Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments (Perpetual care trust investment security transactions recorded in interest income and other, net) (Details) - Perpetual Care Trust Invesments [Member] - Interest Income and Other, Net [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Jun. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
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| Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] | ||||
| Realized gains | $ 785 | $ 897 | $ 975 | $ 1,314 |
| Realized losses | (60) | (543) | (485) | (692) |
| Increase in care trusts’ corpus | $ (725) | $ (354) | $ (490) | $ (622) |