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Preneed Funeral Activities 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] |  |
Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments | $ 1,831,365 sci_PreneedFuneralReceivablesNetAndTrustInvestments | $ 1,843,023 sci_PreneedFuneralReceivablesNetAndTrustInvestments
Funeral |  |
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items] |  |
Trust investments, at market | 1,218,591 us-gaap_SummaryOfInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsInRelatedPartiesFairValue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 1,205,747 us-gaap_SummaryOfInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsInRelatedPartiesFairValue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember
Cash and cash equivalents | 126,391 us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 162,229 us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember
Insurance-backed fixed income securities | 265,059 us-gaap_CashSurrenderValueOfLifeInsurance / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 260,899 us-gaap_CashSurrenderValueOfLifeInsurance / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember
Trust investments | 1,610,041 us-gaap_Investments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 1,628,875 us-gaap_Investments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember
Receivables from customers | 270,933 us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossNoncurrent / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 262,700 us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossNoncurrent / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember
Unearned finance charges | (11,992)us-gaap_DeferredDiscountsFinanceChargesAndInterestIncludedInReceivables / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | (11,054)us-gaap_DeferredDiscountsFinanceChargesAndInterestIncludedInReceivables / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember
Preneed funeral receivables, net and trust investments, excluding allowance for cancellation | 1,868,982 sci_PreneedFuneralReceivablesNetAndTrustInvestmentsExcludingAllowanceForCancellation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 1,880,521 sci_PreneedFuneralReceivablesNetAndTrustInvestmentsExcludingAllowanceForCancellation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember
Allowance for cancellation | (37,617)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableNoncurrent / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | (37,498)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableNoncurrent / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember
Preneed funeral receivables and trust investments | $ 1,831,365 sci_PreneedFuneralReceivablesNetAndTrustInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | $ 1,843,023 sci_PreneedFuneralReceivablesNetAndTrustInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember

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