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Stonemor Partners LP – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/15 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Monday, 8/10/15, at 11:34am ET   ·   For:  6/30/15   ·   Accession #:  1193125-15-284260   ·   File #:  1-32270

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 8/10/15  Stonemor Partners LP              10-Q        6/30/15   90:8.2M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML     72K 
 3: EX-10.2     Material Contract                                   HTML     51K 
 4: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
 5: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
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60: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     47K 
47: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet                HTML    123K 
58: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet                HTML     27K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
62: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations      HTML    106K 
81: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations      HTML     27K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
49: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Partners'       HTML     44K 
                Capital (Deficit)                                                
57: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows      HTML    137K 
42: R8          Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and     HTML     39K 
                Summary of Significant Accounting Policies                       
33: R9          Long-Term Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowance     HTML     39K 
82: R10         Cemetery Property                                   HTML     31K 
64: R11         Property and Equipment                              HTML     34K 
63: R12         Merchandise Trusts                                  HTML    117K 
69: R13         Perpetual Care Trusts                               HTML    106K 
70: R14         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     46K 
67: R15         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     48K 
71: R16         Income Taxes                                        HTML     33K 
59: R17         Deferred Cemetery Revenues, Net                     HTML     34K 
61: R18         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     35K 
66: R19         Partners' Capital                                   HTML     39K 
89: R20         Acquisitions                                        HTML     73K 
77: R21         Segment Information                                 HTML    169K 
53: R22         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     95K 
65: R23         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     28K 
55: R24         Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and     HTML     48K 
                Summary of Significant Accounting Policies                       
                (Policies)                                                       
25: R25         Long-Term Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowance     HTML     39K 
                (Tables)                                                         
78: R26         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     39K 
85: R27         Perpetual Care Trusts (Tables)                      HTML    192K 
37: R28         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     44K 
36: R29         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     39K 
40: R30         Deferred Cemetery Revenues, Net (Tables)            HTML     33K 
41: R31         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     30K 
43: R32         Partners' Capital (Tables)                          HTML     38K 
21: R33         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     64K 
75: R34         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    161K 
51: R35         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     89K 
54: R36         Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and     HTML     47K 
                Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -                     
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
28: R37         Long-Term Accounts Receivable Net (Detail)          HTML     43K 
88: R38         Activity in Allowance for Contract Cancellations    HTML     37K 
                (Detail)                                                         
14: R39         Cemetery Property (Detail)                          HTML     36K 
44: R40         Major Classes of Property and Equipment (Detail)    HTML     40K 
80: R41         Property and Equipment - Additional Information     HTML     29K 
                (Detail)                                                         
27: R42         Merchandise Trusts - Additional Information         HTML     59K 
                (Detail)                                                         
35: R43         Cost and Market Value Associated with Assets Held   HTML     72K 
                in Merchandise Trusts (Detail)                                   
39: R44         Contractual Maturities of Debt Securities Held in   HTML     58K 
                Merchandise Trusts (Detail)                                      
48: R45         Aging of Unrealized Losses on Investments in Fixed  HTML     84K 
                Maturities and Equity Securities Held in                         
                Merchandise Trusts (Detail)                                      
20: R46         Reconciliation of Merchandise Trust Activities      HTML     49K 
                (Detail)                                                         
32: R47         Reconciliation of Merchandise Trust Activities      HTML     31K 
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
16: R48         Cost and Market Value Associated with Assets Held   HTML     68K 
                in Perpetual Care Trusts (Detail)                                
79: R49         Contractual Maturities of Debt Securities Held in   HTML     50K 
                Perpetual Care Trusts (Detail)                                   
26: R50         Aging of Unrealized Losses on Investments in Fixed  HTML     71K 
                Maturities and Equity Securities Held in Perpetual               
                Care Trusts (Detail)                                             
76: R51         Perpetual Care Trusts - Additional Information      HTML     54K 
                (Detail)                                                         
29: R52         Reconciliation of Perpetual Care Trust Activities   HTML     49K 
                (Detail)                                                         
45: R53         Reconciliation of Perpetual Care Trust Activities   HTML     31K 
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
15: R54         Goodwill Balance During Period and Summary by       HTML     38K 
                Reportable Segment (Detail)                                      
19: R55         Major Classes of Intangible Assets (Detail)         HTML     44K 
38: R56         Outstanding Debt (Detail)                           HTML     52K 
23: R57         Outstanding Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)           HTML     36K 
83: R58         Long Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)    HTML     94K 
50: R59         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML     33K 
68: R60         Deferred Cemetery Revenues Net (Detail)             HTML     42K 
31: R61         Commitments and Contingencies - Additional          HTML     39K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
34: R62         Operating Leases Future Payments (Detail)           HTML     47K 
74: R63         Activity Relating to Number of Common Units         HTML     36K 
                Outstanding (Detail)                                             
72: R64         Compensation Expense Recognized Related to Unit     HTML     34K 
                Appreciation Rights and Restricted Phantom Unit                  
                Awards (Detail)                                                  
52: R65         Partners' Capital - Additional Information          HTML     45K 
                (Detail)                                                         
73: R66         Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML    112K 
30: R67         Final Assessment of Fair Value of Net Assets        HTML    114K 
                Acquired and Resulting Gain on Bargain Purchase of               
                First Quarter Twenty Fourteen (Detail)                           
56: R68         Fixed Rent for Cemeteries (Detail)                  HTML     50K 
84: R69         Asset and Liabilities Recognized (Detail)           HTML     46K 
18: R70         Consolidated Pro Forma Information (Detail)         HTML     33K 
24: R71         Segment Information - Additional Information        HTML     31K 
                (Detail)                                                         
46: R72         Segment Information (Detail)                        HTML    143K 
22: R73         Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value       HTML    132K 
                (Detail)                                                         
87: R74         Subsequent Events - Additional Information          HTML     44K 
                (Detail)                                                         
86: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    157K 
17: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    101K 
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</schema>

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