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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Allowance for bad debts, current portion |  |  |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year | $ 1,177 | $ 928 | $ 979
Charged to costs and expenses | 1,225 | 1,614 | 1,226
Deduction | 1,555 | 1,365 | 1,277
Balance at end of year | 847 | 1,177 | 928
Allowance for preneed bad debts, contract cancellations and receivables from preneed trusts, non-current portion |  |  |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year | 2,059 | 1,728 | 1,236
Charged to costs and expenses | 768 | 903 | 2,335
Deduction | 1,002 | 572 | 1,843
Balance at end of year | 1,825 | 2,059 | 1,728
Employee severance accruals |  |  |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year | 158 | 157 | 237
Charged to costs and expenses | 755 | 486 | 1,935
Deduction | 664 | 485 | 2,015
Balance at end of year | 249 | 158 | 157
Litigation reserves |  |  |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year | 108 | 1,026 | 1,053
Charged to costs and expenses | 0 | 0 | 0
Deduction | 91 | 918 | 27
Balance at end of year | 17 | 108 | 1,026
Valuation allowance of the deferred tax asset |  |  |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year | 317 | 1,335 | 1,545
Charged to costs and expenses | 227 | 0 | 0
Deduction | 76 | 1,018 | 210
Balance at end of year | $ 468 | $ 317 | $ 1,335

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- Definition Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 + Details
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- Definition Total of the deductions in a given period to allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs, representing receivables written off as uncollectible and portions of the reserves utilized, respectively. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 + Details
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