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Preneed Activities Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value |  | $ 1,396,640
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |  | (56,889)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value |  | 883,668
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |  | (121,759)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |  | 2,280,308
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |  | (178,648)
US Treasury Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | $ 29,014 | 41,409
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (115) | (838)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value | 106 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (2) | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 29,120 | 41,409
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (117) | (838)
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 20,947 | 2,913
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (639) | (31)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value | 6,370 | 3,344
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (450) | (191)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 27,317 | 6,257
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (1,089) | (222)
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 2,423 | 2,107
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (31) | (22)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value | 4,453 | 6,162
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (139) | (205)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 6,876 | 8,269
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (170) | (227)
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 2,880 | 303
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (12) | (1)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value | 151 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (2) | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 3,031 | 303
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (14) | (1)
Asset-backed Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 0 | 28
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | 0 | (22)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value | 74 | 156
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (10) | (9)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 74 | 184
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (10) | (31)
Preferred Stock securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 1,106 | 971
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (92) | (53)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value | 248 | 515
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (47) | (103)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 1,354 | 1,486
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (139) | (156)
US Common Stock Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 184,973 | 271,433
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (20,561) | (23,168)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value | 18,542 | 50,923
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (4,178) | (12,374)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 203,515 | 322,356
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (24,739) | (35,542)
Canada Common Stock Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 1,307 | 3,318
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (224) | (383)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value | 1,314 | 1,078
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (298) | (72)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 2,621 | 4,396
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (522) | (455)
Other International Common Stock Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 19,070 | 19,274
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (2,499) | (4,139)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value | 2,327 | 24,525
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (335) | (6,493)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 21,397 | 43,799
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (2,834) | (10,632)
Equity Funds [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 32,348 | 234,714
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (1,193) | (9,825)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value | 21,140 | 276,504
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (3,119) | (47,032)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 53,488 | 511,218
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (4,312) | (56,857)
Fixed Income Funds [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 225,766 | 323,917
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (1,402) | (5,941)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value | 294,980 | 425,614
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (22,541) | (40,278)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 520,746 | 749,531
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (23,943) | (46,219)
Commingled funds - Fixed inc [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value |  | 473,550
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |  | (11,714)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value |  | 20,587
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |  | (520)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |  | 494,137
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |  | (12,234)
Private Equity Funds [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value |  | 22,677
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |  | (750)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value |  | 73,100
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |  | (14,467)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |  | 95,777
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |  | (15,217)
Other Investments [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value |  | 26
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |  | (2)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value |  | 1,160
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |  | (15)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |  | 1,186
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |  | (17)
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 519,834 | 900,413
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Loss | (26,768) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |  | (44,425)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value | 349,705 | 789,981
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Loss | (31,121) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |  | (106,772)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 869,539 | 1,690,394
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (57,889) | (151,197)
Reported At Net Asset Value [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value |  | 496,227
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses |  | (12,464)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value |  | 93,687
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |  | (14,987)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |  | 589,914
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses |  | $ (27,451)
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Commingled funds - Fixed inc [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 215,295 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (988) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value | 181,358 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (4,872) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 396,653 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (5,860) |
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Private Equity Funds [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 0 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | 0 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value | 11,752 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (2,149) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 11,752 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (2,149) |
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Reported At Net Asset Value [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 215,295 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (988) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value | 193,110 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (7,021) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 408,405 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | (8,009) |
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value | 735,129 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses | (27,756) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Fair Value | 542,815 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (38,142) |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value | 1,277,944 |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses | $ (65,898) |

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