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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 acquisitions	Jun. 30, 2012 funeral_homes cemeteries acquisitions	Jun. 30, 2013 criteria acquisitions	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of strategic ranking criteria used to differentiate acquisition price			6
Number of acquisitions (in Acquisitions)	0	1	0
Number of funeral homes acquired (in Funeral Homes)		2
Number of cemeteries acquired (in Cemeteries)		1
Cost of acquired entities		$ 4,800,000		$ 4,800,000
Goodwill acquired during period		500,000
Cost of land acquired for development			$ 4,468,000	$ 5,651,000	$ 6,000,000

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