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Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 23, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Indefinite-Lived Trade Names | 220,875,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTradeNames | $ 215,135,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTradeNames |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  | 11,119,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivables |
Other current assets |  |  | 190,518,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsPrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssets |
Cemetery property |  |  | 287,449,000 sci_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationCemeteryproperty |
Property and equipment, net |  |  | 330,125,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment |
Preneed funeral and cemetery receivables and trust investments |  |  | 645,440,000 sci_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationPreneedFuneralAndCemeteryReceivablesAndTrustInvestments |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  | 75,444,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  | 79,400,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets |
Business combination, assets to be divested |  |  | 520,023,000 sci_Businesscombinationassetstobedivested |
Deferred charges and other assets |  |  | 278,631,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets |
Goodwill | 573,808,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet |  |  | 37,300,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
Total assets acquired |  |  | 2,991,957,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets |
Current liabilities |  |  | 219,373,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilities |
Long-term debt |  |  | 270,668,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt |
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenues and deferred receipts held in trusts |  |  | 740,441,000 sci_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationDeferredPreneedFuneralAndCemeteryRevenuesAndDeferredReceiptsHeldInTrusts |
Business combination, liabilities held for sale |  |  | 242,835,000 sci_Businesscombinationliabilitiesheldforsale |
Deferred tax liability |  |  | 58,493,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent |
Other liabilities |  |  | 294,674,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther |
Total liabilities assumed |  |  | 1,826,484,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities |
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination |  |  | 118,000 sci_Businesscombinationnoncontrollinginterest |
Net assets acquired |  |  | 1,165,355,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill | 154,844,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill |  |  | 37,600,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
Cemetery [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 258,213,600 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember |  |  |
Funeral [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 315,594,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 2 years |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 10 years |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 2 years |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 5 years |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 40 years |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 20 years |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 20 years |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 5 years |  |  |
Stewart [Domain] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Indefinite-Lived Trade Names | 77,900,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTradeNames / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = sci_StewartDomain |  |  |
Finite-Lived License Agreements, Gross | 5,900,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedContractualRightsGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = sci_StewartDomain |  |  |
Finite-Lived Trade Names, Gross | 9,150,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedTradeNamesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = sci_StewartDomain |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Off-market Lease, Favorable, Gross | 5,912,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetOffMarketLeaseFavorableGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = sci_StewartDomain |  |  |
Finite-Lived Noncompete Agreements, Gross | 5,480,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedNoncompeteAgreementsGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = sci_StewartDomain |  |  |
Finite-Lived Customer Lists, Gross | 20,502,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedCustomerListsGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = sci_StewartDomain |  |  |
Finite-Lived Customer Relationships, Gross | 28,500,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedCustomerRelationshipsGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = sci_StewartDomain |  |  |
Indefinite-Lived License Agreements | 1,500,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedLicenseAgreements / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = sci_StewartDomain |  |  |
Stewart [Domain] | Minimum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 10 years |  |  |
Stewart [Domain] | Minimum [Member] | Customer Lists [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 10 years |  |  |
Stewart [Domain] | Minimum [Member] | Licensing Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 10 years |  |  |
Stewart [Domain] | Minimum [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 5 years |  |  |
Stewart [Domain] | Minimum [Member] | Leases, Acquired-in-Place, Market Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 26 years |  |  |
Stewart [Domain] | Minimum [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 5 years |  |  |
Stewart [Domain] | Maximum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 20 years |  |  |
Stewart [Domain] | Maximum [Member] | Customer Lists [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 14 years |  |  |
Stewart [Domain] | Maximum [Member] | Licensing Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 40 years |  |  |
Stewart [Domain] | Maximum [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 15 years |  |  |
Stewart [Domain] | Maximum [Member] | Leases, Acquired-in-Place, Market Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 34 years |  |  |
Stewart [Domain] | Maximum [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life, Minimum | 5 years |  |  |

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