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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Long-term Receivable and Investment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items] |  |
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments | $ 1,440,935 | $ 1,407,465
Cemetery Perpetual Care |  |
Long-term receivable and investment components [Line Items] |  |
Trust investments, at market | 1,378,853 | 1,349,073
Restricted Cash | 62,082 | 58,392
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments | $ 1,440,935 | $ 1,407,465

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- Definition The aggregate fair value as of the balance sheet date of financial instruments and other positions may include: (1) mortgages, mortgage-backed and asset backed securities; (2) US government and agency obligations; (3) state and municipal government obligations; (4) other sovereign government debt; (5) corporate obligations; (6) corporate equities; (7) principal investments; (8) derivative contracts; and (9) physical commodities. Includes both pledged and unpledged holdings. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Line items represent the components of long-term receivables and investments, including trust investments, at market; cash and cash equivalents held by the trust; insurance policies held by the trust; and gross carrying value of long-term receivables from customers and unearned finance charges and cancellation allowance related to those receivables. + References No definition available. + Details
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