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Segment Reporting (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | $ 748,117 us-gaap_Revenues | $ 745,495 us-gaap_Revenues
Gross Profit | 177,949 us-gaap_GrossProfit | 166,062 us-gaap_GrossProfit
General and administrative expenses | (35,055)us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | (55,830)us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Losses (gains) on divestitures and impairment charges, net | (1,779)sci_GainLossOnDivestituresAndImpairmentChargesNet | (2,812)sci_GainLossOnDivestituresAndImpairmentChargesNet
Operating income | 141,115 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 107,420 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense | (42,939)us-gaap_InterestExpense | (44,996)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Other income (expense), net | (58)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense | 1,534 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income before income taxes | 98,118 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | 63,958 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
UNITED STATES |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 700,452 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | 694,369 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
CANADA |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 47,665 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA | 51,126 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA
Funeral |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 507,656 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 509,045 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember
Gross Profit | 124,679 us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 119,220 us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember
Other income (expense), net | 0 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember | 0 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_FuneralMember
Cemetery |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 240,461 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember | 236,450 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember
Gross Profit | 53,270 us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember | 46,842 us-gaap_GrossProfit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember
Other income (expense), net | $ 0 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember | $ 0 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sci_CemeteryMember

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- Definition This element includes the following: (1) gains (losses) from the sale of property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets; (2) gains (losses) associated with the amount received from the sale of a business segment or subsidiary or sale of an entity that is related to it but not strictly controlled during the period; and, (3) impairment charges of assets. + References No definition available. + Details
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