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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities (Details) - Cemetery Perpetual Care - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | $ 1,306,177 | $ 1,295,785
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 38,362 | 25,390
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (60,201) | (88,583)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 1,284,338 | 1,232,592
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 1,215,109 | 1,220,172
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 35,254 | 22,984
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (52,779) | (80,487)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 1,197,584 | 1,162,669
Reported at net asset value |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 91,068 | 75,613
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 3,108 | 2,406
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (7,422) | (8,096)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 86,754 | 69,923
Private Equity Funds | Reported at net asset value |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 91,068 | 75,613
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 3,108 | 2,406
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (7,422) | (8,096)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 86,754 | 69,923
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | US Treasury Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 2,973 | 3,636
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 0 | 20
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (56) | (81)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 2,917 | 3,575
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Foreign Government Debt Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 36,908 | 32,477
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 401 | 321
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (86) | (266)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 37,223 | 32,532
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Corporate Debt Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 7,750 | 12,694
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 131 | 149
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (149) | (284)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 7,732 | 12,559
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 381 | 934
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 1 | 13
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | 0 | (9)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 382 | 938
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Asset-backed Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 631 | 660
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 6 | 5
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (38) | (31)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 599 | 634
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Preferred Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 1,997 | 5,850
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 71 | 55
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (75) | (159)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 1,993 | 5,746
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | US Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 232,703 | 231,012
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 19,250 | 15,224
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (11,091) | (10,898)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 240,862 | 235,338
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Canada Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 4,877 | 5,648
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 2,613 | 2,112
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (147) | (606)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 7,343 | 7,154
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Other International Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 13,846 | 14,820
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 274 | 160
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (1,387) | (2,390)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 12,733 | 12,590
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Equity Funds |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 19,830 | 21,783
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 3,981 | 3,138
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (1,539) | (1,850)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 22,272 | 23,071
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Fixed Income Funds |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 892,586 | 890,013
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 7,272 | 530
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (38,211) | (63,913)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 861,647 | 826,630
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Other Investments |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 627 | 645
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 1,254 | 1,257
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | $ 1,881 | $ 1,902

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