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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	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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