Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments (Details) - Cemetery Perpetual Care - USD ($)
$ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
$ 310,550
|
$ 657,627
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |
(4,438)
|
(28,188)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
415,457
|
344,426
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |
(40,147)
|
(60,395)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
726,007
|
1,002,053
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |
(44,585)
|
(88,583)
|
| US Treasury Securities |
|
|
| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
0
|
3,275
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |
0
|
(80)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
2,953
|
35
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |
(30)
|
(1)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
2,953
|
3,310
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |
(30)
|
(81)
|
| Foreign Government Debt Securities |
|
|
| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
0
|
18,499
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |
0
|
(164)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
1,993
|
1,371
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |
(95)
|
(102)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
1,993
|
19,870
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |
(95)
|
(266)
|
| Corporate Debt Securities |
|
|
| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
1,738
|
5,163
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |
(26)
|
(134)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
1,938
|
4,147
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |
(98)
|
(150)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
3,676
|
9,310
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |
(124)
|
(284)
|
| Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |
|
|
| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
|
303
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |
|
(3)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
|
117
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |
|
(6)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
|
420
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |
|
(9)
|
| Asset-backed Securities |
|
|
| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
22
|
145
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |
(14)
|
(12)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
101
|
360
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |
(4)
|
(19)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
123
|
505
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |
(18)
|
(31)
|
| Preferred Stock Securities |
|
|
| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
206
|
4,029
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |
(3)
|
(159)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
474
|
0
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |
(75)
|
0
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
680
|
4,029
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |
(78)
|
(159)
|
| US Common Stock Securities |
|
|
| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
43,842
|
81,624
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |
(2,795)
|
(7,793)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
21,929
|
14,900
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |
(4,516)
|
(3,105)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
65,771
|
96,524
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |
(7,311)
|
(10,898)
|
| Canada Common Stock Securities |
|
|
| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
0
|
702
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |
0
|
(31)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
655
|
1,026
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |
(172)
|
(575)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
655
|
1,728
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |
(172)
|
(606)
|
| Other International Common Stock Securities |
|
|
| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
2,420
|
8,734
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |
(85)
|
(940)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
6,102
|
2,347
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |
(1,317)
|
(1,450)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
8,522
|
11,081
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |
(1,402)
|
(2,390)
|
| Equity Funds |
|
|
| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
1,028
|
4,580
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |
(42)
|
(606)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
3,998
|
1,258
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |
(1,462)
|
(1,244)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
5,026
|
5,838
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |
(1,504)
|
(1,850)
|
| Fixed Income Funds |
|
|
| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
14,945
|
519,981
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |
(142)
|
(18,205)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
342,796
|
294,309
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |
(26,482)
|
(45,708)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
357,741
|
814,290
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |
(26,624)
|
(63,913)
|
| Other Investments |
|
|
| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
0
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |
0
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
0
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |
(2)
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
0
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |
(2)
|
|
| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |
|
|
| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
64,201
|
647,035
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |
(3,107)
|
(28,127)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
382,939
|
319,870
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |
(34,253)
|
(52,360)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
447,140
|
966,905
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |
(37,360)
|
(80,487)
|
| Reported at net asset value |
|
|
| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
246,349
|
10,592
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |
(1,331)
|
(61)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
32,518
|
24,556
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |
(5,894)
|
(8,035)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
278,867
|
35,148
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |
(7,225)
|
(8,096)
|
| Reported at net asset value | Private Equity Funds |
|
|
| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
2,207
|
10,592
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |
(178)
|
(61)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
32,518
|
24,556
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |
(5,894)
|
(8,035)
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
34,725
|
35,148
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |
(6,072)
|
$ (8,096)
|
| Reported at net asset value | Fixed Income Commingled funds [Member] |
|
|
| Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |
244,142
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |
(1,153)
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |
0
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |
0
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |
244,142
|
|
| Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |
$ (1,153)
|
|