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Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trusts' Corpus (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Component of Other Income, Nonoperating [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust, excluding accrued expenses | $ 3,166,070 sci_DeferredPreneedFuneralAndCemeteryReceiptsHeldInTrustExcludingAccruedExpenses |  | $ 3,155,528 sci_DeferredPreneedFuneralAndCemeteryReceiptsHeldInTrustExcludingAccruedExpenses
Accrued trust operating payables and other | (8,150)us-gaap_OtherLiabilities |  | (6,644)us-gaap_OtherLiabilities
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust | 3,157,920 sci_DeferredPreneedFuneralAndCemeteryReceiptsHeldInTrust |  | 3,148,884 sci_DeferredPreneedFuneralAndCemeteryReceiptsHeldInTrust
Care trusts’ corpus | 1,344,178 sci_CareTrustsCorpus |  | 1,327,658 sci_CareTrustsCorpus
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities | 11,882 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains | 46,678 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains |
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities | (11,892)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses | (4,110)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses |
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net | (1,503)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet | (630)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet |
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income | 18,123 us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeSecurities | 22,131 us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeSecurities |
Trust expenses and income taxes | (20,615)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense | (15,305)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense |
Net trust investment income | (4,005)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating | 48,764 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating |
Investment Income, Nonoperating, Effect on Deferred Preneed Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trust Corpus' | 4,005 sci_InvestmentIncomeNonoperatingEffectOnDeferredPreneedReceiptsHeldInTrustAndCareTrustCorpus | (48,764)sci_InvestmentIncomeNonoperatingEffectOnDeferredPreneedReceiptsHeldInTrustAndCareTrustCorpus |
Other income, net | (58)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense | 1,534 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense |
Total other income, net | (58)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense | 1,534 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense |
Funeral |  |  |
Component of Other Income, Nonoperating [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust, excluding accrued expenses | 1,610,041 sci_DeferredPreneedFuneralAndCemeteryReceiptsHeldInTrustExcludingAccruedExpenses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember |  | 1,628,875 sci_DeferredPreneedFuneralAndCemeteryReceiptsHeldInTrustExcludingAccruedExpenses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember
Accrued trust operating payables and other | (2,860)us-gaap_OtherLiabilities / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember |  | (2,487)us-gaap_OtherLiabilities / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust | 1,607,181 sci_DeferredPreneedFuneralAndCemeteryReceiptsHeldInTrust / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember |  | 1,626,388 sci_DeferredPreneedFuneralAndCemeteryReceiptsHeldInTrust / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities | 4,349 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 16,101 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember |
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities | (4,735)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | (1,474)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember |
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net | (471)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | (251)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember |
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income | 4,062 us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeSecurities / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 5,574 us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeSecurities / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember |
Trust expenses and income taxes | (5,827)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | (4,467)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember |
Net trust investment income | (2,622)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 15,483 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember |
Investment Income, Nonoperating, Effect on Deferred Preneed Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trust Corpus' | 2,622 sci_InvestmentIncomeNonoperatingEffectOnDeferredPreneedReceiptsHeldInTrustAndCareTrustCorpus / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | (15,483)sci_InvestmentIncomeNonoperatingEffectOnDeferredPreneedReceiptsHeldInTrustAndCareTrustCorpus / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember |
Other income, net | 0 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 0 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember |
Total other income, net | 0 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 0 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember |
Cemetery |  |  |
Component of Other Income, Nonoperating [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust, excluding accrued expenses | 1,556,029 sci_DeferredPreneedFuneralAndCemeteryReceiptsHeldInTrustExcludingAccruedExpenses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember |  | 1,526,653 sci_DeferredPreneedFuneralAndCemeteryReceiptsHeldInTrustExcludingAccruedExpenses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember
Accrued trust operating payables and other | (5,290)us-gaap_OtherLiabilities / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember |  | (4,157)us-gaap_OtherLiabilities / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust | 1,550,739 sci_DeferredPreneedFuneralAndCemeteryReceiptsHeldInTrust / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember |  | 1,522,496 sci_DeferredPreneedFuneralAndCemeteryReceiptsHeldInTrust / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities | 7,135 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember | 25,532 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember |
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities | (7,028)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember | (2,299)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember |
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net | (520)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember | (339)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember |
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income | 3,516 us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeSecurities / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember | 2,495 us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeSecurities / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember |
Trust expenses and income taxes | (8,515)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember | (4,815)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember |
Net trust investment income | (5,412)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember | 20,574 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember |
Investment Income, Nonoperating, Effect on Deferred Preneed Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trust Corpus' | 5,412 sci_InvestmentIncomeNonoperatingEffectOnDeferredPreneedReceiptsHeldInTrustAndCareTrustCorpus / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember | (20,574)sci_InvestmentIncomeNonoperatingEffectOnDeferredPreneedReceiptsHeldInTrustAndCareTrustCorpus / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember |
Other income, net | 0 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember | 0 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember |
Total other income, net | 0 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember | 0 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember |
Cemetery Perpetual Care |  |  |
Component of Other Income, Nonoperating [Line Items] |  |  |
Accrued trust operating payables and other | (13,223)us-gaap_OtherLiabilities / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember |  | (13,718)us-gaap_OtherLiabilities / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Care trusts' corpus, excluding accrued expenses | 1,357,401 sci_CareTrustsCorpusExcludingAccruedExpenses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember |  | 1,341,376 sci_CareTrustsCorpusExcludingAccruedExpenses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Care trusts’ corpus | 1,344,178 sci_CareTrustsCorpus / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember |  | 1,327,658 sci_CareTrustsCorpus / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities | 398 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | 5,045 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember |
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities | (129)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | (337)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember |
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net | (512)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | (40)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember |
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income | 10,545 us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeSecurities / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | 14,062 us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeSecurities / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember |
Trust expenses and income taxes | (6,273)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | (6,023)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember |
Net trust investment income | 4,029 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | 12,707 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember |
Investment Income, Nonoperating, Effect on Deferred Preneed Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trust Corpus' | (4,029)sci_InvestmentIncomeNonoperatingEffectOnDeferredPreneedReceiptsHeldInTrustAndCareTrustCorpus / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | (12,707)sci_InvestmentIncomeNonoperatingEffectOnDeferredPreneedReceiptsHeldInTrustAndCareTrustCorpus / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember |
Other income, net | 0 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | 0 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember |
Total other income, net | 0 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | 0 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember |
Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |
Component of Other Income, Nonoperating [Line Items] |  |  |
Realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities | 0 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember | 0 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember |
Realized losses from sales of available-for-sale securities | 0 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember | 0 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember |
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net | 0 us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember | 0 us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember |
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income | 0 us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeSecurities / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember | 0 us-gaap_InterestAndDividendIncomeSecurities / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember |
Trust expenses and income taxes | 0 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember | 0 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember |
Net trust investment income | 0 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember | 0 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember |
Investment Income, Nonoperating, Effect on Deferred Preneed Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trust Corpus' | 0 sci_InvestmentIncomeNonoperatingEffectOnDeferredPreneedReceiptsHeldInTrustAndCareTrustCorpus / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember | 0 sci_InvestmentIncomeNonoperatingEffectOnDeferredPreneedReceiptsHeldInTrustAndCareTrustCorpus / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember |
Other income, net | (58)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember | 1,534 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember |
Total other income, net | $ (58)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember | $ 1,534 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember |

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