,285,000 5,462,000                                                                
        long-term liabilities held for sale
        4,725,000 1,743,000 1,963,000 13,842,000                                                                                   
        credit facility
       125,435,000 133,546,000 111,458,000 118,470,000 135,382,000 138,293,000 153,970,000 152,932,000 177,794,000 185,856,000 202,418,000 211,880,000 188,836,000 167,410,000 173,501,000 172,746,000 153,857,000 85,418,000 58,937,000 27,282,000 46,064,000 54,745,000 88,327,000 112,509,000 82,182,000 17,099,000 23,753,000 20,099,000 26,145,000                                                           
        senior notes
       397,319,000 397,136,000 396,954,000 396,774,000 396,597,000 396,421,000 396,247,000 396,075,000 395,905,000 395,737,000 395,571,000 395,406,000 395,243,000 395,082,000 394,923,000 394,765,000 394,610,000 394,456,000 394,303,000                                                                     
        property, plant and equipment
          273,422,000 273,004,000 279,534,000 280,355,000 281,965,000 287,484,000 288,407,000 287,582,000 289,313,000 278,106,000 275,977,000 271,532,000 271,175,000 269,367,000 267,756,000 267,431,000 267,055,000 269,051,000 270,371,000 277,564,000 278,995,000 279,200,000 258,035,000 259,835,000 259,594,000                                                            
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                              
        convertible notes
                                                                                              
        convertible subordinated notes due 2021
                           2,538,000 2,522,000 6,115,000 6,042,000 5,971,000 5,902,000 5,835,000 5,796,000 5,732,000 25,697,000 25,425,000 125,733,000 124,441,000 123,182,000 120,760,000 118,461,000 117,355,000 116,278,000 117,996,000 117,096,000 116,220,000 115,369,000 114,542,000 112,261,000                                            
        receivables from preneed trusts
                          16,976,000 16,844,000 17,794,000 17,471,000 18,089,000 18,024,000 17,989,000 17,654,000 17,058,000 17,073,000 16,815,000 16,313,000 15,802,000 15,287,000 15,306,000 14,652,000 13,839,000 12,865,000 13,050,000    12,795,000 12,809,000 11,738,000 11,166,000 12,298,000 13,557,000 26,938,000 25,871,000                                       
        senior notes due 2026
                          396,122,000 395,968,000 395,816,000 395,668,000 395,575,000 395,447,000 319,577,000 319,418,000 319,261,000 319,108,000 318,956,000 318,807,000                                                         
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                              
        common stock, .01 par value...
                             260,000 259,000 259,000 259,000 258,000 258,000 257,000 257,000 257,000 228,000 226,000 226,000 226,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 225,000 224,000 224,000 224,000 224,000 222,000 222,000 221,000 221,000 221,000 220,000 220,000 219,000 217,000 216,000 215,000 215,000 213,000 209,000 208,000 205,000 205,000 202,000 201,000 200,000 196,000 195,000 194,000 194,000 192,000 192,000 190,000 189,000 186,000 186,000 185,000 185,000 185,000 184,000 184,000 182,000 179,000 178,000 178,000 177,000 175,000 176,000 174,000 
        current portion of long-term debt
                               1,306,000 1,679,000 1,895,000 2,083,000                                                            
        current portion of finance lease obligations
                               290,000 282,000 284,000 299,000                                                            
        current portion of operating lease obligations
                               1,554,000 1,524,000 1,541,000 2,653,000                                                            
        preneed receivables
                                 19,458,000 18,610,000                                                            
        prepaid expenses
                                   1,456,000 1,778,000 1,571,000 1,966,000 2,028,000 1,355,000 2,426,000 3,599,000 2,988,000 4,770,000 4,684,000 3,709,000 3,451,000 4,556,000 4,590,000 4,387,000 4,421,000 3,918,000 3,518,000 4,138,000 5,107,000                                       
        other current assets
                                   1,555,000 2,798,000 2,460,000 572,000 986,000 764,000 106,000 838,000 809,000 3,853,000 4,707,000 2,517,000 2,539,000 2,369,000 7,144,000 1,754,000 3,525,000 1,162,000 2,171,000 4,107,000 1,923,000                                       
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,278 in 2017 and 2,151 in 2018
                                   18,441,000                                                           
        property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
                                   260,838,000 261,565,000 244,579,000 245,622,000 247,294,000 235,501,000 234,416,000 231,465,000 228,898,000 216,864,000 214,874,000 209,151,000 205,332,000 193,984,000 186,211,000 161,829,000 160,690,000 154,547,000 154,415,000 155,677,000 152,433,000 145,743,000 143,597,000 142,254,000 136,469,000 131,493,000 129,308,000 127,998,000 128,472,000 125,906,000 125,517,000 124,486,000 124,800,000 123,909,000 123,510,000 124,940,000 126,164,000    125,608,000    99,894,000    105,435,000    104,893,000       
        cemetery property, net of accumulated amortization of 37,543 in 2017 and 37,668 in 2018
                                   74,958,000                                                           
        current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations
                                   2,327,000 2,445,000 2,402,000 17,320,000 17,251,000 16,323,000 14,265,000 12,633,000 12,605,000 12,533,000 12,236,000 11,468,000 10,705,000 10,624,000 9,838,000  13,424,000    11,218,000                                      2,280,000 
        other liabilities
                                   1,236,000 898,000 875,000 3,789,000 1,361,000 1,811,000 3,285,000 2,546,000 2,497,000 2,535,000 524,000 6,286,000 3,698,000 788,000 1,437,000 9,350,000 9,939,000 11,829,000 15,782,000 14,346,000                                        
        accrued liabilities
                                   21,408,000 21,665,000 17,021,000 12,397,000 17,559,000 15,294,000 11,394,000 17,714,000 16,021,000 14,623,000 16,541,000 15,397,000 12,942,000 12,211,000 15,203,000 12,558,000 12,854,000 14,710,000 12,199,000 11,671,000 12,278,000 13,041,000 14,619,000 12,322,000 17,867,000 13,402,000 15,948,000 11,376,000 14,896,000 12,130,000 15,027,000 10,125,000 14,037,000 12,306,000 15,388,000 11,201,000 20,732,000 12,128,000 13,770,000 8,638,000 14,559,000 11,572,000 13,650,000 10,428,000 15,888,000     13,558,000 16,944,000         
        obligations under capital leases, net of current portion
                                   6,143,000 6,211,000 6,287,000 6,371,000 6,361,000 2,492,000 2,580,000 2,689,000 2,757,000 2,816,000 2,875,000 2,933,000 2,989,000 3,044,000 3,098,000 1,343,000 3,786,000 3,844,000 3,900,000 3,943,000 4,013,000 4,047,000 4,083,000 4,119,000 4,155,000 4,187,000 4,221,000 4,253,000 4,289,000 4,319,000 4,352,000 4,385,000 4,418,000 4,455,000 4,486,000 4,557,000 4,572,000 4,602,000 4,621,000 4,647,000 4,663,000 4,687,000 4,700,000 4,711,000 4,728,000 4,741,000 4,751,000 4,760,000 4,775,000 5,369,000 5,386,000 5,403,000 5,424,000 5,453,000 5,466,000 5,477,000 5,512,000 5,521,000  
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,278 in 2017 and 1,286 in 2018
                                    18,510,000                                                          
        cemetery property, net of accumulated amortization of 37,543 in 2017 and 36,829 in 2018
                                    74,887,000                                                          
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,278 in 2017 and 2,380 in 2018
                                     21,327,000                                                         
        cemetery property, net of accumulated amortization of 37,543 in 2017 and 39,342 in 2018
                                     75,599,000                                                         
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,278 in 2017 and 2,289 in 2018
                                      20,982,000                                                        
        cemetery property, net of accumulated amortization of 37,543 in 2017 and 38,451 in 2018
                                      75,935,000                                                        
        revolving credit facility
                                      83,389,000 91,120,000 74,550,000 64,011,000 62,073,000 58,703,000 52,633,000 92,600,000 63,000,000 46,400,000 41,000,000 40,500,000   26,000,000 34,600,000                                         
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,166 in 2016 and 2,278 in 2017
                                       31,644,000                                                       
        cemetery property, net of accumulated amortization of 34,194 in 2016 and 37,543 in 2017
                                       76,331,000                                                       
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,166 in 2016 and 2,230 in 2017
                                        31,279,000                                                      
        cemetery property, net of accumulated amortization of 34,194 in 2016 and 36,638 in 2017
                                        76,961,000                                                      
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,166 in 2016 and 2,132 in 2017
                                         30,839,000                                                     
        cemetery property, net of accumulated amortization of 34,194 in 2016 and 34,961 in 2017
                                         76,543,000                                                     
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,042 in 2015 and 2,139 in 2016
                                          30,579,000                                                    
        cemetery property, net of accumulated amortization of 30,289 in 2015 and 33,361 in 2016
                                          75,692,000                                                    
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,042 in 2015 and 2,055 in 2016
                                           29,152,000                                                   
        cemetery property, net of accumulated amortization of 30,289 in 2015 and 32,431 in 2016
                                           75,878,000                                                   
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,042 in 2015 and 2,046 in 2016
                                            28,224,000                                                  
        cemetery property, net of accumulated amortization of 30,289 in 2015 and 31,282 in 2016
                                            75,784,000                                                  
        deferred charges and other non-current assets
                                            10,748,000 15,192,000 14,670,000 14,899,000 15,136,000 14,264,000 13,416,000 12,280,000 8,347,000 8,243,000 7,156,000 9,424,000 7,872,000 8,471,000 7,138,000 10,451,000 11,844,000 10,579,000 8,353,000 7,860,000 8,338,000 8,747,000 7,904,000 7,536,000 10,515,000 9,183,000 10,894,000 12,293,000 16,130,000 16,069,000 15,152,000 16,402,000 23,235,000 23,934,000 23,291,000 30,459,000 24,911,000 25,221,000 25,943,000 25,608,000 24,945,000 25,325,000 11,938,000 8,581,000 41,947,000 42,226,000 42,439,000 55,561,000 56,058,000 58,909,000 
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,339 in 2014 and 2,042 in 2015
                                             27,998,000                                                 
        receivables from preneed trusts, net of allowance for contract cancellations of 396 in 2014 and 419 in 2015
                                             13,544,000                                                 
        cemetery property, net of accumulated amortization of 26,875 in 2014 and 30,289 in 2015
                                             75,597,000                                                 
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,339 in 2014 and 1,967 in 2015
                                              26,902,000                                                
        receivables from preneed trusts, net of allowance for contract cancellations of 396 in 2014 and 416 in 2015
                                              13,450,000                                                
        cemetery property, net of accumulated amortization of 26,875 in 2014 and 29,355 in 2015
                                              75,577,000                                                
        accumulated deficit
                                              -2,049,000 -6,493,000 -11,050,000 -17,468,000 -31,088,000 -33,306,000 -37,306,000 -43,199,000 -47,344,000 -52,598,000 -56,267,000 -56,872,000 -56,660,000 -63,987,000 -64,283,000 -65,071,000 -67,669,000 -70,951,000 -73,095,000 -73,950,000 -76,246,000 -79,016,000 -80,813,000 -81,669,000 -83,699,000 -86,050,000 -84,239,000 -84,393,000 -83,009,000 -86,298,000 -88,510,000 -89,202,000 -91,156,000 -94,337,000 -95,095,000 -93,952,000 -94,656,000 -92,921,000 -93,711,000          
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,339 in 2014 and 1,915 in 2015
                                               26,448,000                                               
        receivables from preneed trusts, net of allowance for contract cancellations of 396 in 2014 and 400 in 2015
                                               12,939,000                                               
        cemetery property, net of accumulated amortization of 26,875 in 2014 and 28,500 in 2015
                                               75,516,000                                               
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,339 in 2014 and 1,975 in 2015
                                                26,431,000                                              
        assets held for sale
                                                   3,544,000 5,770,000 20,108,000 3,183,000 1,466,000 600,000                    568,000   2,634,000  20,123,000 20,301,000   6,546,000 3,529,000 4,021,000  2,938,000     
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 1,825 in 2013 and 2,339 in 2014
                                                 26,284,000                                             
        liabilities associated with assets held for sale
                                                   4,357,000 4,510,000 20,158,000 578,000 369,000 58,000                    483,000   1,061,000  8,172,000 8,155,000   6,100,000 2,557,000 2,598,000  354,000     
        convertible junior subordinated debentures due in 2029 to an affiliate
                                                  27,860,000  89,770,000 89,770,000 89,770,000  89,770,000 89,770,000 89,770,000  89,770,000 91,520,000 92,830,000  92,858,000 92,858,000 93,750,000                            
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 1,825 in 2013 and 1,887 in 2014
                                                  24,282,000                                            
        current portion of senior long-term debt and capital lease obligations
                                                  14,078,000  12,672,000 12,139,000 11,629,000  669,000 668,000 658,000 628,000 574,000 574,000 574,000  563,000 597,000 564,000  557,000 593,000 754,000                        
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,059 in 2012 and 1,825 in 2013
                                                   24,521,000                                           
        line of credit
                                                   36,900,000   43,000,000 44,700,000 28,000,000 17,300,000 17,000,000                                    
        convertible junior subordinated debenture due in 2029 to an affiliate
                                                   89,770,000    89,770,000    89,770,000    92,858,000                               
        redeemable preferred stock
                                                      200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000                       
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,059 in 2012 and 1,703 in 2013
                                                    24,717,000                                          
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,059 in 2012 and 1,819 in 2013
                                                     24,923,000                                         
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 2,059 in 2012 and 1,851 in 2013
                                                      24,181,000                                        
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 1,728 in 2011 and 2,059 in 2012
                                                       23,222,000                                       
        accounts payable and other liabilities
                                                       18,310,000 12,259,000 14,905,000 14,177,000 13,874,000 14,963,000 12,870,000 10,433,000 9,700,000 7,066,000 8,973,000 6,027,000                            
        inventories and other current assets
                                                        12,500,000 12,342,000 14,535,000 13,530,000 11,281,000 10,405,000 10,850,000 10,828,000 10,766,000 12,567,000 13,122,000 14,683,000 12,458,000 14,635,000 14,685,000 15,144,000 12,120,000 12,811,000 13,136,000 13,686,000 11,461,000 11,913,000 12,072,000 11,883,000 12,710,000 11,701,000 12,200,000 12,883,000 14,321,000 13,198,000 13,716,000 12,815,000 11,536,000 9,948,000 10,347,000 9,054,000 8,834,000 8,504,000 
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 1,728 in 2011 and 2,019 in 2012
                                                        23,688,000                                      
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 1,728 in 2011 and 2,002 in 2012
                                                         23,250,000                                     
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 1,728 in 2011 and 1,819 in 2012
                                                          22,894,000                                    
        deferred compensation
                                                          -3,020,000                      -778,000 -1,015,000 -1,240,000 -1,392,000 -1,543,000          
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 1,236 in 2010 and 1,728 in 2011
                                                           22,800,000                                   
        senior long-term debt, net of current portion
                                                           135,000,000 131,471,000 131,558,000 131,668,000 132,416,000 131,914,000 131,981,000 131,816,000 131,898,000 132,083,000 132,160,000 133,058,000 132,345,000 132,532,000 132,646,000 132,824,000 132,994,000 132,913,000 133,285,000 133,656,000 133,841,000 134,418,000 133,425,000 133,863,000 134,572,000 134,886,000 135,342,000 135,929,000 102,714,000 107,274,000 91,500,000 99,518,000    
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 1,933 in 2010 and 1,774 in 2011
                                                            24,224,000                                  
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 1,236 in 2010 and 1,741 in 2011
                                                             23,846,000                                 
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 1,236 in 2010 and 1,207 in 2011
                                                              23,639,000                                
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 1,158 in 2009 and 1,236 in 2010.
                                                               24,099,000                               
        current portion of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases
                                                               563,000    558,000    815,000    1,256,000    1,610,000    2,074,000    2,155,000       
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 1,158 in 2009 and 1,140 in 2010
                                                                24,046,000                              
        bank credit facility
                                                                5,000,000 3,200,000                             
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 1,158 in 2009 and 1,148 in 2010
                                                                 23,843,000                             
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 1,158 in 2009 and 1,125 in 2010
                                                                  16,672,000                            
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 847 in 2008 and 1,158 in 2009
                                                                   16,782,000                           
        convertible junior subordinated debenture due in 2029 to an affiliated trust
                                                                   93,750,000    93,750,000 93,750,000 93,750,000 93,750,000 93,750,000 93,750,000 93,750,000 93,750,000 93,750,000 93,750,000 93,750,000 93,750,000 93,750,000 93,750,000 93,750,000 93,750,000 93,750,000       
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 847 in 2008 and 1,149 in 2009
                                                                    16,413,000                          
        convertible junior subordinated debentures due in 2029 to an affiliated trust
                                                                    93,750,000 93,750,000 93,750,000                  93,750,000 93,750,000 93,750,000    
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 847 in 2008 and 1,135 in 2009
                                                                     16,119,000                         
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 847 in 2008 and 1,064 in 2009
                                                                      14,189,000                        
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 1,159 in 2007 and 847 in 2008
                                                                       13,783,000                       
        accounts payable and accrued
                                                                       5,128,000                       
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for cancellations and doubtful accounts of 1,159 in 2007 and 761 in 2008
                                                                        13,463,000                      
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 53,304 in 2007 and 57,564 in 2008
                                                                        125,953,000                      
        current portion of senior long-term debt and capital leases obligations
                                                                        801,000 912,000 983,000  1,627,000 1,664,000 1,690,000  1,550,000 2,023,000 2,021,000  2,182,000 2,180,000 2,178,000  3,606,000      
        non-controlling interests in cemetery trust investments
                                                                        52,408,000 59,920,000 60,107,000 61,114,000 63,394,000 61,743,000 56,687,000 55,483,000               
        non-controlling interests in funeral trust investments
                                                                        62,679,000 69,078,000 70,604,000 68,292,000 66,853,000 66,405,000 62,836,000 44,851,000               
        non-controlling interests in perpetual care trust investments
                                                                        31,208,000 35,662,000 35,590,000 36,301,000 37,317,000 36,593,000 33,976,000 31,189,000 30,269,000 29,507,000 28,751,000 33,112,000 36,035,000 33,511,000 31,322,000 32,212,000 31,811,000 32,065,000 32,183,000    
        mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock
                                                                        200,000 200,000                     
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for cancellations and doubtful accounts of 1,159 in 2007 and 876 in 2008
                                                                         14,191,000                     
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 53,304 in 2007 and 56,001 in 2008
                                                                         126,871,000                     
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for cancellations and doubtful accounts of 1,159 in 2007 and 948 in 2008
                                                                          14,237,000                    
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 53,304 in 2007 and 55,218 in 2008
                                                                          124,901,000                    
        short term investments
                                                                               10,303,000 24,193,000 25,979,000 19,198,000 16,908,000 8,979,000 12,849,000 6,919,000        
        restricted cash
                                                                              2,888,000 2,888,000 5,455,000              
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 1,203 in 2006 and 1,159 in 2007
                                                                           18,333,000                   
        federal agency bond
                                                                            5,000,000 5,000,000                 
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 492 in 2006 and 523 in 2007
                                                                            19,430,000                  
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 47,250 in 2006 and 51,744 in 2007
                                                                            116,525,000                  
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 492 in 2006 and 600 in 2007
                                                                             19,781,000                 
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 47,250 in 2006 and 50,152 in 2007
                                                                             111,719,000                 
        federal agency bonds
                                                                              5,000,000                
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 492 in 2006 and 574 in 2007
                                                                              19,440,000                
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 47,250 in 2006 and 48,777 in 2007
                                                                              102,806,000                
        accounts receivable-trade, net of allowance for bad debts of 937 in 2005 and 925 in 2006
                                                                               13,822,000               
        preneed receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of 478 in 2005 and 492 in 2006
                                                                               15,127,000               
        accounts receivable — trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 937 in 2005 and 1,012 in 2006
                                                                                12,496,000              
        preneed assets
                                                                                130,983,000 130,450,000 131,877,000  142,658,000          
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 45,694 in 2005 and 46,974 in 2006
                                                                                103,116,000              
        accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                                                18,697,000 19,713,000 16,860,000 22,163,000   19,222,000 22,039,000 20,667,000 21,607,000 20,205,000 20,294,000 22,706,000 23,291,000 
        deferred revenue
                                                                                178,072,000 177,497,000 178,439,000  184,618,000          
        accounts receivable — trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 937 in 2005 and 1,100 in 2006
                                                                                 12,876,000             
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 45,694 in 2005 and 46,156 in 2006
                                                                                 102,071,000             
        non-controlling interests in perpetual care trust investments associated with assets held for sale
                                                                                 6,157,000 6,319,000   988,000 511,000 523,000       
        accounts receivable — trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 937 in 2005 and 1,036 in 2006
                                                                                  13,696,000            
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 45,694 in 2005 and 44,514 in 2006
                                                                                  102,603,000            
        accounts receivable-
                                                                                              
        trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 940 in 2004 and 937 in 2005
                                                                                   13,412,000           
        preneed receivables and trust investments:
                                                                                              
        cemetery
                                                                                   67,995,000  66,300,000 66,508,000 65,855,000 66,485,000 65,759,000 65,510,000    
        funeral
                                                                                   50,420,000  48,288,000 49,335,000 49,494,000 50,021,000 51,124,000 52,612,000    
        receivables from preneed funeral contracts
                                                                                   17,411,000    18,074,000       
        deferred obtaining costs
                                                                                      36,514,000 35,701,000       
        deferred interest on convertible junior subordinated debentures
                                                                                       10,891,000 9,092,000 7,323,000 5,585,000    
        deferred cemetery revenue
                                                                                   51,928,000  46,163,000 47,847,000 46,787,000 48,033,000 48,381,000 49,029,000    
        deferred preneed funeral contracts revenue
                                                                                   29,446,000  30,053,000 30,325,000 30,973,000 32,017,000 32,869,000 32,780,000 241,265,000 243,519,000 244,298,000 
        non-controlling interests in funeral and cemetery trust investments
                                                                                   102,446,000  98,116,000 99,089,000 98,652,000 98,048,000 97,242,000 98,069,000    
        accounts receivable — trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 940 in 2004 and 827 in 2005
                                                                                    13,188,000          
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 40,531 in 2004 and 44,788 in 2005
                                                                                    105,698,000          
        deferred interest on convertible junior subordinated debenture
                                                                                              
        contributed capital
                                                                                    190,376,000 190,175,000 189,626,000  187,768,000 187,634,000 187,321,000 186,625,000 186,491,000 186,118,000 
        accounts receivable — trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 940 in 2004 and 1,034 in 2005
                                                                                     12,562,000         
        receivable from funeral trusts
                                                                                     17,483,000 17,636,000  18,825,000 18,921,000     
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 40,531 in 2004 and 43,386 in 2005
                                                                                     105,201,000         
        preneed obligations:
                                                                                              
        accounts receivable — trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 940 in 2004 and 1,031 in 2005
                                                                                      13,651,000        
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 40,531 in 2004 and 42,196 in 2005
                                                                                      105,241,000        
        trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 1,807 in 2003 and 940 in 2004
                                                                                       12,941,000       
        preneed receivables and trust investments;
                                                                                              
        preneed cemetery merchandise and service trust funds
                                                                                           45,946,000 45,050,000 45,177,000 
        distributions payable on convertible preferred securities
                                                                                           2,197,000   
        company-obligated mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred securities of carriage services capital trust
                                                                                           90,294,000 90,260,000 90,226,000 
        accounts receivable —
                                                                                              
        trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 1,370 in 2003 and 1,084 in 2004
                                                                                        12,198,000      
        other
                                                                                        448,000 570,000 590,000 512,000 542,000 570,000 
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 35,671 in 2003 and 39,260 in 2004
                                                                                        105,159,000      
        cemetery property, at cost
                                                                                        63,374,000 63,675,000 63,973,000 64,287,000 64,173,000 64,458,000 
        trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 1,370 in 2003 and 1,151 in 2004
                                                                                         12,121,000     
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 35,671 in 2003 and 37,684 in 2004
                                                                                         106,415,000     
        current portion of long-term debt and capital leases obligations
                                                                                         24,120,000 24,198,000 24,403,000 2,159,000  
        trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 1,370 in 2003 and 1,314 in 2004
                                                                                          13,415,000    
        preneed funeral contracts
                                                                                          19,238,000 233,603,000 235,985,000 236,582,000 
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 35,671 in 2003 and 37,188 in 2004
                                                                                          109,806,000    
        trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 2,844 in 2002 and 2,013 in 2003 in 2002
                                                                                           12,734,000   
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 30,449 in 2002 and 34,444 in 2003
                                                                                           112,377,000   
        deferred cemetery revenue and preneed liabilities
                                                                                           97,815,000 98,121,000 97,856,000 
        minority interest in consolidated subsidiary
                                                                                             400,000 
        unrealized loss on interest rate swaps, net of tax benefit
                                                                                              
        trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 2,844 in 2002 and 2,076 in 2003
                                                                                            12,914,000  
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 30,449 in 2002 and 33,044 in 2003
                                                                                            113,592,000  
        trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 2,844 in 2002 and 2,393 in 2003 in 2002
                                                                                             13,871,000 
        property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of 30,449 in 2002 and 31,965 in 2003
                                                                                             114,047,000 
        obligations under capital lease, net of current portion
                                                                                             5,538,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-03-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 2003-09-30 2003-06-30 2003-03-31 
                                                                                          
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                          
          net income
        13,492,000 12,272,000 6,570,000 11,739,000 20,926,000 9,855,000 9,866,000 6,259,000 6,973,000 11,638,000 4,645,000 8,286,000 8,844,000 8,220,000 5,860,000 10,899,000 16,402,000 13,347,000 13,046,000 -6,167,000 12,933,000 8,365,000 5,525,000 6,397,000 -4,197,000 2,569,000 577,000 4,862,000 6,525,000 -2,658,000 2,200,000 2,747,000 9,356,000 22,661,000 7,084,000 5,683,000 5,200,000 4,571,000 5,434,000 4,444,000 4,557,000 6,418,000 2,218,000 4,000,000 5,893,000 4,145,000 5,258,000 3,673,000 608,000 2,663,000 4,459,000 299,000 793,000 2,600,000 3,286,000 2,147,000 859,000 2,299,000 2,774,000 1,800,000 4,388,000 2,354,000 -1,819,000 1,904,000 3,289,000 2,211,000 5,376,000 3,422,000           3,052,000 846,000 2,296,000 2,056,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                          
          depreciation and amortization
        5,955,000 6,430,000 6,503,000 6,173,000 5,401,000 5,616,000 5,610,000 6,204,000 5,460,000 5,494,000 5,186,000 5,668,000 4,769,000 5,188,000 4,716,000 5,112,000 4,783,000 5,034,000 4,950,000 5,594,000 4,942,000 5,109,000 5,033,000 4,698,000 4,549,000 4,416,000 4,435,000 4,597,000 4,323,000 4,330,000 4,516,000 4,368,000 4,216,000 4,105,000 3,847,000 3,807,000 3,957,000 3,734,000 3,656,000 3,437,000 3,365,000 3,322,000 2,764,000 2,838,000 2,957,000 3,114,000 2,839,000 2,499,000 2,505,000 2,622,000 2,428,000 2,404,000 2,289,000 2,522,000 2,398,000 2,521,000 2,499,000 2,487,000 2,469,000 2,841,000 5,057,000 2,474,000 2,628,000 5,075,000 2,530,000 2,347,000 4,785,000 2,493,000 2,111,000 4,536,000 2,297,000            
          provision for credit losses
        936,000 823,000 780,000 899,000 1,074,000 1,048,000 856,000 665,000 782,000 736,000 970,000 645,000 699,000 526,000 635,000 820,000 837,000 357,000 577,000                                                                
          stock-based compensation expense
        2,096,000 1,949,000 2,012,000 2,092,000 1,753,000 1,999,000 1,850,000 2,182,000 489,000 1,548,000 1,992,000 2,022,000 2,141,000 1,382,000 1,492,000 1,478,000 1,607,000 1,681,000 1,295,000 1,230,000 1,307,000 897,000 927,000 715,000 831,000 537,000 513,000 518,000 585,000 3,659,000 915,000 909,000 1,100,000 768,000 836,000 342,000 1,006,000 1,297,000 996,000 1,072,000 1,287,000 1,089,000 1,491,000 631,000 1,328,000 978,000 646,000 553,000 438,000 914,000 269,000 309,000 463,000 650,000 445,000 363,000 447,000 405,000 544,000 336,000 907,000 507,000 313,000 903,000 347,000 273,000 628,000 251,000               
          deferred income tax expense
        1,325,000 672,000 44,000 800,000 2,464,000 1,140,000 -361,000   3,220,000 80,000 185,000 -178,000 1,337,000 -12,000 1,635,000 76,000 2,741,000 1,028,000 -5,975,000 1,514,000 -153,000 -117,000 1,271,000 3,596,000 8,847,000 -39,000 318,000 991,000 276,000 1,503,000 1,837,000 207,000 -12,866,000 162,000 2,502,000 737,000 379,000 970,000 613,000 -107,000 1,559,000                                        1,233,000 
          amortization of intangibles
        320,000 279,000 266,000 325,000 335,000 345,000 343,000 337,000 332,000 419,000 335,000 326,000 321,000 329,000 323,000 316,000 318,000 317,000 323,000                                                                
          amortization of debt issuance costs
        128,000 128,000 129,000 128,000 127,000 127,000 143,000 176,000 176,000 175,000 175,000 175,000 174,000 155,000 144,000 131,000 122,000 117,000 114,000                                                                
          amortization and accretion of debt
        146,000 143,000 142,000 140,000 138,000 137,000 136,000 134,000 132,000 131,000 129,000 128,000 127,000 125,000 125,000 122,000 121,000  118,000                                                                
          net loss on divestitures and impairment charges
        227,000 -417,000                                                                                 
          net gain on sale of excess real property
         54,000                                                                                 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities that provided (used) cash:
                                                                                          
          accounts and preneed receivables
        -2,061,000 -9,746,000 -6,975,000 -8,845,000 -2,585,000 -3,740,000 -6,941,000 -12,139,000 -1,800,000 -3,515,000 -2,913,000 -1,814,000 120,000 -2,305,000 147,000 -2,696,000 -504,000 297,000 -3,685,000 819,000 -1,521,000 -3,843,000 -2,667,000 52,000 2,179,000 -3,306,000 -1,379,000 -1,746,000 630,000 -2,051,000 -2,231,000 -246,000 -533,000 -1,660,000 303,000 -1,674,000 -1,792,000 -479,000 -1,531,000 -2,137,000 1,302,000 56,000 -245,000 -1,564,000 305,000 -104,000 -1,966,000 -1,479,000 -1,687,000 -305,000 -1,108,000 -2,171,000 -271,000 172,000 349,000 -2,509,000 -946,000 -398,000 -908,000 -3,773,000 -2,236,000 46,000                     
          inventories, prepaid, and other current assets
        1,713,000 -1,890,000 3,339,000                                                                                
          intangible and other non-current assets
        -1,163,000 -1,447,000 -983,000 -484,000 -633,000 -778,000 -1,285,000 -1,505,000 -834,000 -961,000 -518,000 -490,000 -1,277,000 -536,000 -634,000 -407,000 -340,000 -294,000 -295,000 -301,000 -291,000 -790,000    -10,000 -29,000 -188,000 -24,000 -45,000 -243,000 -17,000 -85,000 -191,000 80,000 86,000                                               
          preneed funeral and cemetery trust investments
        -1,847,000 -928,000 -12,515,000 3,724,000 -8,005,000 7,757,000 3,156,000 5,732,000 -15,255,000 -1,765,000 -4,351,000 -15,000 5,356,000 -5,094,000 -1,485,000 -10,899,000 -201,000 -7,994,000 -4,882,000 -15,521,000 -2,952,000 -2,262,000 -2,995,000   -2,124,000 657,000 9,100,000 -14,133,000 19,982,000 762,000 -229,000 3,886,000 -4,894,000 -1,404,000 -9,769,000 -2,619,000 7,560,000 4,309,000 19,631,000 2,363,000 -760,000 -5,258,000 -4,981,000 4,929,000 -2,774,000 1,411,000 676,000 6,128,000 2,153,000 -2,299,000 7,352,000 792,000 908,000 1,904,000 -382,000 -150,000 324,000 -1,161,000 -11,073,000 4,771,000 8,007,000 -12,132,000 5,680,000 4,529,000 7,543,000 -9,621,000 -2,041,000               
          accounts payable
        -6,720,000 3,108,000 -1,232,000 595,000 -2,840,000 -1,573,000 105,000 2,222,000 862,000 286,000 2,155,000 -2,026,000 -246,000 2,350,000 261,000 -1,725,000 -987,000 1,367,000 -374,000 1,241,000 -1,712,000 1,547,000    3,272,000 -696,000 -261,000 -2,895,000 2,779,000 23,000 -1,485,000 727,000 -139,000 -2,778,000 -1,001,000 607,000 -1,755,000 1,077,000 201,000 176,000 -9,000 -2,566,000                                        
          accrued and other liabilities
        -1,402,000 -271,000 8,965,000 -6,914,000 -3,544,000 -2,319,000 9,908,000 -8,830,000 4,831,000 -2,309,000 8,625,000 -5,252,000 1,924,000 -6,040,000 7,162,000 -243,000 -9,999,000 -6,158,000 8,261,000 -5,471,000 6,853,000 1,014,000    -5,478,000 6,688,000 1,647,000 -1,586,000 229,000 4,580,000 2,190,000 -3,009,000 2,405,000 -6,142,000 -1,475,000 1,354,000 -147,000 -3,899,000 5,361,000 4,067,000 -5,020,000 -2,387,000                                        
          deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenue
        -570,000 -2,375,000 -1,318,000 3,475,000 -1,534,000 -680,000 482,000 4,797,000 2,267,000 3,858,000 3,004,000 -26,000 8,132,000 -1,550,000 219,000 2,005,000 628,000 1,423,000 1,610,000 794,000 1,183,000 -791,000 265,000 -26,000 1,080,000 -636,000 -59,000 746,000 117,000 254,000 4,285,000 661,000 1,346,000 -652,000 1,308,000 1,411,000 -101,000 -568,000 -103,000 1,246,000 -732,000 -82,000 -37,000 -1,303,000 12,245,000 -12,433,000 2,678,000 2,896,000 1,000,000 -360,000 184,000 1,608,000 8,605,000 -193,000 296,000 -148,000 -285,000 60,000 541,000 -1,564,000 590,000 -269,000 -1,918,000 -6,721,000 -4,982,000 -1,249,000 -1,836,000 -400,000               
          deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust
        2,323,000 5,341,000 11,459,000 -3,157,000 9,010,000 -9,792,000 -3,718,000 -4,958,000 15,271,000 1,293,000 4,167,000 -523,000 -5,903,000 4,927,000 1,252,000 10,349,000 1,157,000 7,086,000 4,686,000 13,803,000 3,486,000 2,295,000 3,384,000 -3,499,000 3,553,000 2,084,000 -1,091,000 -9,987,000 14,489,000 -20,400,000 -4,711,000 -4,000 -4,752,000 5,033,000 1,103,000 8,480,000 2,465,000 -6,404,000 -4,814,000 -19,976,000 -2,908,000 1,237,000 5,208,000 5,867,000 -17,480,000 15,814,000 -1,935,000 -4,755,000 -6,263,000 -2,165,000 2,333,000 -7,665,000 -579,000 -1,051,000 -2,186,000 132,000 1,137,000 -1,221,000 1,164,000 12,057,000 -4,689,000 -7,985,000                     
          net cash from operating activities
        14,898,000 14,125,000 24,691,000 8,085,000 13,792,000 9,280,000 20,856,000 2,157,000 19,703,000 13,741,000 22,662,000 13,318,000 25,869,000 10,978,000 19,869,000 14,376,000 15,801,000 14,547,000 28,258,000 14,630,000 26,811,000 15,093,000 36,821,000 17,455,000 13,546,000 7,155,000 14,149,000 10,918,000 10,994,000 10,277,000 12,436,000 11,398,000 14,883,000 14,405,000 8,159,000 9,822,000 14,716,000 9,742,000 6,916,000 14,658,000 15,708,000 12,622,000 -1,618,000 7,606,000 8,246,000 13,008,000 10,985,000 10,481,000 1,906,000 9,851,000 3,523,000 5,885,000 9,509,000 12,177,000 3,584,000 9,130,000 2,032,000 11,593,000 2,924,000 8,177,000 6,951,000 -555,000 7,441,000 12,008,000 3,409,000 10,037,000 10,380,000 -1,625,000 8,428,000 9,605,000 1,181,000 11,173,000      8,834,000 5,474,000   3,793,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                          
          capital expenditures
        -3,896,000 -7,913,000 -6,706,000 -2,846,000 -3,163,000 -4,388,000 -4,614,000 -3,545,000 -3,551,000 -4,970,000 -4,109,000 -3,978,000 -4,982,000 -5,735,000 -6,878,000 -6,585,000 -6,883,000 -9,631,000 -6,501,000 -4,404,000 -4,347,000 -5,164,000 -3,900,000 -2,825,000 -5,111,000 -3,543,000 -4,489,000 -3,957,000 -3,015,000 -2,065,000 -3,266,000 -3,730,000 -4,209,000 -4,235,000 -3,595,000 -6,921,000 -7,538,000 -8,887,000 -6,398,000 -5,048,000 -3,270,000 -2,957,000 4,243,000 -8,711,000 -2,583,000 -4,293,000 -2,900,000 -3,081,000 -2,870,000 -3,166,000 -2,701,000 -1,907,000 -3,769,000 -2,505,000 -2,485,000 -1,902,000 -3,306,000 -3,812,000 -1,712,000 -3,229,000 -7,259,000 -1,759,000 -3,275,000 -5,598,000 -2,169,000 -1,404,000 -2,471,000 -1,110,000 -2,725,000        
          free cash flows
        11,002,000 6,212,000 17,985,000 5,239,000 10,629,000 4,892,000 16,242,000 -1,388,000 16,152,000 8,771,000 18,553,000 9,340,000 20,887,000 5,243,000 12,991,000 7,791,000 8,918,000 4,916,000 21,757,000 10,226,000 22,464,000 9,929,000 36,821,000 17,455,000 13,546,000 3,255,000 11,324,000 5,807,000 7,451,000 5,788,000 8,479,000 8,383,000 12,818,000 11,139,000 4,429,000 5,613,000 10,481,000 6,147,000 -5,000 7,120,000 6,821,000 6,224,000 -6,666,000 4,336,000 5,289,000 17,251,000 2,274,000 7,898,000 -2,387,000 6,951,000 442,000 3,015,000 6,343,000 9,476,000 1,677,000 5,361,000 -473,000 9,108,000 1,022,000 4,871,000 3,139,000 -2,267,000 4,212,000 4,749,000 1,650,000 6,762,000 4,782,000 -3,794,000 7,024,000 7,134,000 71,000 8,448,000      8,834,000 5,474,000   3,793,000 
          proceeds from divestitures and sale of other assets
        16,000 7,173,000 18,488,000 162,000 18,660,000 42,000 841,000 297,000 10,877,000 1,836,000 323,000 698,000 1,275,000 714,000 593,000 2,694,000 1,026,000 3,500,000 753,000 822,000 2,800,000 1,125,000                                                             
          net cash from investing activities
        -3,880,000 -3,267,000 -44,717,000 -2,684,000 15,497,000 -4,346,000 -3,684,000 -2,980,000 7,372,000 -3,619,000 -3,490,000 -2,609,000 -47,286,000 -29,790,000 -12,518,000 -2,426,000 -7,756,000 -1,319,000 -3,272,000 -6,047,000 -1,897,000 -3,888,000    -149,621,000 -711,000 -5,111,000 -3,443,000 -4,489,000 -41,927,000 -3,015,000 -2,065,000 -26,016,000 -3,730,000 -9,459,000 -17,214,000 -5,725,000 -12,396,000 -7,473,000 -14,967,000 -10,648,000 -4,848,000 -15,057,000 2,628,000 -1,000,000 -6,783,000 -22,904,000 -9,690,000   -11,144,000 -8,366,000 -7,801,000 -1,907,000 -5,984,000 -3,778,000 -17,604,000 -1,902,000 -6,407,000 -3,157,000 -1,712,000 -3,229,000 -6,230,000 -1,759,000 -13,630,000 -18,786,000 4,135,000 9,939,000 -11,474,000 -3,334,000 -10,245,000           
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                          
          borrowings from the credit facility
        29,400,000 23,725,000 89,200,000 17,500,000 7,100,000 22,800,000 7,300,000 11,200,000 13,600,000 18,000,000 3,400,000 13,000,000 51,700,000 40,800,000 16,700,000 27,200,000 70,700,000 111,200,000 54,100,000 85,700,000 15,168,000 20,200,000 13,400,000 12,700,000 63,200,000 146,761,000 4,900,000 13,200,000 10,100,000                                                      
          payments against the credit facility
        -35,600,000 -31,925,000 -67,200,000 -24,600,000 -24,100,000 -25,800,000 -22,300,000 -10,300,000 -38,600,000 -26,200,000 -20,100,000 -22,600,000 -28,800,000 -19,100,000 -22,900,000 -26,200,000 -51,900,000 -42,700,000 -27,700,000 -53,500,000 -34,068,000 -29,000,000    -80,961,000 -11,500,000 -9,600,000 -16,200,000                                                      
          payments on acquisition debt and obligations under finance leases
        -114,000 -689,000 -206,000 -73,000 -148,000 -597,000 -159,000 -153,000 -152,000 -676,000 -235,000 -129,000 -127,000 -568,000 -112,000 -102,000 -100,000 -673,000 -206,000 -219,000 -233,000 -685,000                                                             
          proceeds from the exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan contributions
        360,000 242,000 493,000 295,000 688,000 445,000 239,000 1,595,000 347,000 287,000 284,000 397,000 526,000 307,000 378,000 397,000 663,000     308,000 297,000 263,000 361,000 290,000 213,000 196,000 746,000 171,000 229,000 220,000 626,000 200,000 315,000 229,000 229,000 228,000 183,000 165,000 198,000 212,000 652,000                                        
          taxes paid on restricted stock, performance award vestings, and exercise of stock options
        -2,072,000 -645,000                                                                                
          dividends paid on common stock
        -1,772,000 -1,771,000 -1,766,000 -1,766,000 -1,722,000 -1,709,000 -1,708,000 -1,704,000 -1,686,000 -1,685,000 -1,683,000 -1,679,000 -1,661,000 -1,655,000 -1,653,000 -1,730,000 -1,725,000 -1,874,000 -1,783,000 -1,808,000 -1,799,000 -1,797,000    -1,337,000 -1,336,000 -1,365,000 -1,360,000 -1,437,000 -1,436,000 -1,433,000 -1,207,000 -1,206,000 -833,000                                                
          net cash from financing activities
        -9,798,000 -10,418,000 19,876,000 -8,646,000 -25,811,000 -5,029,000 -17,415,000 637,000 -26,909,000 -10,274,000 -18,467,000 -11,032,000 21,540,000 19,161,000 -7,588,000 -11,779,000 -8,306,000 -13,168,000 -25,391,000 -7,496,000 -25,397,000 -11,041,000 -39,975,000 -25,624,000 28,318,000 137,370,000 -8,311,000 -5,796,000 -7,521,000 -14,618,000 -1,566,000 31,369,000 -12,991,000 11,804,000 -6,909,000 -391,000 2,510,000 -3,681,000 5,619,000 -7,347,000 -500,000 -2,070,000 27,047,000 7,946,000 -11,510,000 -11,780,000 -4,610,000 13,572,000 7,321,000    -2,063,000 -1,457,000 -691,000  1,754,000 2,781,000 -70,000 -1,410,000 -3,203,000 -86,000 -2,462,000 -460,000 -253,000 -202,000 -72,000 101,000 -264,000 -872,000 -592,000 -314,000 -243,000 -208,000 29,229,000        
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
        1,220,000 440,000 -150,000 -3,245,000 3,478,000    166,000 -152,000   123,000 349,000 -237,000   60,000 -405,000 1,087,000 -483,000 164,000   11,204,000 -5,096,000 5,127,000 11,000 30,000 -8,830,000 -31,057,000   193,000 -2,480,000 -28,000 12,000 336,000 139,000 -162,000 241,000 -96,000 20,581,000     1,149,000 -463,000 143,000 -268,000  -920,000 2,919,000 986,000   -3,230,000 952,000  591,000 -2,353,000  5,318,000 1,397,000   2,611,000 18,103,000 -2,741,000 -2,745,000 614,000 -1,017,000 -759,000 7,163,000       1,224,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        1,688,000 1,165,000  1,523,000  1,170,000  1,148,000  889,000  716,000  644,000  952,000  3,286,000 535,000  413,000 1,377,000  1,698,000  1,137,000  1,279,000  3,616,000  5,007,000 5,007,000  3,446,000 3,446,000  22,820,000 22,820,000  7,949,000 7,949,000  1,948,000 2,024,000 2,702,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        2,908,000 440,000 -150,000 -3,245,000 4,643,000  -243,000 -186,000 1,689,000  705,000 -323,000 1,293,000  -237,000 171,000 887,000  -405,000 1,087,000 406,000  33,000 -11,228,000 11,920,000  5,127,000 11,000 674,000  -31,057,000 39,752,000 779,000  806,000 -28,000 12,000 871,000  -162,000 241,000 317,000 21,958,000  -636,000 228,000 1,290,000  -463,000 143,000 869,000  -920,000 2,919,000 2,265,000  8,000 -3,230,000 4,568,000  5,598,000 2,654,000  8,764,000 4,843,000  14,342,000 25,431,000  5,208,000 5,204,000  -1,017,000 -759,000 9,111,000 -348,000 -141,000 762,000 1,675,000 171,000 -1,906,000 3,926,000 
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                                                                                          
          cash paid for interest and financing costs
        2,240,000 10,980,000 2,226,000                                                                            4,365,000 4,379,000 2,685,000 6,564,000 
          cash paid for income taxes
        167,000                                                                              57,000 19,000 13,000 22,000 
          net gain on property damage, net of insurance claims
                                                                                        
          acquisitions of businesses and real property
         -2,527,000         -44,000,000                                                                      
          proceeds from insurance claims
             89,000 268,000 46,000 15,000 296,000 671,000 421,000                                                                      
          payment of debt issuance costs for the credit facility
             1,000                                                                             
          cash paid for taxes
         6,170,000 936,000                                                                                
          land purchased in exchange for debt
                                                                                          
          net loss on divestitures, disposals, and impairment charges
                                                                                          
          gain on sale of excess real property
           -5,000 -1,988,000                                                                              
          net loss on divestitures, disposals and impairment charges
            -5,770,000 625,000 387,000 23,000 1,545,000 262,000 423,000 265,000 241,000 2,462,000 -7,000 -1,193,000 767,000 -711,000 858,000                                                                
          inventories, prepaid and other current assets
            -537,000 -487,000 319,000 410,000 814,000 -20,000 -1,063,000 127,000 884,000 -490,000 -182,000 54,000 2,913,000 -4,183,000 628,000 -741,000 -153,000 275,000    -3,900,000 -308,000 710,000 736,000                                                      
          taxes paid on restricted stock and performance award vestings and exercise of stock options
            -7,629,000                                                                              
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                        
          gain on sale of excess land
                                                                                          
          taxes paid on restricted stock vesting and exercise of stock options
                                                                                          
          purchase of treasury stock
                     -11,008,000 -25,655,000 -78,301,000 -50,180,000       -1,396,000           -21,059,000 -20,858,000        -1,800,000 -2,731,000         -1,009,000 -2,841,000 -722,000 -2,358,000 -90,000                   
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents during the year
                                                                                          
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                          
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                          
          incentive payment from vendor
                                                                                         
          acquisitions of businesses
                                                                                          
          taxes paid on restricted stock vestings and exercise of stock options
              -5,000 -1,000 -418,000 -133,000 -21,000 -98,000    -289,000 -1,214,000 -110,000 -681,000 -642,000                                                              
          loss on property damage, net of insurance claims
                    271,000                                                                      
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                        -261,000                -173,000            -636,000 228,000 -408,000                    -8,478,000                
          deferred income tax benefit
                -2,342,000                                                                          
          acquisitions of businesses and real estate
                     -25,000,000                                                                     
          payment to redeem the 6.625% senior notes due 2026
                                                                                          
          payment of call premium for the redemption of the 6.625% senior notes due 2026
                                                                                          
          proceeds from the issuance of the 4.25% senior notes due 2029
                                                                                          
          payment of debt issuance costs for the credit facility and 4.25% senior notes due 2029
                                                                                          
          conversions and maturity of the convertible notes
                                                                                          
          payments on contingent consideration recorded at acquisition date
                         -461,000    -162,000 -138,000 -101,000                                                
          gain on sale of real property
                  -128,000 -530,000                                                                      
          other
                     -2,000 -147,000       19,000 -173,000 294,000              -3,000 4,000 -127,000   262,000 -1,000 -9,000 75,000 -12,000 2,000 -27,000 -321,000 68,000 -217,000 205,000 -108,000 2,000 -12,000 -29,000 -22,000 -256,000 48,000 57,000  -45,000 175,000 -84,000    -21,000 495,000     96,000 
          payment of debt issuance costs for the credit facility and senior notes
                                                                                          
          net loss on property damage, net of insurance claims
                                                                                          
          gain on insurance reimbursements
                     -196,000 -1,376,000 -1,899,000     -43,000    -241,000                                                         
          proceeds from insurance reimbursements
                     231,000 42,000 1,491,000 676,000 4,812,000 2,826,000   151,000    186,000                                                         
          payment of debt issuance costs for the credit facility and the 4.25% senior notes due 2029
                                                                                          
          taxes paid on restricted stock vestings and exercises of stock options
                      -1,000                                                                    
          acquisitions of real estate
                       -26,000 -2,575,000                                                                  
          payment to redeem the original senior notes
                                                                                          
          payment of call premium for the redemption of the original senior notes
                                                                                          
          proceeds from the issuance of the senior notes
                                                                                          
          other financing costs
                                                           -4,000    -1,000 1,000 -43,000                        
          amortization and accretion of debt discount and premium
                                                                                          
          acquisition of businesses and real estate
                         -350,000                                                                
          deposit on pending acquisition
                                                                                          
          conversion and maturity of the convertible notes
                                                                                          
          proceeds from the issuance of the original senior notes
                                                                                          
          proceeds from the exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan
                         537,000 612,000 870,000 625,000                        193,000 174,000 318,000 269,000 187,000 122,000 318,000 394,000 119,000 101,000 105,000 747,000 93,000 261,000 87,000 234,000 152,000 46,000 27,000 367,000 165,000 125,000 500,000 323,000 138,000 319,000 156,000            
          payment of call premium for the redemption of the senior notes due 2026
                                                                                         
          payments of debt issuance and transaction costs
                          -124,000                                                                
          conversions and maturity of the convertible subordinated notes due 2021
                          -3,980,000                                                              
          changes in operating assets and liabilities that provided (required) cash:
                                                                                          
          provision for bad debt and credit losses
                            588,000 481,000 330,000 817,000 690,000                                                          
          amortization of deferred financing costs
                            193,000 190,000 199,000 193,000 200,000 103,000 100,000 95,000 94,000 112,000 100,000 112,000 208,000 206,000 203,000 202,000 199,000 221,000 233,000 228,000 234,000 226,000 232,000    -638,000 165,000 172,000 174,000 174,000 119,000 172,000 179,000 183,000 183,000 183,000 182,000 180,000 180,000 400,000 201,000 189,000 357,000 179,000                  
          amortization of capitalized commissions and non-compete agreements
                            320,000                                                              
          accretion of discount on convertible subordinated notes
                            20,000 16,000 69,000 66,000 65,000 63,000 61,000 60,000 57,000  246,000 555,000 1,160,000 1,129,000 1,037,000 981,000 954,000 927,000 900,000 876,000 851,000 827,000                                         
          accretion of debt discount, net of debt premium on senior notes
                            80,000 79,000 77,000 76,000 75,000                                                          
          net loss on divestiture and impairment charges
                            -308,000                                                              
          net loss on disposal of other assets
                            329,000                                                              
          acquisition of businesses
                                                                                          
          acquisition of real estate
                            -350,000                                                              
          payments of debt issuance costs and transaction costs
                            -7,000                                                              
          net loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                         
          net loss on sale of other assets
                             6,000                                                             
          acquisitions
                                                -4,250,000      -20,310,000 -6,000,000 -4,810,000 -11,589,000 -8,274,000 -5,200,000   -2,215,000 -1,273,000         -16,073,000 -28,902,000 -6,419,000 -1,000              
          payments against the term loan
                                     -123,750,000 -3,750,000 -2,812,000 -2,813,000 -2,813,000 -2,812,000 -2,813,000                                             
          payment of debt issuance costs related to the credit facility
                                                                                          
          repurchase of the convertible subordinated notes due 2021
                                                                                          
          payment of transaction costs related to the repurchase of the convertible subordinated notes due 2021
                                                                                          
          proceeds from the issuance of the senior notes due 2026
                                                                                          
          payment of debt issuance costs related to the senior notes due 2026
                                                                                          
          amortization of capitalized commissions on preneed contracts
                              145,000 144,000 141,000 141,000 140,000 139,000 138,000 150,000 156,000 144,000 149,000                                                  
          net loss on divestitures and impairments charges
                                                                                          
          payment of debt issuance costs related to long-term debt
                                                                                         
          repurchase of the 2.75% convertible subordinated notes
                                                                                          
          payment of transaction costs related to the repurchase of the 2.75% convertible subordinated notes
                                                                                          
          payments of debt issuance costs related to the 6.625% senior notes
                                                                                         
          taxes paid on restricted stock vestings and exercise of non-qualified options
                                 -15,000 -5,000 -174,000  -156,000 -201,000 -294,000  -509,000                                                
          net loss on sale and disposal of other assets
                                   1,000 167,000  363,000 26,000 19,000  155,000                                                
          goodwill and other intangible asset impairments
                                                                                          
          net proceeds from the sale of other assets
                               78,000   100,000       400,000                                               
          redemption of the 2.75% convertible subordinated notes
                                                                                       
          net loss on sale of businesses and disposal of other assets
                                60,000                                                          
          goodwill and other impairments
                                14,693,000 233,000                                                         
          provision for losses on accounts receivable
                                 430,000 464,000 358,000 366,000 330,000 628,000 424,000 459,000 461,000 389,000 470,000 529,000 523,000 347,000 499,000 409,000 424,000 700,000 731,000 492,000 342,000 440,000 1,133,000 320,000 601,000 501,000 428,000 332,000 1,381,000 647,000 1,218,000 910,000 794,000 1,109,000 2,492,000 996,000 557,000 1,065,000 1,769,000 1,024,000 1,347,000 1,472,000 662,000  1,912,000 840,000 594,000 609,000 735,000 768,000 423,000 604,000 560,000 656,000 487,000 425,000 144,000 
          accretion of discount on senior notes
                                                                                          
          net loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                     -434,000                                                    
          acquisitions and land for new construction
                                         -28,076,000  -5,650,000 -6,721,000 -2,685,000 -5,475,000                                           
          net proceeds from sale of businesses and other assets
                                                                                          
          payment of transaction costs related to the redemption of the 2.75% convertible subordinated notes
                                                                                         
          proceeds from the issuance of the 6.625% senior notes
                                                                                        
          payment of debt issuance costs related to the 6.625% senior notes
                                                                                          
          payments on long-term debt and obligations under finance leases
                                                                                          
          accretion of debt discount on senior notes
                                                                                          
          net loss on sale of business and other assets
                                                                                          
          proceeds from the sale of business and other assets
                                                                                          
          payments on other long-term debt and obligations under finance leases
                                  -460,000 -439,000 -471,000                                                      
          amortization of debt discount on senior notes
                                   122,000 120,000  116,000                                                    
          accretion of discount on 2.75% convertible subordinated notes
                                                                                          
          accretion of discount on 6.625% senior notes
                                                                                          
          impairment of intangible and other assets
                                                                                          
          inventories and other current assets
                                     1,752,000 -772,000 -1,568,000 429,000 -910,000 1,976,000 -621,000 2,030,000 -727,000 -695,000 -785,000 838,000 3,224,000 299,000 -1,271,000 -277,000 710,000 501,000  -145,000 768,000 -28,000 -738,000 -822,000 66,000 -19,000 -185,000 1,927,000 303,000 -215,000 -63,000 -24,000 -74,000 411,000 -314,000 -593,000 -424,000 245,000 -174,000 491,000 516,000 -12,000            
          purchase of land and buildings previously leased
                                                                                       
          borrowings from the term loan
                                                                                         
          acquisition of 2.75% convertible subordinated notes
                                                                                          
          transaction costs related to the acquisition of 2.75% convertible subordinated notes
                                                                                          
          payments on long-term debt and obligations under capital leases
                                                      -160,000                                    
          taxes paid on restricted stock vestings and exercises of non-qualified options
                                                                                          
          payment of loan origination costs related to the credit facility
                                           -717,000  -13,000                                         
          excess tax deficiency of equity compensation
                                                                                          
          acquisition and land for new construction
                                                                                          
          borrowings from the revolving credit facility
                                      92,300,000 3,700,000 31,800,000 18,800,000 18,400,000                                               
          payments against the revolving credit facility
                                      -176,500,000 -11,500,000 -15,300,000 -21,400,000 -15,100,000 -9,600,000 -50,100,000                                             
          payments on other long-term debt and obligations under capital leases
                                      -203,000 -400,000 -428,000  -368,000 -298,000 -368,000 -321,000  -278,000 -31,000 -370,000 -185,000  -138,000                                      
          loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                           567,000          -1,000                       240,000 738,000        
          impairment of intangible assets
                                                                                          
          excess tax benefit (deficiency) of equity compensation
                                           22,000 -123,000 -106,000                                             
          dividends on common stock
                                           -831,000 -416,000 -415,000 -434,000 -460,000 -462,000 -463,000 -456,000 -455,000 -456,000 -454,000 -452,000 -451,000 -450,000 -449,000 -454,000 -456,000                               
          net gain on sale and disposal of assets
                                            120,000 -187,000                                             
          deferred charges and other
                                             230,000 36,000 -3,000 6,000 111,000 -318,000 -16,000 -43,000   -1,000 -37,000 -38,000     2,000  60,000 60,000 1,146,000 -911,000 22,000  -20,000 -15,000            
          net proceeds from the sale of assets
                                             555,000                                            
          borrowings on the revolving credit facility
                                             11,500,000                                             
          borrowings on the term loan
                                             39,063,000                                             
          gain on sale of businesses and purchase of other assets
                                                                                         
          impairment of goodwill
                                                                                        
          loss on early extinguishment of debt and other costs
                                                                                          
          loss on redemption of convertible junior subordinated debentures
                                                  2,932,000                                        
          net (payments) borrowings on the revolving credit facility
                                                 500,000                                         
          net borrowings (payments) on the term loan
                                              -2,343,000 -2,344,000                                           
          proceeds from the issuance of convertible subordinated notes
                                                  143,750,000                                        
          payment of debt issuance costs related to the convertible subordinated notes
                                                  -4,355,000                                        
          redemption of convertible junior subordinated debentures
                                                  -61,905,000                                        
          payments for performance-based stock awards
                                                  -16,150,000                                        
          dividends on redeemable preferred stock
                                                           -2,000                               
          payment of loan origination costs
                                                   -47,000 -9,000 -467,000 -98,000 -232,000                                   
          excess tax benefit of equity compensation
                                              7,000 -172,000 -179,000 408,000 5,596,000                                        
          net proceeds from the sale of businesses and other assets
                                                  200,000                                        
          net borrowings on the revolving credit facility
                                               16,600,000                                           
          net payments on the term loan
                                                 -2,344,000                                         
          gain on sale of businesses and purchase of assets
                                                                                          
          net borrowings (payments) on the revolving credit facility
                                                                                          
          net borrowings on the term loan
                                                                                          
          payment of call premium associated with the senior note redemption
                                                                                          
          loss on sale / purchase of businesses and other assets
                                                  -2,039,000                                        
          accretion of debt discount on convertible subordinated notes
                                                  171,000                                        
          deferred income taxes
                                                  -4,780,000 3,183,000 7,495,000 540,000 1,354,000 1,540,000 294,000 -8,000 2,104,000 180,000 -1,400,000 -4,474,000 2,232,000 1,021,000 -265,000 -911,000 1,676,000 1,225,000 2,986,000 1,602,000 -531,000 2,101,000 2,107,000 1,699,000 2,796,000 1,723,000 855,000 1,824,000 1,374,000 515,000     284,000 980,000 1,831,000 507,000   
          acquisitions and new construction
                                                   -13,650,000                                      
          net payments on the revolving credit facility
                                                  -36,900,000                                        
          payments on term loan
                                                  -3,000,000                                        
          dividend on redeemable preferred stock
                                                    -4,000  -3,000 -3,000 -4,000   -3,000 -4,000 -3,000 -4,000 -3,000 -4,000 -3,000 -7,000 -4,000 -4,000 -3,000                   
          gain on sale of business
                                                                                          
          gain on repurchase of convertible junior subordinated debentures
                                                                                         
          net proceeds from sales of businesses and other assets
                                                                             65,000 65,000  41,000   -2,545,000 2,915,000   685,000   
          net borrowings from (payments against) the revolving credit facility
                                                   10,900,000 -8,600,000                                      
          repurchase of convertible junior subordinated debentures
                                                                                         
          gain on sale of assets
                                                    -6,400,000                                      
          amortization and write-off of deferred financing costs
                                                    186,000                                      
          accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                    -3,257,000 2,333,000 -48,000 -1,797,000 -3,002,000 2,797,000 -5,199,000 3,685,000 -574,000 9,781,000 -5,886,000  -4,284,000 7,517,000 -5,032,000 348,000 -2,789,000 -7,977,000 8,454,000 -1,249,000 -5,991,000 1,963,000 -1,910,000 -9,297,000 3,853,000 -2,254,000 -5,272,000            
          payment of call premium associated with the senior notes redemption
                                                                                          
          payments on the term loan
                                                    -2,500,000                                      
          stock option benefit
                                                        29,000 3,000 21,000                                
          net proceeds from the sale of businesses
                                                                                          
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
                                                                                          
          loss from discontinued operations
                                                      323,000                 1,391,000   -692,000 -395,000 1,114,000 3,209,000 3,221,000            
          net cash from continuing operating activities
                                                      10,863,000 10,435,000 1,815,000 9,851,000 3,523,000                                
          net cash from discontinued operating activities
                                                      122,000                                    
          net cash from continuing investing activities
                                                      -8,711,000 -22,893,000   -14,670,000                                
          net cash from discontinued investing activities
                                                      1,928,000                                    
          net borrowings from (payments against) the bank credit facility
                                                      -4,200,000  12,407,000                                  
          net cash from continuing financing activities
                                                      -4,596,000    10,879,000                                
          net cash from discontinued financing activities
                                                      -14,000                                    
          inventories
                                                                                          
          prepaid expenses
                                                                                          
          other current assets
                                                                                          
          net cash from discontinuing operating activities
                                                                                          
          net proceeds from sales of assets
                                                                                          
          net cash from discontinuing investing activities
                                                                                          
          borrowings under the bank credit facility
                                                                                          
          tax benefit from stock-based compensation
                                                                        41,000 12,000 231,000 172,000 2,000              
          income from discontinued operations
                                                        -139,000 -1,000 -249,000                                
          payments on senior long-term debt and obligations under capital leases
                                                        -138,000 -171,000 -171,000 -189,000 -121,000 -142,000 -173,000 -128,000 -134,000 -102,000 -110,000 -221,000 -413,000 -162,000 -204,000 -734,000 -459,000 -389,000 -530,000 -394,000 -337,000 -1,202,000 -777,000 -423,000           
          borrowings under (payments on) the bank credit facility
                                                          13,900,000                               
          litigation settlement
                                                                    -3,300,000                      
          payment of debt amendment and loan origination costs
                                                                                          
          net cash from (used) in financing activities
                                                                                          
          payment of loan origination fees
                                                                                          
          gain on purchase of convertible junior subordinated debentures
                                                                                         
          dividend on common stock
                                                                                          
          purchase of convertible junior subordinated debentures
                                                             -953,000 -19,000                           
          payments against the bank credit facility
                                                              -600,000                            
          loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                          
          deferred charges and other non-current assets
                                                                                          
          accounts payable and other liabilities and accrued liabilities
                                                                                          
          net cash from operating activities of discontinued operations
                                                                      -1,000 154,000  -21,000 231,000 3,000 320,000 51,000 81,000 115,000 -265,000 270,000 57,000        
          net cash from investing activities of discontinued operations
                                                                      1,029,000  718,000 2,523,000 2,420,000 -105,000 3,000    505,000        
          net borrowings under bank credit facility
                                                               -4,400,000 1,800,000                          
          payment of debt amendment costs
                                                                                          
          purchase of junior subordinated debentures
                                                                                          
          payment of loan fees
                                                                    -94,000 -44,000                     
          net borrowings under credit facility
                                                                     800,000                     
          gain on sale or disposition of assets
                                                                                          
          changes in operating assets and liabilities that provided (required) cash, net of effects from acquisitions:
                                                                                          
          maturities of corporate investments
                                                                         5,000,000 10,303,000 10,303,000               
          sales proceeds withdrawn from restricted accounts
                                                                                          
          net cash from financing activities of discontinued operations
                                                                         50,000 -273,000  855,000 -33,000 -6,000            
          changes in operating assets and liabilities that provided (required) cash, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
                                                                                          
          net proceeds from sale of assets
                                                                    655,000                      
          changes in operating assets and liabilities that provided (required) cash, net of effects from acquisitions
                                                                                          
          cash flows of investing activities:
                                                                                          
          purchase of corporate investments
                                                                                          
          sales proceeds (deposited into) withdrawn from restricted accounts
                                                                                          
          cash flows of financing activities:
                                                                                          
          accounts receivable
                                                                       1,462,000 338,000 -4,015,000 -418,000 -884,000 -2,973,000 -878,000 -731,000            
          non-controlling interests in preneed funeral and cemetery trusts
                                                                       -535,000 594,000  6,122,000 2,752,000               
          withdrawal of restricted cash
                                                                          2,888,000                
          loss on sale or disposition of business assets
                                                                          36,000                
          cumulative effect of change in accounting method, net of tax
                                                                                          
          loss on sale or disposition of assets
                                                                                          
          non-controlling interests in preneed funeral and cemetery trusts investments
                                                                                          
          deferred interest on convertible junior subordinated debenture
                                                                                          
          payments under bank line of credit
                                                                                          
          proceeds from the issuance of senior notes
                                                                               130,000,000        
          payment of financing costs
                                                                                          
          deferred financing costs
                                                                                          
          net loss on sale or disposition of business assets
                                                                                          
          net cash from operating activities of continuing operations
                                                                          10,149,000 -1,628,000 8,108,000 9,554,000 1,100,000 11,058,000           
          sales proceeds deposited into restricted accounts
                                                                                          
          net cash from investing activities of continuing operations
                                                                          -21,309,000 1,715,000 10,042,000 -11,477,000 -3,334,000 -10,291,000           
          proceeds from the issuance of debt
                                                                                          
          net cash from financing activities of continuing operations
                                                                          201,000 101,000 -1,119,000 -839,000 -586,000   -208,000 29,229,000        
          loan cost amortization
                                                                          357,000 179,000 178,000 357,000 179,000            
          proceeds from sales of businesses and other assets
                                                                                          
          cumulative effect of change in accounting method
                                                                                          
          provision for bad debts
                                                                                          
          changes in operating assets and liabilities that provided (required) cash, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions
                                                                                          
          sales proceeds deposited into restricted accounts, net of withdrawals
                                                                                          
          proceeds under bank line of credit
                                                                                         1,800,000 
          net loss
                                                                             -1,032,000 -1,735,000            
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                          
          cumulative effect of the change in accounting method
                                                                                          
          net loss on sale of business assets
                                                                             175,000   3,000          
          stock-based compensation
                                                                             467,000 238,000  158,000          
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions
                                                                                          
          preneed trust investments
                                                                             -2,601,000 -2,615,000            
          income tax payments
                                                                                          
          deferred preneed revenue
                                                                             2,640,000 2,249,000            
          purchase of short term investments
                                                                             -35,625,000 -13,790,000 -11,873,000           
          maturities of short term investments
                                                                             26,554,000 11,501,000 3,944,000           
          net payments on bank line of credit
                                                                                          
          goodwill impairment charge
                                                                             907,000             
          income tax (payments) refunds
                                                                             -159,000           9,000 11,000 
          tax benefit from stock-based compensation expense
                                                                             44,000 35,000            
          impairment charge
                                                                              907,000            
          net gain on sale of business assets
                                                                                          
          stock-related compensation
                                                                                  181,000 90,000 115,000 95,000 164,000 76,000   
          loss on sale of trust investments
                                                                                   235,000    
          deferred obtaining costs
                                                                                          
          payment of debt origination costs and deferred debt charges
                                                                                          
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                                               94,000 101,000 101,000 110,000 -89,000 120,000 228,000 118,000 85,000 284,000 92,000 
          proceeds from the exercise of stock options
                                                                               15,000 136,000 297,000 82,000        
          net income from continuing operations
                                                                                140,000 -278,000 -644,000 5,792,000 474,000      
          adjustments to reconcile net income from continuing operations to net cash from continuing operating activities:
                                                                                          
          depreciation
                                                                                1,752,000 1,680,000 1,694,000  1,773,000 1,741,000 1,776,000 1,794,000 1,739,000 1,629,000 
          amortization
                                                                                811,000 223,000 1,249,000  1,058,000 1,314,000 1,329,000 1,222,000 925,000 1,056,000 
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                                                          
          (increase) in inventories and other current assets
                                                                                          
          (increase) in deferred charges and other
                                                                                          
          (increase) in deferred obtaining costs
                                                                                          
          (increase) in preneed trust investments
                                                                                          
          (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                                                          
          increase in deferred revenue
                                                                                          
          increase in deferred interest on convertible junior subordinated debenture
                                                                                          
          acquisition
                                                                                          
          net cash sales proceeds (purchases) of discontinued operations
                                                                                          
          net proceeds on bank line of credit
                                                                                          
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from dispositions
                                                                                          
          (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                                                          
          increase in deferred preneed revenue
                                                                                 742,000 3,164,000 1,324,000       
          payments on bank line of credit
                                                                                          
          net payments on senior long-term debt and obligations under capital leases
                                                                                          
          impairment of assets
                                                                                          
          decrease in accounts receivable
                                                                                       -429,000 241,000 1,234,000 
          decrease in inventories and other current assets
                                                                                          
          decrease in deferred charges and other
                                                                                          
          cost adjustments related to acquisitions
                                                                                          
          sale of minority interest in subsidiary
                                                                                          
          payment of contingent price guarantees
                                                                                          
          payment of debt origination costs
                                                                                          
          decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                                                          
          decrease (increase) in inventories and other current assets
                                                                                          
          (increase) in preneed funeral and cemetery costs
                                                                                          
          increase in deferred interest on convertible junior subordinated debentures
                                                                                    1,769,000      
          net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations
                                                                                          
          net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations
                                                                                          
          net cash provided by operating activities
                                                                                          
          proceeds (payments) under bank line of credit
                                                                                          
          payment of deferred debt charges and other
                                                                                          
          net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                          
          increase in deferred preneed revenue and non-controlling interests in funeral and cemetery investments
                                                                                     -366,000 1,043,000    
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
                                                                                          
          (increase) in preneed cemetery trust investments
                                                                                          
          increase in distributions payable on convertible preferred securities
                                                                                      1,709,000    
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                                          
          (increase) in preneed cemetery trust funds
                                                                                          
          increase in deferred revenue and preneed liabilities
                                                                                       164,000 592,000 626,000 
          acquisitions and cost adjustments related to acquisitions
                                                                                         
          payment of contingent stock price guarantees
                                                                                          
          (increase) decrease in inventories and other current assets
                                                                                         277,000 
          decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                                                          
          net proceeds (costs) from sales of assets
                                                                                          
          payments on long-term debt and obligations under capital lease