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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Investment Related Activities (Details) (Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member], USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Dec. 31, 2009
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Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member]
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| Investment related activities [Line Items] | |||
| Deposits to trust | $ 23,785 | $ 22,828 | $ 22,336 |
| Withdrawals | 34,737 | 41,418 | 31,196 |
| Purchases of available-for-sale securities | 444,616 | 442,219 | 369,536 |
| Sales of available-for-sale securities | 410,175 | 365,017 | 285,370 |
| Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities | 34,275 | 11,753 | 11,288 |
| Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities | $ (16,310) | $ (9,792) | $ (20,512) |