Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details)
$ in Thousands |
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3 Months Ended |
9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 20, 2016
USD ($)
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May 31, 2016
USD ($)
funeral_homes
installment
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Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
funeral_homes
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Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
funeral_homes
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Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
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| Number of Funeral Homes Acquired in Acquisitions | funeral_homes |
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2
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3
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| Goodwill |
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$ 267,788
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$ 267,788
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$ 264,416
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| Houston, Texas and Madera, California [Member] |
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
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| Purchase Price |
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15,850
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| Cash paid |
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12,350
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| Goodwill |
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$ 3,372
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3,372
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| Deferred payments |
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$ 3,500
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| Houston [Member] |
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
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| Number of Funeral Homes Acquired in Acquisitions | funeral_homes |
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2
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| Purchase Price |
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$ 10,200
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| Cash paid |
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6,700
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| Goodwill |
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800
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| Deferred payments |
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$ 3,500
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| Number of Installment Payments | installment |
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80
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| Payment installments to acquire businesses |
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$ 100
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| Deferred payment period |
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20 years
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| Madera, California [Member] |
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
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| Number of Funeral Homes Acquired in Acquisitions | funeral_homes |
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1
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| Cash paid |
$ 5,650
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| Goodwill |
$ 2,500
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| Long-term Debt [Member] | Houston [Member] |
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
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| Deferred payment liability |
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$ 6,500
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