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Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trusts' Corpus Level 3 (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receipts Held in Trust and Care Trusts' Corpus [Abstract] |
Schedule of Deferred Preneed Funeral and Cemetery Receitps Held in Trust Components [Table Text Block] | The components of Deferred preneed receipts held in trust in our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2016 and 2015 are detailed below.
| December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
| Preneed Funeral |  | Preneed Cemetery |  | Total |  | Preneed Funeral |  | Preneed Cemetery |  | Total
|  | (In thousands) |  |  |  | (In thousands) |
Trust investments | $ | 1,546,517 |  |  | $ | 1,558,229 |  |  | $ | 3,104,746 |  |  | $ | 1,515,113 |  |  | $ | 1,462,499 |  |  | $ | 2,977,612 |
Accrued trust operating payables and other | (589 | ) |  | (361 | ) |  | (950 | ) |  | (1,381 | ) |  | (2,845 | ) |  | (4,226 | )
Deferred preneed receipts held in trust | $ | 1,545,928 |  |  | $ | 1,557,868 |  |  | $ | 3,103,796 |  |  | $ | 1,513,732 |  |  | $ | 1,459,654 |  |  | $ | 2,973,386 |
Schedule of Care Trust Corpus' Components [Table Text Block] | The components of Care trusts’ corpus in our Consolidated Balance Sheet are detailed below.
| December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
| (In thousands)
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments | $ | 1,407,465 |  |  | $ | 1,319,427 |
Accrued trust operating payables and other | 778 |  |  | 137 |
Care trusts’ corpus | $ | 1,408,243 |  |  | $ | 1,319,564 |
Schedule of Other Nonoperating Income, by Component [Table Text Block] | The components of Other (expense) income, net in our Consolidated Statement of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 are detailed below. See Notes 3, 4, and 5 for further discussion of the amounts related to our funeral, cemetery, and cemetery perpetual care trusts.
| Year Ended December 31, 2016
| Funeral Trusts |  | Cemetery Trusts |  | Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts |  | Other, Net |  | Total
|  |  |  |  | (In thousands) |  |  |  |  |
Realized gains | $ | 38,704 |  |  | $ | 53,253 |  |  | $ | 8,327 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 100,284 |
Realized losses | (46,432 | ) |  | (60,795 | ) |  | (6,579 | ) |  | — |  |  | (113,806 | )
Impairment charges | (4,625 | ) |  | (5,872 | ) |  | (1,360 | ) |  | — |  |  | (11,857 | )
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income | 20,299 |  |  | 17,428 |  |  | 56,594 |  |  | — |  |  | 94,321 |
Trust expenses and income taxes | (20,190 | ) |  | (22,137 | ) |  | (22,801 | ) |  | — |  |  | (65,128 | )
Net trust investment (losses) income | (12,244 | ) |  | (18,123 | ) |  | 34,181 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,814 |
Reclassification to deferred preneed receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus | 12,244 |  |  | 18,123 |  |  | (34,181 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,814 | )
Other expense, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (631 | ) |  | (631 | )
Total other expense, net | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (631 | ) |  | $ | (631 | )
| Year Ended December 31, 2015
| Funeral Trusts |  | Cemetery Trusts |  | Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts |  | Other, Net |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Realized gains | $ | 42,034 |  |  | $ | 51,510 |  |  | $ | 6,933 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 100,477 |
Realized losses | (31,403 | ) |  | (40,092 | ) |  | (7,708 | ) |  | — |  |  | (79,203 | )
Impairment charges | (3,519 | ) |  | (4,345 | ) |  | (1,812 | ) |  | — |  |  | (9,676 | )
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income | 25,952 |  |  | 27,089 |  |  | 56,253 |  |  | — |  |  | 109,294 |
Trust expenses and income taxes | (21,852 | ) |  | (31,472 | ) |  | (32,643 | ) |  | — |  |  | (85,967 | )
Net trust investment income | 11,212 |  |  | 2,690 |  |  | 21,023 |  |  | — |  |  | 34,925 |
Reclassification to deferred preneed receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus | (11,212 | ) |  | (2,690 | ) |  | (21,023 | ) |  | — |  |  | (34,925 | )
Other expense, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (132 | ) |  | (132 | )
Total other expense, net | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (132 | ) |  | $ | (132 | )
| Year Ended December 31, 2014
| Funeral Trusts |  | Cemetery Trusts |  | Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts |  | Other, Net |  | Total
|  |  |  |  | (In thousands) |  |  |  |
Realized gains | $ | 168,567 |  |  | $ | 271,507 |  |  | $ | 134,259 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 574,333 |
Realized losses | (113,748 | ) |  | (138,473 | ) |  | (51,093 | ) |  | — |  |  | (303,314 | )
Impairment charges | (41,846 | ) |  | (60,040 | ) |  | (8,072 | ) |  | — |  |  | (109,958 | )
Interest, dividend, and other ordinary income | 22,668 |  |  | 17,597 |  |  | 52,126 |  |  | — |  |  | 92,391 |
Trust expenses and income taxes | (19,590 | ) |  | (20,833 | ) |  | (34,243 | ) |  | — |  |  | (74,666 | )
Net trust investment income | 16,051 |  |  | 69,758 |  |  | 92,977 |  |  | — |  |  | 178,786 |
Reclassification to deferred preneed receipts held in trust and care trusts’ corpus | (16,051 | ) |  | (69,758 | ) |  | (92,977 | ) |  | — |  |  | (178,786 | )
Other income, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,780 |  |  | 1,780 |
Total other income, net | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,780 |  |  | $ | 1,780 |

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