Preneed Cemetery Activities Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities (Details) - Cemetery - USD ($)
$ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
| Amortized Cost Basis |
$ 1,397,386
|
$ 1,397,324
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax |
113,920
|
60,286
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax |
(61,423)
|
(113,694)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
1,449,883
|
1,343,916
|
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | US Treasury Securities |
|
|
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
| Amortized Cost Basis |
69,841
|
69,746
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax |
2,301
|
25
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax |
0
|
(1,437)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
72,142
|
68,334
|
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Foreign Government Debt Securities |
|
|
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
| Amortized Cost Basis |
33,751
|
24,648
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax |
511
|
183
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax |
(54)
|
(169)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
34,208
|
24,662
|
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Corporate Debt Securities |
|
|
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
| Amortized Cost Basis |
2,547
|
5,112
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax |
20
|
26
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax |
(40)
|
(118)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
2,527
|
5,020
|
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |
|
|
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
| Amortized Cost Basis |
|
129
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax |
|
3
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax |
|
(3)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
|
129
|
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Asset-backed Securities |
|
|
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
| Amortized Cost Basis |
170
|
170
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax |
21
|
15
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax |
0
|
0
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
191
|
185
|
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | US Common Stock Securities |
|
|
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
| Amortized Cost Basis |
540,836
|
532,026
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax |
72,329
|
44,181
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax |
(22,978)
|
(32,037)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
590,187
|
544,170
|
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Canada Common Stock Securities |
|
|
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
| Amortized Cost Basis |
8,662
|
8,984
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax |
4,800
|
3,858
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax |
(145)
|
(891)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
13,317
|
11,951
|
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Other International Common Stock Securities |
|
|
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
| Amortized Cost Basis |
44,166
|
50,053
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax |
4,443
|
4,207
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax |
(4,128)
|
(5,799)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
44,481
|
48,461
|
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Equity Funds |
|
|
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
| Amortized Cost Basis |
353,122
|
356,798
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax |
12,682
|
1,620
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax |
(21,193)
|
(49,642)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
344,611
|
308,776
|
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Fixed Income Funds |
|
|
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
| Amortized Cost Basis |
97,339
|
203,983
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax |
2,107
|
92
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax |
(10,677)
|
(18,526)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
88,769
|
185,549
|
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Other Investments |
|
|
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
| Amortized Cost Basis |
160
|
1,381
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax |
0
|
122
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax |
(126)
|
0
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
34
|
1,503
|
| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |
|
|
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
| Amortized Cost Basis |
1,150,594
|
1,253,030
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax |
99,214
|
54,332
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax |
(59,341)
|
(108,622)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
1,190,467
|
1,198,740
|
| Reported at net asset value |
|
|
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
| Amortized Cost Basis |
246,792
|
144,294
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax |
14,706
|
5,954
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax |
(2,082)
|
(5,072)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
259,416
|
145,176
|
| Reported at net asset value | Private Equity Funds |
|
|
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
| Amortized Cost Basis |
32,074
|
35,411
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax |
4,622
|
5,954
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax |
(2,082)
|
(4,502)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
34,614
|
36,863
|
| Reported at net asset value | Fixed Income Commingled funds [Member] |
|
|
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
| Amortized Cost Basis |
214,718
|
108,883
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax |
10,084
|
0
|
| Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax |
0
|
(570)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |
$ 224,802
|
$ 108,313
|