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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013 acquisitions | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2013 criteria acquisitions | Sep. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2013 Land [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Land [Member] parcel | Sep. 30, 2012 Funeral homes [Member] funeral_homes | Sep. 30, 2013 Funeral homes [Member] funeral_homes
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of strategic ranking criteria used to differentiate acquisition price |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |
Number of funeral homes acquired (in Funeral Homes) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 5
Number of acquisitions (in Acquisitions) | 0 |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Cost of acquired entities |  | $ 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired during period |  | 5,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of parcels of land acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Cost of land acquired for development |  |  | $ 7,425,000 | $ 7,842,000 | $ 6,000,000 | $ 2,100,000 |  |

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