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Credit Risk and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Bank credit facility due March 2016 | $ 250,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit | $ 235,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit
Mortgage notes and other debt, maturities through 2047 | 4,187 us-gaap_NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure | 4,277 us-gaap_NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure
Total fair value of debt instruments | 3,062,383 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue | 3,007,898 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
April 2016 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Senior Notes | 207,246 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_April2016Member | 208,075 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_April2016Member
June 2017 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Senior Notes | 320,665 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_June2017Member | 320,043 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_June2017Member
October 2018 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Senior Notes | 289,063 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_October2018Member | 277,538 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_October2018Member
November 2020 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Senior Notes | 204,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_November2020Member | 201,700 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_November2020Member
November 2021 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Senior Notes | 177,750 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_November2021Member | 174,375 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_November2021Member
January 2022 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Senior Notes | 449,225 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_January2022Member | 437,750 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_January2022Member
May 2024 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Senior Notes | 573,447 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_May2024Member | 558,250 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_May2024Member
April 2027 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Senior Notes | 231,800 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_April2027Member | 220,890 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_April2027Member
July 2018 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Mortgage notes and other debt, maturities through 2047 | $ 355,000 us-gaap_NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_July2018Member | $ 370,000 us-gaap_NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = sci_July2018Member

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- Definition Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35750535&loc=d3e13433-108611 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35750535&loc=d3e13476-108611 + Details
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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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- Definition The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. + References No definition available. + Details
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