Stockholders' Equity (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Assumptions for the fair value of the right (option) to purchase shares under ESPP
The fair value of the option to purchase shares under the ESPP is estimated on the date of grant (January 1 of each year) associated with the four quarterly purchase dates using the following assumptions:
 
 
2016
Dividend yield
 
0.5
%
Expected volatility
 
24.71
%
Risk-free interest rate
 
0.22%, 0.49%, 0.55%, 0.61%

Expected life (years)
 
0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Our components of Accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows:
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance at December 31, 2015
$
—

Decrease in net unrealized gains associated with available-for-sale securities of the trusts
(24,467
)
Reclassification of net unrealized gain activity attributable to the Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust and Care trusts’ corpus
24,467

Balance at March 31, 2016
$
—
Stock Options  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]
The fair value of the option grants were estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
 
February 23, 2016
Dividend yield
0.5
%
Expected volatility
31.85
%
Risk-free interest rate
1.23
%
Expected life (years)
5.0

Black-Scholes value
$5.60