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Preneed Funeral Activities Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Funeral [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | $ 548,240 | $ 534,435
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (48,832) | (26,801)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 167,817 | 73,436
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (41,727) | (13,638)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 716,057 | 607,871
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (90,559) | (40,439)
US Treasury Securities [Member] | Funeral [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 37,008 | 32,243
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (1,273) | (412)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 4,687 | 4,978
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (58) | (43)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 41,695 | 37,221
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (1,331) | (455)
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member] | Funeral [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 2,336 | 2,894
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (17) | (52)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 11,535 | 14,904
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (638) | (822)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 13,871 | 17,798
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (655) | (874)
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Funeral [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 4,644 | 4,988
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (156) | (56)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 4,025 | 2,420
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (128) | (70)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 8,669 | 7,408
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (284) | (126)
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Funeral [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 377 | 217
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (6) | (10)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 133 | 106
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (16) | (2)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 510 | 323
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (22) | (12)
Preferred Stock securities [Member] | Funeral [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 448 | 26
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (60) | (113)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 42 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (98) | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 490 | 26
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (158) | (113)
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] | Funeral [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 128,725 | 126,527
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (16,448) | (7,403)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 14,531 | 438
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (2,701) | (2)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 143,256 | 126,965
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (19,149) | (7,405)
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] | Funeral [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 1,956 | 1,752
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (355) | (379)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 1,097 | 1,085
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (722) | (516)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 3,053 | 2,837
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (1,077) | (895)
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] | Funeral [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 9,458 | 19,593
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (1,638) | (1,557)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 6,151 | 2
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (2,269) | (3)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 15,609 | 19,595
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (3,907) | (1,560)
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] | Funeral [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 185,726 | 233,827
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (23,385) | (13,219)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 79,855 | 23,717
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (20,590) | (2,682)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 265,581 | 257,544
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (43,975) | (15,901)
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] | Funeral [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 108,984 | 112,160
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (5,052) | (3,128)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 27,048 | 11,452
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (8,040) | (448)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 136,032 | 123,612
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (13,092) | (3,576)
Commingled Funds [Member] | Funeral [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 68,578 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (442) |
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 | 68,578 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (442) |
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] | Funeral [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 0 | 203
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | 0 | (461)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 18,713 | 13,870
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (6,467) | (8,957)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 18,713 | 14,073
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | $ (6,467) | (9,418)
Other Investments [Member] | Funeral [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |  | 5
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |  | (11)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |  | 464
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |  | (93)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |  | 469
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |  | $ (104)

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