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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | $ 657,629 | $ 708,011
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (28,188) | (20,990)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 344,426 | 35,581
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (60,395) | (13,031)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 1,002,055 | 743,592
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (88,583) | (34,021)
US Treasury Securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 3,275 | 497
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (80) | (4)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 35 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (1) | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 3,310 | 497
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (81) | (4)
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 18,499 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (164) | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 1,371 | 7,825
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (102) | (233)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 19,870 | 7,825
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (266) | (233)
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 5,163 | 4,656
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (134) | (108)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 4,147 | 3,198
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (150) | (102)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 9,310 | 7,854
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (284) | (210)
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 303 | 256
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (3) | (5)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 117 | 69
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (6) | (1)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 420 | 325
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (9) | (6)
Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 145 | 373
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (12) | (4)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 360 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (19) | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 505 | 373
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (31) | (4)
Preferred Stock securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 4,029 | 2,224
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (159) | (11)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 0 | 49
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | 0 | (1)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 4,029 | 2,273
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (159) | (12)
US Common Stock Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |  | 192,015
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |  | (11,706)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |  | 585
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |  | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |  | 192,600
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |  | (11,706)
US Common Stock Securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 81,624 | 100,370
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (7,793) | (4,803)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 14,900 | 419
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (3,105) | (78)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 96,524 | 100,789
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (10,898) | (4,881)
Canada Common Stock Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |  | 2,069
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |  | (319)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |  | 778
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |  | (522)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |  | 2,847
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |  | (841)
Canada Common Stock Securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 702 | 2,418
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (31) | (244)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 1,026 | 757
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (575) | (352)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 1,728 | 3,175
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (606) | (596)
Other International Common Stock Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |  | 28,308
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |  | (2,395)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |  | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |  | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |  | 28,308
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |  | (2,395)
Other International Common Stock Securities [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 8,734 | 4,444
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (940) | (399)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 2,347 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (1,450) | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 11,081 | 4,444
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (2,390) | (399)
Equity Funds [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |  | 303,211
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |  | (18,329)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |  | 1,577
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |  | (101)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |  | 304,788
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |  | (18,430)
Equity Funds [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 4,580 | 2,601
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (606) | (85)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 1,258 | 153
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (1,244) | (8)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 5,838 | 2,754
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (1,850) | (93)
Fixed Income Funds [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |  | 159,572
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |  | (4,106)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |  | 15,113
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |  | (596)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |  | 174,685
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |  | (4,702)
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 519,981 | 576,890
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (18,205) | (14,177)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 294,309 | 2,581
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (45,708) | (86)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 814,290 | 579,471
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (63,913) | (14,263)
Private Equity Funds [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |  | 88
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |  | (100)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |  | 7,518
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |  | (6,083)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |  | 7,606
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |  | (6,183)
Private Equity Funds [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 10,594 | 9,213
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (61) | (798)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 24,556 | 14,254
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (8,035) | (9,990)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 35,150 | 23,467
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | $ (8,096) | (10,788)
Other Investments [Member] | Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |  | 4,069
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |  | (352)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |  | 6,276
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |  | (2,180)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |  | 10,345
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |  | $ (2,532)

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