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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Long-term Receivable and Investment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items] |  |
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments | $ 1,357,401 sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareTrustInvestments | $ 1,341,376 sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareTrustInvestments
Cemetery Perpetual Care |  |
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 499,639 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | 708,011 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | 20,598 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | (20,990)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 28,202 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | 35,581 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss | 8,834 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | (13,031)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 527,841 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | 743,592 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (29,432)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | (34,021)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Trust investments, at market | 1,253,601 us-gaap_SummaryOfInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsInRelatedPartiesFairValue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | 1,192,966 us-gaap_SummaryOfInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsInRelatedPartiesFairValue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Restricted Cash | 103,800 us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | 148,410 us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments | 1,357,401 sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareTrustInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | 1,341,376 sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareTrustInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Asset-backed Securities | Cemetery Perpetual Care |  |
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 371 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | 373 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (8)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | (4)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 0 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | 0 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss | 0 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | 0 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 371 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | 373 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | $ (8)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember | $ (4)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryPerpetualCareMember

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