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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Textuals (Details) (USD $) Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Reclassification of debt |  | $ 30,000,000 sci_Reclassificationofdebt |
Intangible Fair Value Inputs, Royalty Savings Rate, Low | 0.010 sci_IntangibleFairValueInputsRoyaltySavingsRateLow |  |
Required percentage of sales price | 0.00%sci_RequiredPercentageOfSalesPrice |  |
Amortization of cemetery property | 60,439,000 sci_AmortizationOfCemeteryProperty | 48,344,000 sci_AmortizationOfCemeteryProperty | 44,976,000 sci_AmortizationOfCemeteryProperty
Depreciation | 140,002,000 us-gaap_Depreciation | 122,235,000 us-gaap_Depreciation | 119,862,000 us-gaap_Depreciation
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Growth Rate, Low End of the Range | 1.90%sci_GoodwillReportingUnitFairValueInputsGrowthRateLowEndOfRange |  |
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Growth Rate, High End of the Range | 6.30%sci_GoodwillReportingUnitFairValueInputsGrowthRateHighEndOfRange |  |
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate | 7.00%sci_GoodwillReportingUnitFairValueInputsDiscountRate |  |
Intangible Fair Value Inputs, Royalty Savings Rate | 0.040 sci_IntangibleFairValueInputsRoyaltySavingsRateHigh |  |
Intangibles Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate | 7.20%sci_IntangiblesFairValueInputsDiscountRate |  |
Retirement of treasury shares | 0 us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesRetired | 0 us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesRetired | 0 us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesRetired
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Amortization of cemetery property | 0 sci_AmortizationOfCemeteryProperty / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 0 sci_AmortizationOfCemeteryProperty / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 0 sci_AmortizationOfCemeteryProperty / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember
Depreciation | 101,792,000 us-gaap_Depreciation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 92,588,000 us-gaap_Depreciation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 90,707,000 us-gaap_Depreciation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Terminal Growth Rate | 2.50%sci_GoodwillReportingUnitFairValueInputsTerminalGrowthRate / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember |  |
Intangibles Fair Value Inputs, Terminal Growth Rate | 2.50%sci_IntangiblesFairValueInputsTerminalGrowthRate / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember |  |
Cemetery [Member] |  |  |
Amortization of cemetery property | 60,439,000 sci_AmortizationOfCemeteryProperty / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember | 48,344,000 sci_AmortizationOfCemeteryProperty / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember | 44,976,000 sci_AmortizationOfCemeteryProperty / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember
Depreciation | $ 28,754,000 us-gaap_Depreciation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember | $ 23,384,000 us-gaap_Depreciation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember | $ 22,736,000 us-gaap_Depreciation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember
Goodwill Reporting Unit Fair Value Inputs, Terminal Growth Rate | 2.90%sci_GoodwillReportingUnitFairValueInputsTerminalGrowthRate / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember |  |
Intangibles Fair Value Inputs, Terminal Growth Rate | 2.90%sci_IntangiblesFairValueInputsTerminalGrowthRate / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember |  |
Treasury Stock [Member] |  |  |
Retirement of treasury shares | 10,956 us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesRetired / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember | 278 us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesRetired / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember | 17,167 us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesRetired / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Funeral home lease life | 1 year |  |
Transportation equipment lease life | 1 year |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life | 2 years |  |
Minimum [Member] | Building and Building Improvements [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | P7Y |  |
Minimum [Member] | Equipment [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | P3Y |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Funeral home lease life | 40 years |  |
Transportation equipment lease life | 5 years |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life | 40 years |  |
Maximum [Member] | Building and Building Improvements [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | P40Y |  |
Maximum [Member] | Equipment [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | P8Y |  |
Maximum [Member] | Leasehold Improvements [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | P10Y |  |
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life | 2 years |  |
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life | 20 years |  |
Treasury Stock [Member] |  |  |
Retirement of treasury shares | 10,914 us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesRetired / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember |  |

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