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Preneed Activities Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	$ 37,902	$ 55,264
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(730)	(797)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	35,876	11,154
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(2,066)	(603)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	73,778	66,418
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	$ (2,796)	(1,400)
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2018
US Treasury Securities
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	$ 25,192	29,014
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(576)	(115)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	3,119	106
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(45)	(2)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	28,311	29,120
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(621)	(117)
Foreign Government Debt Securities
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	0	20,947
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	0	(639)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	26,469	6,370
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(1,738)	(450)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	26,469	27,317
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(1,738)	(1,089)
Corporate Debt Securities
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	9,332	2,423
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(65)	(31)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	6,089	4,453
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(271)	(139)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	15,421	6,876
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(336)	(170)
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	3,378	2,880
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	(89)	(12)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	100	151
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(2)	(2)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	3,478	3,031
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	(91)	(14)
Asset-backed Securities
Schedule of unrealized loss on investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	99	74
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	(10)	(10)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	99	74
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	$ (10)	$ (10)

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