Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments [Abstract]  
Components of care trusts' corpus
The components of Care trusts’ corpus as of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):
 
December 31, 2014
 
June 30, 2015
Trust assets, at fair value
$
48,670

 
$
48,620

Obligations due from trust
(528
)
 
(466
)
Care trusts’ corpus
$
48,142

 
$
48,154
Cost and fair market values associated with the trust investments held in perpetual care trust funds
The following table reflects the cost and fair market values associated with the trust investments held in perpetual care trust funds at June 30, 2015 (in thousands):
 
Fair Value Hierarchy Level
 
Cost
 
Unrealized
Gains
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Market
Value
Cash and money market accounts
1
 
$
4,285

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
4,285

Fixed income securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Municipal bonds
2
 
334

 
—

 
(66
)
 
268

Foreign debt
2
 
3,756

 
12

 
(189
)
 
3,579

Corporate debt
2
 
19,184

 
134

 
(1,301
)
 
18,017

Preferred stock
2
 
11,597

 
34

 
(397
)
 
11,234

Common stock
1
 
10,465

 
1,288

 
(941
)
 
10,812

Trust securities
 
 
$
49,621

 
$
1,468

 
$
(2,894
)
 
$
48,195

Accrued investment income
 
 
$
425

 
 
 
 
 
$
425

Cemetery perpetual care trust investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
48,620

Market value as a percentage of cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
97.1
%
Estimated maturities of fixed perpetual care trust income securities
The estimated maturities of the fixed income securities included above are as follows (in thousands):
Due in one year or less
$
87

Due in one to five years
4,670

Due in five to ten years
4,065

Thereafter
24,276

 
$
33,098
Cost and fair Market Values Associated with Trust Investments Held in Perpetual Care Trust Funds [Table Text Block]
The following table reflects the cost and fair market values associated with the trust investments held in perpetual care trust funds at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):
 
Fair Value Hierarchy Level
 
Cost
 
Unrealized
Gains
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Market
Value
Cash and money market accounts
1
 
$
3,206

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
3,206

Fixed income securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Municipal bonds
2
 
229

 
5

 
—

 
234

Foreign debt
2
 
3,871

 
—

 
(156
)
 
3,715

Corporate debt
2
 
19,911

 
248

 
(1,428
)
 
18,731

Preferred stock
2
 
12,694

 
137

 
(214
)
 
12,617

Common stock
1
 
8,747

 
1,568

 
(653
)
 
9,662

Trust securities
 
 
$
48,658

 
$
1,958

 
$
(2,451
)
 
$
48,165

Accrued investment income
 
 
$
505

 
 
 
 
 
$
505

Cemetery perpetual care investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
48,670

Fair market value as a percentage of cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
99.0
%
Schedule of fair market value and unrealized loss on perteptual care trust investments
Our perpetual care trust investment unrealized losses, their associated fair market values, and the duration of unrealized losses for the periods ended June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are shown in the following tables (in thousands):
 
June 30, 2015
 
In Loss Position Less than 12 months
 
In Loss Position Greater than 12 months
 
Total
 
Fair Market Value
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Market Value
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Market Value
 
Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Municipal bonds
$
268

 
$
(66
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
268

 
$
(66
)
Foreign debt
2,246

 
(189
)
 
—

 
—

 
2,246

 
(189
)
Corporate debt
12,721

 
(822
)
 
2,967

 
(479
)
 
15,688

 
(1,301
)
Preferred stock
7,948

 
(288
)
 
2,589

 
(109
)
 
10,537

 
(397
)
Common stock
3,795

 
(789
)
 
481

 
(152
)
 
4,276

 
(941
)
Total temporary impaired securities
$
26,978

 
$
(2,154
)
 
$
6,037

 
$
(740
)
 
$
33,015

 
$
(2,894
)
 
December 31, 2014
 
In Loss Position Less than 12 months
 
In Loss Position Greater than 12 months
 
Total
 
Fair Market Value
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Market Value
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Market Value
 
Unrealized Losses
Fixed income securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign debt
$
3,716

 
$
(156
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
3,716

 
$
(156
)
Corporate debt
11,893

 
(513
)
 
1,328

 
(915
)
 
13,221

 
(1,428
)
Preferred stock
6,821

 
(191
)
 
2,133

 
(23
)
 
8,954

 
(214
)
Common stock
4,663

 
(616
)
 
44

 
(37
)
 
4,707

 
(653
)
Total temporary impaired securities
$
27,093

 
$
(1,476
)
 
$
3,505

 
$
(975
)
 
$
30,598

 
$
(2,451
)
Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in interest income and other, net

Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in Interest expense on our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015 were as follows (in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
Realized gains
$
897

 
$
785

 
$
1,314

 
$
975

Realized losses
(543
)
 
(60
)
 
(692
)
 
(485
)
Increase in care trusts’ corpus
(354
)
 
(725
)
 
(622
)
 
(490
)
Total
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—
Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in cemetery revenue
Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in Cemetery revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015 were as follows (in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
Investment income
$
1,300

 
$
1,200

 
$
2,580

 
$
2,368

Realized gain, net
391

 
375

 
150

 
284

Total
$
1,691

 
$
1,575

 
$
2,730

 
$
2,652
Purchases and sales of investments in perpetual care trusts
Purchases and sales of investments in the perpetual care trusts were as follows (in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
Purchases
$
(9,200
)
 
$
(3,471
)
 
$
(14,135
)
 
$
(8,105
)
Sales
$
9,842

 
$
4,531

 
$
15,022

 
$
6,353