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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trusts Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities (Details) - Cemetery Perpetual Care - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | $ 1,367,309 | $ 1,356,781
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 54,803 | 42,839
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (43,259) | (50,547)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 1,378,853 | 1,349,073
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 987,878 | 982,011
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 51,865 | 40,599
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (27,407) | (34,451)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 1,012,336 | 988,159
Reported at net asset value |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 379,431 | 374,770
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 2,938 | 2,240
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (15,852) | (16,096)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 366,517 | 360,914
Private Equity Funds | Reported at net asset value |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 100,496 | 97,108
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 2,938 | 2,240
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (6,885) | (6,710)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 96,549 | 92,638
Fixed Income Commingled funds [Member] | Portion at Other than Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis |  | 277,662
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax |  | 0
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax |  | 9,386
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value |  | 268,276
Fixed Income Commingled funds [Member] | Reported at net asset value |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 278,935 |
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 0 |
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (8,967) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 269,968 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | US Treasury Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 10 |
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 0 |
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | 0 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 10 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Foreign Government Debt Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 14,085 | 14,280
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 16 | 88
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (142) | (114)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 13,959 | 14,254
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Corporate Debt Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 4,503 | 4,636
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 98 | 100
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (107) | (101)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 4,494 | 4,635
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 251 | 304
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 1 | 0
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (1) | (1)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 251 | 303
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Asset-backed Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 112 | 220
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 3 | 3
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (15) | (28)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 100 | 195
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Preferred Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 1,469 | 1,479
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 18 | 2
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (89) | (117)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 1,398 | 1,364
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | US Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 243,197 | 233,643
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 39,567 | 28,679
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (4,899) | (2,337)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 277,865 | 259,985
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Canada Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 4,863 | 4,828
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 2,875 | 2,631
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (90) | (108)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 7,648 | 7,351
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Other International Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 10,655 | 14,607
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 275 | 148
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (936) | (2,236)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 9,994 | 12,519
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Equity Funds |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 15,484 | 18,909
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 3,808 | 4,370
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (258) | (412)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 19,034 | 22,867
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Fixed Income Funds |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 692,627 | 688,472
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 3,948 | 3,324
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (20,870) | (28,997)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 675,705 | 662,799
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Other Investments |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 622 | 633
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 1,256 | 1,254
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | $ 1,878 | $ 1,887

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