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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Apr. 24, 2013
Apr. 23, 2013
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]        
Total amount of secured bank credit facility replacing unsecured senior notes $ 255,000,000 $ 255,000,000    
Revolving credit facility 125,000,000 125,000,000 125,000,000 105,000,000
Term loan facility 130,000,000 130,000,000    
Revolving credit facility present accordion provisions 40,000,000 40,000,000    
Credit facility maturity date (Date)   Sep. 30, 2017    
Amount drawn under revolving credit facility 34,600,000 34,600,000    
Amount drawn under term loan facility 122,500,000 122,500,000    
(Decrease) in variable interest rate of debt instrument 0.50%      
Loss on impairment of unamortized loan costs 400,000      
Assets and operations independent of subsidiaries 0 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% 7.00%    
Change in ratio of indebtedness to net capital after June 29, 2014 (Ratio) 3.5 3.5    
Deferred purchase price note interest rate 0.00% 0.00%    
QTD [Member]
        
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]        
Weighted average interest rate 3.30% 3.30%    
YTD [Member]
        
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]        
Weighted average interest rate 3.50% 3.50%    
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) 7.00% 7.00%    
Debt Instrument, Imputed Interest Rate 9.50% 9.50%    
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]        
Repurchase of stock-based employee awards 15,000,000      
Deferred purchase price notes payable to sellers of acquired entities, discounted imputed interest rate (in Percent) 11.00% 11.00%    
Debt Instrument, Imputed Interest Rate 10.00% 10.00%    
Deferred purchase price notes payable to sellers of acquired entities, range of original maturities (in years)   10 years    
Prime Rate [Member]
        
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]        
Description of variable interest rate   prime rate    
Basis spread on variable interest rate 2.00% 2.00%    
Libor [Member]
        
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]        
Description of variable interest rate   LIBOR    
Basis spread on variable interest rate 3.00% 3.00%    
Ratio Maximum Per Covenant [Member]
        
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]        
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital (in Ratio) 3.75 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 1.2    
Ratio Actual [Member]
        
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]        
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital (in Ratio) 2.77 2.77    
Ratio of earnings to fixed cost obligations (in Ratio) 2.28 2.28    
Subordinated Debt or Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member]
        
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]        
Revolving credit facility     $ 100,000,000