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Preneed Funeral Activities Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities (Details) (Funeral [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
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9 Months Ended |
12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
$ 947,314 |
$ 954,925 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains |
98,291 |
69,555 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses |
(40,285) |
(46,507) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
1,005,320 |
977,973 |
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member]
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
96,240 |
105,594 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains |
1,699 |
5,072 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses |
(4,499) |
(880) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
93,440 |
109,786 |
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
105,784 |
110,399 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains |
48 |
861 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses |
(1,356) |
(113) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
104,476 |
111,147 |
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
50,520 |
51,611 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains |
2,864 |
2,531 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses |
(739) |
(623) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
52,645 |
53,519 |
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
2,362 |
3,123 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains |
20 |
57 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses |
(24) |
(8) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
2,358 |
3,172 |
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member]
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
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129 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains |
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3 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses |
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0 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
|
132 |
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Preferred Stock securities [Member]
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
4,649 |
3,603 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains |
547 |
211 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses |
(50) |
(103) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
5,146 |
3,711 |
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | US Common Stock Securities [Member]
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
225,447 |
230,971 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains |
61,091 |
38,514 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses |
(3,989) |
(6,903) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
282,549 |
262,582 |
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Canada Common Stock Securities [Member]
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
23,793 |
23,284 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains |
2,912 |
2,598 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses |
(1,635) |
(1,271) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
25,070 |
24,611 |
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other International Common Stock Securities [Member]
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
18,444 |
18,089 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains |
4,065 |
1,874 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses |
(509) |
(658) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
22,000 |
19,305 |
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Equity Funds [Member]
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
175,783 |
145,589 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains |
17,256 |
10,097 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses |
(2,786) |
(6,728) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
190,253 |
148,958 |
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member]
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
212,275 |
225,365 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains |
3,943 |
7,314 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses |
(17,339) |
(10,252) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
198,879 |
222,427 |
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Private Equity Funds [Member]
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
30,811 |
36,626 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains |
3,533 |
221 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses |
(7,359) |
(18,968) |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
26,985 |
17,879 |
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Investments [Member]
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
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| Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
1,206 |
542 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains |
313 |
202 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses |
0 |
0 |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
$ 1,519 |
$ 744 |