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Preneed Trust Investments (Preneed cemetery trust investment security transactions) (Details) (Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member], Interest Income and Other, Net [Member], USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments [Member] | Interest Income and Other, Net [Member]
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| Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] | ||||
| Investment income | $ 504 | $ 671 | $ 1,936 | $ 2,436 |
| Realized gains | 1,970 | 835 | 3,670 | 2,420 |
| Realized losses | (124) | (94) | (952) | (668) |
| Expenses and taxes | (387) | (436) | (1,329) | (2,501) |
| Increase (decrease) in deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust | $ (1,963) | $ (976) | $ (3,325) | $ (1,687) |