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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments (Details) (Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
$ 219,865 |
$ 56,687 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |
(15,258) |
(2,286) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
81,195 |
120,207 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |
(22,732) |
(32,936) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
301,060 |
176,894 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |
(37,990) |
(35,222) |
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US Treasury Securities [Member]
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| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
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1,669 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |
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(31) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
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0 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |
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0 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
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1,669 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |
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(31) |
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Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]
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| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
7,057 |
4,966 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |
(43) |
(7) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
0 |
0 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |
0 |
0 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
7,057 |
4,966 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |
(43) |
(7) |
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Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
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| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
3,854 |
9,181 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |
(73) |
(221) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
1,456 |
675 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |
(61) |
(28) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
5,310 |
9,856 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |
(134) |
(249) |
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Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
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| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
58 |
137 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |
(1) |
(2) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
127 |
92 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |
(12) |
(4) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
185 |
229 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |
(13) |
(6) |
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Asset-backed Securities [Member]
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| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
51 |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |
(1) |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
0 |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |
0 |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
51 |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |
(1) |
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Preferred Stock securities [Member]
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| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
4,393 |
1,561 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |
(1,116) |
(90) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
21 |
29 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |
(30) |
(22) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
4,414 |
1,590 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |
(1,146) |
(112) |
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US Common Stock Securities [Member]
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| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
39,716 |
15,419 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |
(5,459) |
(1,464) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
9,055 |
16,419 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |
(3,654) |
(5,176) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
48,771 |
31,838 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |
(9,113) |
(6,640) |
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Canada Common Stock Securities [Member]
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| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
4,402 |
1,545 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |
(772) |
(82) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
565 |
1,454 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |
(651) |
(676) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
4,967 |
2,999 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |
(1,423) |
(758) |
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Other International Common Stock Securities [Member]
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| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
5,738 |
3,175 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |
(1,226) |
(242) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
104 |
2,383 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |
(195) |
(1,603) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
5,842 |
5,558 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |
(1,421) |
(1,845) |
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Equity Funds [Member]
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| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
9,852 |
866 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |
(564) |
(10) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
2,717 |
29,974 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |
(15) |
(7,229) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
12,569 |
30,840 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |
(579) |
(7,239) |
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Fixed Income Funds [Member]
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| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
144,350 |
18,166 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |
(5,498) |
(134) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
51,301 |
53,553 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |
(3,904) |
(2,200) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
195,651 |
71,719 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |
(9,402) |
(2,334) |
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Private Equity Funds [Member]
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| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
254 |
1 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |
(324) |
(1) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
10,189 |
10,060 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |
(12,413) |
(13,343) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
10,443 |
10,061 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |
(12,737) |
(13,344) |
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Other Investments [Member]
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| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
140 |
1 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |
(181) |
(2) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
5,660 |
5,568 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |
(1,797) |
(2,655) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
5,800 |
5,569 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |
$ (1,978) |
$ (2,657) |