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 | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
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| Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] | ||||
| Realized gains | $ 44 | $ 731 | $ 156 | $ 1,706 |
| Realized losses | (261) | (207) | (1,943) | (692) |
| Decrease (increase) in care trusts’ corpus | $ 217 | $ (524) | $ 1,787 | $ (1,014) |