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Preneed Activities Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | $ 3,241,118 | $ 3,032,413
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 315,026 | 196,492
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (56,149) | (151,197)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 3,499,995 | 3,077,708
Reported at net asset value |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 844,920 | 868,315
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 17,112 | 18,336
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (18,946) | (27,451)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 843,086 | 859,200
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 4,086,038 | 3,900,728
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 332,138 | 214,828
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (75,095) | (178,648)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 4,343,081 | 3,936,908
Fixed Income Commingled funds [Member] | Reported at net asset value |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 653,105 | 692,434
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 1,103 | 8,524
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (6,095) | (12,234)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 648,113 | 688,724
Private Equity Funds | Reported at net asset value |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 191,815 | 175,881
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 16,009 | 9,812
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (12,851) | (15,217)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 194,973 | 170,476
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | US Treasury Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 24,704 | 145,315
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 25 | 884
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (12) | (838)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 24,717 | 145,361
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Foreign Government Debt Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 84,387 | 79,141
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 182 | 409
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (904) | (222)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 83,665 | 79,328
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Corporate Debt Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 16,720 | 18,934
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 374 | 295
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (139) | (227)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 16,955 | 19,002
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 427 | 333
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 16 | 1
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (1) | (1)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 442 | 333
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Asset-backed Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 317 | 448
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 18 | 16
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (7) | (31)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 328 | 433
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Preferred Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 8,127 | 2,907
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 166 | 83
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (159) | (156)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 8,134 | 2,834
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | US Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 1,184,510 | 1,107,942
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 213,024 | 151,146
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (22,703) | (35,542)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 1,374,831 | 1,223,546
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Canada Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 33,167 | 25,708
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 11,612 | 10,030
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (942) | (455)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 43,837 | 35,283
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Other International Common Stock Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 57,114 | 83,238
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 13,546 | 4,995
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (1,137) | (10,632)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 69,523 | 77,601
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Equity Funds |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 607,088 | 688,120
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 56,277 | 19,962
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (6,304) | (56,857)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 657,061 | 651,225
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Fixed Income Funds |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 1,218,188 | 875,615
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 17,273 | 6,203
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (23,794) | (46,219)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | 1,211,667 | 835,599
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Other Investments |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost Basis | 6,369 | 4,712
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax | 2,513 | 2,468
Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax | (47) | (17)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value | $ 8,835 | $ 7,163

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