Preneed Trust Investments Preneed Trust Investments (Estimated maturities of fixed preneed funeral trust income securities) (Details) - Preneed Funeral Trust Investments $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
|
|---|---|
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | |
| Due in one year or less | $ 320 |
| Due in one to five years | 3,744 |
| Due in five to ten years | 5,782 |
| Thereafter | 34,174 |
| Total | $ 44,020 |