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Preneed Funeral Activities Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities (Details) - Funeral - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | $ 1,152,941 | $ 1,156,570
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 45,580 | 43,383
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (86,142) | (90,559)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 1,112,379 | 1,109,394
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 1,050,192 | 1,048,698
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 40,551 | 39,603
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (79,540) | (83,650)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 1,011,203 | 1,004,651
Reported at net asset value |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 102,749 | 107,872
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 5,029 | 3,780
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (6,602) | (6,909)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 101,176 | 104,743
Private Equity Funds | Reported at net asset value |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 37,761 | 38,724
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 3,701 | 3,780
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (6,602) | (6,467)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 34,860 | 36,037
Fixed Income Commingled funds [Member] | Reported at net asset value |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 64,988 | 69,148
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 1,328 | 0
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | 0 | (442)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 66,316 | 68,706
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | US Treasury Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 78,022 | 82,417
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 834 | 107
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (254) | (1,331)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 78,602 | 81,193
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Foreign Government Debt Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 77,781 | 72,488
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 410 | 532
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (881) | (655)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 77,310 | 72,365
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Corporate Debt Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 14,974 | 19,036
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 173 | 235
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (262) | (284)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 14,885 | 18,987
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 80 | 1,297
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 2 | 29
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | 0 | (22)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 82 | 1,304
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Asset-backed Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 58 | 5
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 0 | 0
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (1) | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 57 | 5
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Preferred Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 1,950 | 1,949
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 64 | 41
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (116) | (158)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 1,898 | 1,832
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | US Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 351,310 | 344,116
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 30,275 | 30,885
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (23,247) | (19,149)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 358,338 | 355,852
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Canada Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 13,014 | 11,930
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 2,338 | 2,652
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (1,146) | (1,077)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 14,206 | 13,505
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Other International Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 29,746 | 32,156
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 2,171 | 2,636
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (3,909) | (3,907)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 28,008 | 30,885
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Equity Funds |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 328,286 | 323,884
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 2,780 | 1,263
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (40,449) | (43,975)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 290,617 | 281,172
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Fixed Income Funds |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 150,974 | 155,717
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 594 | 154
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (9,179) | (13,092)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 142,389 | 142,779
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Other Investments |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 3,997 | 3,703
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 910 | 1,069
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (96) | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | $ 4,811 | $ 4,772

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