Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Operations) (Details)
$ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
funeral_homes
cemeteries
states
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Jun. 30, 2014
USD ($)
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Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
funeral_homes
cemeteries
states
segment
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Jun. 30, 2014
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
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| Organization Description and Operations [Line Items] |
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| Number of business segments | segment |
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2
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| Period after which commissions are no longer subject to refund |
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1 year
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| Accounts Receivable, Net, Current |
$ 16,909
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$ 16,909
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$ 19,264
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| Preneed receivables |
26,448
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26,448
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26,284
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| Bad debt expense |
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|
833
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$ 1,338
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| Funeral And Cemetery [Member] |
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| Organization Description and Operations [Line Items] |
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| Bad debt expense |
409
|
$ 300
|
800
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$ 800
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| Funeral [Member] |
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| Organization Description and Operations [Line Items] |
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| Accounts Receivable, Net, Current |
7,300
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7,300
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10,000
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| Preneed receivables |
7,200
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|
7,200
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7,400
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| Cemetery [Member] |
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| Organization Description and Operations [Line Items] |
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| Accounts Receivable, Net, Current |
9,400
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9,400
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9,100
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| Preneed receivables |
$ 19,300
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$ 19,300
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$ 18,900
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| Funeral homes [Member] |
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| Organization Description and Operations [Line Items] |
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| Number of owned and operated funeral homes (in Funeral Homes) | funeral_homes |
166
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166
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| Number of states in which Company operates | states |
27
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27
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| Cemeteries [Member] |
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| Organization Description and Operations [Line Items] |
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| Number of states in which Company operates | states |
11
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11
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| Number of owned and operated cemeteries (in Cemetaries) | cemeteries |
32
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32
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