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Preneed Cemetery Activities Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments (Details) - Cemetery - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | $ 549,835 | $ 740,693
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | (64,719) | (62,997)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 160,837 | 176,220
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss | (43,291) | (50,697)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 710,672 | 916,913
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss | (108,010) | (113,694)
US Treasury Securities |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |  | 52,533
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |  | (1,435)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |  | 21
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |  | (2)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |  | 52,554
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |  | (1,437)
Foreign Government Debt Securities |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 19,788 | 16,039
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | (12) | (105)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 1,197 | 841
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss | (37) | (64)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 20,985 | 16,880
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss | (49) | (169)
Corporate Debt Securities |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 1,632 | 1,754
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | (36) | (22)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 2,383 | 2,347
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss | (132) | (96)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 4,015 | 4,101
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss | (168) | (118)
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |  | 42
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |  | (1)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |  | 18
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss |  | (2)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |  | 60
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |  | (3)
US Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 197,289 | 198,843
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | (31,577) | (26,038)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 21,487 | 21,355
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss | (6,128) | (5,999)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 218,776 | 220,198
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss | (37,705) | (32,037)
Canada Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 653 | 470
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | (199) | (6)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 692 | 1,430
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss | (96) | (885)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 1,345 | 1,900
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss | (295) | (891)
Other International Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 17,150 | 15,567
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | (3,452) | (2,507)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 7,230 | 9,412
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss | (2,382) | (3,292)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 24,380 | 24,979
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss | (5,834) | (5,799)
Equity Funds |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 198,230 | 207,349
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | (25,801) | (25,991)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 82,557 | 86,720
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss | (18,605) | (23,651)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 280,787 | 294,069
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss | (44,406) | (49,642)
Fixed Income Funds |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 113,796 | 139,749
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | (3,463) | (6,322)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 36,630 | 44,550
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss | (11,312) | (12,204)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 150,426 | 184,299
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss | (14,775) | (18,526)
Other Investments |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 1,297 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | (179) |
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, Accumulated Loss | 0 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 1,297 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss | (179) |
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 549,835 | 632,346
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | (64,719) | (62,427)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 152,176 | 166,694
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss | (38,692) | (46,195)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 702,011 | 799,040
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss | (103,411) | (108,622)
Reported at net asset value |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 0 | 108,347
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | 0 | (570)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 8,661 | 9,526
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss | (4,599) | (4,502)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 8,661 | 117,873
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss | (4,599) | (5,072)
Reported at net asset value | Private Equity Funds |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 8,661 | 9,526
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss | (4,599) | (4,502)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 8,661 | 9,526
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss | $ (4,599) | (4,502)
Reported at net asset value | Fixed Income Commingled funds [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |  | 108,347
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |  | (570)
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, Accumulated Loss |  | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |  | 108,347
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |  | $ (570)

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