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Preneed Trust Investments (Purchases and sales of investments in preneed funeral trusts) (Details) (Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2012
Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member]
       
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]        
Purchases $ (7,903) $ (13,721) $ (11,089) $ (31,594)
Sales $ 10,313 $ 13,619 $ 14,228 $ 31,793