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Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures Payable to Affiliate and Company Obligated Mandatorily Redeemable Convertible Preferred Securities of Carriage Services Capital Trust (Details) (USD $)
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9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | |||||||
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Jun. 30, 1999
Carriage Services Capital Trust [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Carriage Services Capital Trust [Member]
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Jun. 30, 1999
Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Carriage Services Capital Trust [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Carriage Services Capital Trust [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
Convertible Junior Subordinated Debenture [Member]
Carriage Services Capital Trust [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Convertible Junior Subordinated Debenture [Member]
Carriage Services Capital Trust [Member]
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Mar. 17, 2014
Convertible Junior Subordinated Debenture [Member]
Carriage Services Capital Trust [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Convertible Junior Subordinated Debenture [Member]
Carriage Services Capital Trust [Member]
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Jun. 30, 1999
Convertible Junior Subordinated Debenture [Member]
Carriage Services Capital Trust [Member]
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
| Convertible preferred securities (in units) | 1,875,000 | |||||||||||
| Preferred securities, dividend rate percentage | 7.00% | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from convertible securities | $ 143,750,000 | $ 0 | $ 90,000,000 | |||||||||
| Stated interest rate percentage | 7.00% | |||||||||||
| Convertible junior subordinated debenture, face amount | 93,750,000 | |||||||||||
| Preferred securities, liquidation preference per unit | $ 50 | |||||||||||
| Preferred securities, equivalent conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ 20.4375 | |||||||||||
| Convertible securities, deferral of distributions, term | 5 years | |||||||||||
| Debt redemption, price per principal base | 50 | |||||||||||
| Debt redemption, principal base | 50 | |||||||||||
| Redemption of convertible junior subordinated debentures | 61,900,000 | |||||||||||
| Redemption of convertible junior subordinated debentures, call premium | 900,000 | |||||||||||
| Convertible junior subordinated debentures due in 2029 to an affiliate | $ 0 | $ 89,770,000 | $ 27,864,000 | $ 89,770,000 | ||||||||