$SCI
SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL Stock $sci

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2011 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000008908912000005 Filed on February 13, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2010 Q4	2010 Q3
Revenue	$586.6M	$571.3M	$533.2M
YoY Change	2.68%	7.42%	7.23%
Cost Of Revenue	$456.6M	$446.3M	$430.5M
YoY Change	2.29%	7.94%	8.69%
Gross Profit	$130.0M	$124.9M	$102.6M
YoY Change	4.08%	5.6%	1.43%
Gross Profit Margin	22.17%	21.87%	19.25%
Selling, General & Admin	$25.40M	$23.60M	$24.70M
YoY Change	7.63%	-29.13%	17.62%
% of Gross Profit	19.54%	18.89%	24.06%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$35.70M	$35.10M	$36.10M
YoY Change	1.71%	3.54%	10.74%
% of Gross Profit	27.46%	28.1%	35.17%
Operating Expenses	$25.40M	$23.60M	$24.60M
YoY Change	7.63%	-27.61%	17.14%
Operating Profit	$107.8M	$104.0M	$68.50M
YoY Change	3.68%	21.35%	-14.59%
Interest Expense	-$33.10M	-$31.90M	$31.50M
YoY Change	3.76%	-10.14%	-209.36%
% of Operating Profit	-30.7%	-30.67%	45.98%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$1.700M	-$100.0K	$688.0K
YoY Change	1600.0%	0.0%	129.33%
Pretax Income	$72.77M	$71.97M	$28.62M
YoY Change	1.11%	31.34%	-42.76%
Income Tax	-$28.22M	-$35.20M	-$9.941M
% Of Pretax Income	-38.78%	-48.91%	-34.73%
Net Earnings	$44.55M	$36.46M	$18.77M
YoY Change	22.21%	6.28%	-39.86%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.6%	6.38%	3.52%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.20	$0.15	$0.08
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.20	$0.15	$0.08
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	228.0M shares		246.2M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			247.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q4	2010 Q4	2010 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$129.0M	$171.0M	$136.0M
YoY Change	-24.56%	-5.0%	-41.63%
Cash & Equivalents	$123.7M	$170.8M	$135.8M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$25.80M	$27.75M	$86.00M
YoY Change	-7.0%	-62.51%	-14.85%
Inventory	$25.51M	$27.37M	$34.00M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$104.0M	$107.0M	$89.00M
Other Receivables	$12.64M	$9.702M	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$328.1M	$374.5M	$344.0M
YoY Change	-12.4%	-0.66%	-21.28%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.618B	$1.628B	$3.123B
YoY Change	-0.57%	-47.15%	3.89%
Goodwill	$1.361B	$1.307B
YoY Change	4.13%	8.84%
Intangibles	$253.3M	$219.5M
YoY Change	15.38%
Long-Term Investments	$4.091B	$3.975B	$3.793B
YoY Change	2.92%	9.53%	9.21%
Other Assets	$430.9M	$396.6M	$401.0M
YoY Change	8.64%	-34.23%	-15.04%
Total Long-Term Assets	$9.000B	$8.816B	$8.606B
YoY Change	2.08%	3.55%	5.91%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$328.1M	$374.5M	$344.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$9.000B	$8.816B	$8.606B
Total Assets	$9.328B	$9.191B	$8.950B
YoY Change	1.49%	3.37%	4.52%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$359.0M	$343.0M	$321.0M
YoY Change	4.66%	9.24%	7.0%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$23.55M	$22.50M	$22.00M
YoY Change	4.68%	-55.0%	-15.38%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$385.6M	$366.6M	$344.0M
YoY Change	5.18%	-0.1%	4.88%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.861B	$1.832B	$1.799B
YoY Change	1.57%	-0.47%	4.71%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$414.8M	$399.6M	$5.034B
YoY Change	3.79%	-91.93%	5.56%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.276B	$2.232B	$6.833B
YoY Change	1.97%	-67.15%	5.33%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$385.6M	$366.6M	$344.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.276B	$2.232B	$6.833B
Total Liabilities	$2.661B	$2.599B	$7.480B
YoY Change	2.42%	-64.92%	4.7%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$367.0M	-$477.5M
YoY Change	-23.13%
Common Stock	$1.430B	$1.603B
YoY Change	-10.78%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	1.710M shares	984.4K shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.392B	$1.479B	$1.470B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$9.328B	$9.191B	$8.950B
YoY Change	1.49%	3.37%	4.52%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2010 Q4	2010 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$44.55M	$36.46M	$18.77M
YoY Change	22.21%	6.28%	-39.86%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$35.70M	$35.10M	$36.10M
YoY Change	1.71%	3.54%	10.74%
Cash From Operating Activities	$96.80M	$88.30M	$80.10M
YoY Change	9.63%	32.19%	-14.97%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$32.50M	-$30.50M	-$25.80M
YoY Change	6.56%	43.19%	29.0%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$9.400M	-$9.300M	$23.00M
YoY Change	-201.08%	-89.1%	1110.53%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$23.10M	-$39.80M	-$2.800M
YoY Change	-41.96%	-62.66%	-84.53%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-72.50M	-14.90M	-94.60M
YoY Change	386.58%	-3.25%	434.46%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	96.80M	88.30M	80.10M
Cash From Investing Activities	-23.10M	-39.80M	-2.800M
Cash From Financing Activities	-72.50M	-14.90M	-94.60M
Net Change In Cash	1.200M	33.60M	-17.30M
YoY Change	-96.43%	-160.87%	-129.62%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$96.80M	$88.30M	$80.10M
Capital Expenditures	-$32.50M	-$30.50M	-$25.80M
Free Cash Flow	$129.3M	$118.8M	$105.9M
YoY Change	8.84%	34.85%	-7.27%

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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	63994000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	49915000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	28848000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	92458000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	79404000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	76275000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-24065000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-20116000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Disposition Of Business IncomeTaxReconciliationDispositionOfBusiness	7192000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-4789000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-3101000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-3707000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	69779000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	76811000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	78973000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	714000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	1769000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	2811000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	6565000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	9895000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	8775000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies	1138000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies	-134000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies	1584000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	-1168000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	-947000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	-644000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Disposition Of Business IncomeTaxReconciliationDispositionOfBusiness	-6329000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	29300000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	13100000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	27200000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Income Taxes Receivable IncomeTaxesReceivable	14499000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Income Taxes Receivable IncomeTaxesReceivable	8670000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLiabilities	16374000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLiabilities	30899000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLiabilities	14610000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	-11161000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	-2603000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-4254000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-689000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	3322000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	8245000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	14561000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	16459000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	-26437000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	-3159000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Conversion Of Debt Securities IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfDebtSecurities	121000	shares
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CY2010	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	1610000	shares
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill	92872000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived License Agreements IndefiniteLivedLicenseAgreements	500000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Trade Names IndefiniteLivedTradeNames	82732000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Trade Names IndefiniteLivedTradeNames	121838000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Trade Names IndefiniteLivedTradeNames	33200000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Insurance Commissions And Fees InsuranceCommissionsAndFees	68300000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Insurance Commissions And Fees InsuranceCommissionsAndFees	57300000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Insurance Commissions And Fees InsuranceCommissionsAndFees	86800000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	253251000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	219489000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	133782000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	128981000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	128196000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest On Convertible Debt Net Of Tax InterestOnConvertibleDebtNetOfTax	51000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest On Convertible Debt Net Of Tax InterestOnConvertibleDebtNetOfTax	51000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest On Convertible Debt Net Of Tax InterestOnConvertibleDebtNetOfTax	51000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	125138000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	129105000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	122224000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current InterestPayableCurrent	22555000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current InterestPayableCurrent	22923000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	25513000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	27372000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Land Land	509100000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Land Land	515100000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	22800000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	24700000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	25700000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Leasehold Improvements Gross LeaseholdImprovementsGross	23302000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	366627000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Capacity LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity	500000000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Long Lived Assets Held For Sale Description LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleDescription	4833784
CY2011	us-gaap	Long Lived Assets Held For Sale Description LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleDescription	4908408
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	1854882000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	1832380000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	1861116000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	22502000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	23554000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Fair Value LongTermDebtFairValue	1895423000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Fair Value LongTermDebtFairValue	1789056000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Next Twelve Months LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths	23554000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	176448000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Three LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree	207708000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Two LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo	27299000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	1832380000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	1861116000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest Rate LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate	0.93
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Minority Interest MinorityInterest	492000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Nature of Operations</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:9px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We are North America’s largest provider of deathcare products and services, with a network of funeral service locations and cemeteries primarily operating in the United States and Canada. Our operations consist of funeral service locations, cemeteries, funeral service/cemetery combination locations, crematoria, and related businesses.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:9px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Funeral service locations provide all professional services relating to funerals and cremations, including the use of funeral facilities and motor vehicles and preparation and embalming services. Funeral-related merchandise, including caskets, casket memorialization products, burial vaults, cremation receptacles, cremation memorial products, flowers, and other ancillary products and services, is sold at funeral service locations. Cemeteries provide cemetery property interment rights, including mausoleum spaces, lots, and lawn crypts, and sell cemetery-related merchandise and services, including stone and bronze memorials, markers, merchandise installations, and burial openings and closings. We also sell preneed funeral and cemetery products and services whereby a customer contractually agrees to the terms of certain products and services to be provided in the future.</font></div></div>
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-178430000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-88186000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-238666000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-152485000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-190257000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-279710000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	388112000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	372070000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	144903000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	18765000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	26093000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	35496000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	36455000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	30912000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	44550000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	38764000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	40285000	USD
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CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-85000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	645000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	413000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-58000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-481000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	144954000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	123149000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Increase From Business Combination NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromBusinessCombination	18857000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-772000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	1316000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	3009000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Notes And Loans Receivable Net Noncurrent NotesAndLoansReceivableNetNoncurrent	11781000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Notes Payable Fair Value Disclosure NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure	36340000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Net NotesReceivableNet	1395000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	363699000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	354046000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	323887000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	78186000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	107825000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	68496000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	103998000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	97193000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	85626000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	95926000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	80495000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	87953000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	5760000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	7328000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	9248000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	11210000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	41192000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Loss Carryforwards OperatingLossCarryforwards	2923676000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	46812000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Noncurrent OtherAccruedLiabilitiesNoncurrent	49387000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Noncurrent OtherAccruedLiabilitiesNoncurrent	46608000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	25803000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	27746000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Current OtherAssetsMiscellaneousCurrent	8774000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Current OtherAssetsMiscellaneousCurrent	5415000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Noncurrent OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent	74486000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Noncurrent OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent	78137000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	430851000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	396582000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	15635000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-6925000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	60523000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	741106000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	762666000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	694927000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets OtherIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets	10140000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets OtherIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets	10140000	USD
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2011 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000008908912000005 Filed on February 13, 2012

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$SCI SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL Stock $sci

2011 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000008908912000005 Filed on February 13, 2012

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$SCI
SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL Stock $sci