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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items] |  |
Total amount of secured bank credit facility replacing unsecured senior notes | $ 235,000,000 |
Revolving credit facility | 105,000,000 |
Term loan facility | 130,000,000 |
Revolving credit facility present accordion provisions | 40,000,000 |
Credit facility maturity date (Date) | Sep. 30, 2017 |
Amount drawn under revolving credit facility | 43,000,000 |
Amount drawn under term loan facility | 125,000,000 |
Assets and operations independent of subsidiaries | $ 0 |
Dividend rate on term income deferrable convertible preferred securities held by Carriage Service Capital Trust SPE in connection with the trust's debentures (in Percent) |  | 7.00%
Change in ratio of indebtedness to net capital after June 29, 2014 (Ratio) |  | 3.5
Deferred purchase price note interest rate | 0.00% |
Minimum [Member] |  |
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items] |  |
Deferred purchase price notes payable to sellers of acquired entities, discounted imputed interest rate (in Percent) | 8.50% |
Deferred purchase price notes payable to sellers of acquired entities, range of original maturities (in years) | 1 year |
Maximum [Member] |  |
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items] |  |
Deferred purchase price notes payable to sellers of acquired entities, discounted imputed interest rate (in Percent) | 9.50% |
Deferred purchase price notes payable to sellers of acquired entities, range of original maturities (in years) | 10 years |
Ratio Maximum Per Covenant [Member] |  |
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items] |  |
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital (in Ratio) | 3.75 |
Ratio Minimum Per Covenant [Member] |  |
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items] |  |
Ratio of earnings to fixed cost obligations (in Ratio) | 1.2 |
Ratio Actual [Member] |  |
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items] |  |
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital (in Ratio) | 3.03 |
Ratio of earnings to fixed cost obligations (in Ratio) | 2.41 |

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