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Preneed Cemetery Activities Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities (Details) - Cemetery - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | $ 1,462,612 | $ 1,406,443
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 115,295 | 100,469
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (43,883) | (71,829)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 1,534,024 | 1,435,083
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | US Treasury Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 7,450 | 70,070
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 10 | 567
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (6) | (281)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 7,454 | 70,356
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Foreign Government Debt Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 9,052 | 9,109
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 10 | 49
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (84) | (66)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 8,978 | 9,092
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Corporate Debt Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 1,587 | 1,596
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 15 | 18
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (40) | (34)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 1,562 | 1,580
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Asset-backed Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 169 | 170
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 16 | 13
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 185 | 183
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | US Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 542,523 | 539,445
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 76,165 | 72,682
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (11,907) | (21,680)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 606,781 | 590,447
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Canada Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 8,897 | 9,027
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 5,188 | 4,807
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (60) | (84)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 14,025 | 13,750
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Other International Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 33,081 | 42,870
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 3,542 | 3,023
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (2,550) | (5,229)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 34,073 | 40,664
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Equity Funds |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 372,427 | 356,079
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 17,328 | 7,812
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (13,079) | (29,603)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 376,676 | 334,288
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Fixed Income Funds |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 264,979 | 94,383
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 2,959 | 1,535
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (10,310) | (9,854)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 257,628 | 86,064
Reported at net asset value |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 222,447 | 283,694
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 10,062 | 9,963
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (5,847) | (4,998)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 226,662 | 288,659
Reported at net asset value | Private Equity Funds |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 41,393 | 37,881
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 4,962 | 4,616
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (5,554) | (3,317)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 40,801 | 39,180
Reported at net asset value | Fixed Income Commingled funds [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 181,054 | 245,813
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 5,100 | 5,347
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | 293 | (1,681)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 185,861 | 249,479
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 1,240,165 | 1,122,749
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 105,233 | 90,506
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (38,036) | (66,831)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | $ 1,307,362 | $ 1,146,424

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