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Preneed Trust Investments (Preneed funeral trust investment security transactions) (Details) (Preneed Funeral 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 Funeral 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 | $ 576 | $ 709 | $ 2,067 | $ 2,232 |
| Realized gains | 1,605 | 942 | 5,036 | 7,156 |
| Realized losses | (105) | (111) | (841) | (5,664) |
| Expenses and taxes | (260) | (269) | (1,158) | (1,324) |
| Decrease in deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust | $ (1,816) | $ (1,271) | $ (5,104) | $ (2,400) |