Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details)
shares in Thousands |
3 Months Ended |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
states
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Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
funeral_homes
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Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
funeral_homes
locations
states
segment
shares
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Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
funeral_homes
locations
shares
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Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
locations
shares
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Number of operating locations at year end | locations |
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210
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202
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199
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| Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense |
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$ 94,000,000
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| Taxes paid on restricted stock vestings and exercises of non-qualified options |
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(509,000)
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$ (578,000)
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$ (1,582,000)
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| Impairment charge for other-than-temporary declines in fair value |
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2,300,000
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| Debt Issuance Costs, Net |
$ 967,000
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$ 967,000
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1,270,000
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| Number of states in which the entity operated funeral homes (in States) | states |
29
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29
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| Number of states in which the entity operated cemeteries (in States) | states |
11
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11
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| Number of business segments | segment |
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2
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| Cumulative payments to trigger recognition, percent of contract price |
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10.00%
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| Amortization Of Cemetery Property |
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$ 3,300,000
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3,900,000
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3,400,000
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| Accounts receivable, current |
$ 19,655,000
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19,655,000
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18,860,000
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| Bad debt |
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$ 2,198,000
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2,098,000
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1,679,000
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| Number Of Institutions To Which Management Services Are Provided |
1
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1
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| The percentage of trust assets in custody of institution receiving trust management services |
80.00%
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80.00%
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| Depreciation |
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$ 12,600,000
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$ 11,500,000
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$ 10,400,000
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| Impairment of long lived assets |
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$ 0
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| Number of funeral homes acquired | funeral_homes |
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|
7
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6
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| Incremental common shares attributable to dilutive effect of conversion of debt securities | shares |
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|
941
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491
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276
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| Goodwill Impairment, Two Step Test, Market Approach, Percentage |
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10.00%
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| Goodwill Impairment, Two Step Test, Income Approach, Percentage |
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90.00%
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| Number Of Funeral Homes From Which Land Buildings Were Purchased | funeral_homes |
|
4
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| Impairment Of Intangible Assets, Period In Which Intangible Asset Impairment Is Performed |
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|
3 years
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| Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2017, Incomplete Accounting, Change In Tax Rate, Deferred Tax Asset, Provisional Income Tax Expense |
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$ 17,200,000
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| Qualifying Assets Placed In Service, Expensed |
$ 2,900,000
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| Separate Income Tax Return |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Number of States in Which Entity Files Separate State Income Tax Returns | states |
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16
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| Combined or unitary income tax return |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Number of States in Which Entity Files Unitary Tax Returns | states |
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13
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| Funeral |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Number of operating locations at year end | locations |
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178
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170
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167
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| Cemetery |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
|
|
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| Number of operating locations at year end | locations |
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32
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32
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32
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| Service Corporation International (SCI) |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Acquired real estate |
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$ 1,300,000
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$ 2,700,000
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| Colorado And New York [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Property, plant & equipment |
12,195,000
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$ 12,195,000
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| Houston, Texas And Madera, California [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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|
|
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| Property, plant & equipment |
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$ 15,972,000
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| Houston, Texas [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Number of funeral homes acquired | funeral_homes |
|
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2
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| Madera, California [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Number of funeral homes acquired | funeral_homes |
|
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1
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| Brooksfield, Wisconsin [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
|
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| Number of funeral homes acquired | funeral_homes |
|
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1
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| Longmont, Colorado [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Number of funeral homes acquired | funeral_homes |
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1
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| Loveland, Colorado [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Number of funeral homes acquired | funeral_homes |
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1
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| Long Island, New York [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Number of funeral homes acquired | funeral_homes |
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5
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| NORTH CAROLINA |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Number of funeral homes acquired | funeral_homes |
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2
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| Land and Building |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions |
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$ 6,300,000
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| Trade Names |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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|
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| Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill) |
|
$ 145,000
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$ 0
|
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| Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member] | Long-term Debt |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Debt Issuance Costs, Net |
(2,700,000)
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|
(2,700,000)
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(3,600,000)
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| Convertible subordinated notes |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
|
|
|
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| Debt Issuance Costs, Net |
1,750,000
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|
1,750,000
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2,268,000
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| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] | Tennessee |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
|
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| Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration |
$ 600,000
|
|
600,000
|
1,350,000
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| Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |
|
|
$ 281,000
|
$ 173,000
|
$ 0
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