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Credit Risk and Fair Value of Financial Instruments Level 4 (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Mortgage notes and other debt, maturities through 2047	4,117us-gaap_NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure	4,752us-gaap_NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure
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May 2024 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	558,250us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_May2024Member	0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_May2024Member
July 2014 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_July2014Member	106,939us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_July2014Member
April 2015 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_April2015Member	144,653us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_April2015Member
April 2016 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	208,075us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_April2016Member	214,904us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_April2016Member
July 2016 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	160us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_July2016Member	60,487us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_July2016Member
June 2017 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	320,043us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_June2017Member	333,259us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_June2017Member
October 2018 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	277,538us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_October2018Member	288,875us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_October2018Member
April 2019 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_April2019Member	210,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_April2019Member
May 2019 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_May2019Member	270,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_May2019Member
November 2020 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	201,700us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_November2020Member	192,610us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_November2020Member
November 2021 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	174,375us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_November2021Member	173,625us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_November2021Member
January 2022 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	437,750us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_January2022Member	431,588us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_January2022Member
April 2027 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	220,890us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_April2027Member	215,750us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = sci_April2027Member
July 2018 [Member]
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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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