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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities (Details) - Cemetery Perpetual Care [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | $ 1,356,781 | $ 1,295,785
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 42,839 | 25,390
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (50,547) | (88,583)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 1,349,073 | 1,232,592
Private Equity Funds [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 97,108 | 75,613
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 2,240 | 2,406
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (6,710) | (8,096)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 92,638 | 69,923
Fixed Income Commingled funds [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 277,662 | 20,616
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | 9,386 | 178
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 268,276 | 20,438
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 982,011 | 1,199,556
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 40,599 | 22,984
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | 34,451 | 80,309
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 988,159 | 1,142,231
Reported At Net Asset Value [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |  | 96,229
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains |  | 2,406
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses |  | 8,274
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |  | 90,361
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |  | 650
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains |  | 20
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses |  | (7)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |  | 663
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 14,280 | 15,412
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 88 | 321
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (114) | (162)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 14,254 | 15,571
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 4,636 | 12,490
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 100 | 149
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (101) | (284)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 4,635 | 12,355
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 304 | 934
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 0 | 13
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (1) | (9)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 303 | 938
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 220 | 660
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 3 | 5
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (28) | (31)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 195 | 634
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Preferred Stock securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 1,479 | 5,850
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 2 | 55
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (117) | (159)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 1,364 | 5,746
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | US Common Stock Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 233,643 | 230,854
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 28,679 | 15,224
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (2,337) | (10,898)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 259,985 | 235,180
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Canada Common Stock Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 4,828 | 5,460
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 2,631 | 2,112
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (108) | (606)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 7,351 | 6,966
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other International Common Stock Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 14,607 | 14,793
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 148 | 160
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (2,236) | (2,390)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 12,519 | 12,563
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Equity Funds [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 18,909 | 21,783
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 4,370 | 3,138
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (412) | (1,850)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 22,867 | 23,071
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Income Funds [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 688,472 | 890,025
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 3,324 | 530
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (28,997) | (63,913)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 662,799 | 826,642
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Investments [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 633 | 645
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 1,254 | 1,257
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 1,887 | $ 1,902
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Reported At Net Asset Value [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 374,770 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 2,240 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | 16,096 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | $ 360,914 |

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