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Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes | Dec. 31, 2013 Deferred Purchase Price Notes [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility | Dec. 31, 2013 Credit Facility, Term Note | Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum | Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum Deferred Purchase Price Notes [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum Deferred Purchase Price Notes [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Prime Rate Option Line of Credit | Dec. 31, 2013 LIBOR Margin Option Line of Credit | Dec. 31, 2013 Before June 29, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 After June 29, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity |  | $ 255,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 125,000,000 | $ 130,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, potential increase to borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | 40,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | 36,900,000 | 117,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, weighted average interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax charge to write off related unamortized loan costs | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.50% | 2.50% |  |
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% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Debt Compliance, Required Maximum Leverage Ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.75 | 3.50
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital (in ratio) |  | 2.83 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ratio of earnings to fixed cost obligations (in ratio) |  | 2.01 | 3.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Debt Compliance, Required Minimum Fixed Charge Ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.20 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate (in percent) |  |  |  | 7.875% | 0.00% |  |  |  | 7.00% | 11.00% |  |  |  |
Deferred purchase price notes payable to sellers of acquired entities, discounted imputed interest rate (in Percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.50% | 10.00% |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Original Maturity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years | 20 years |  |  |  |
Aggregate Maturity of Long-Term Debt in 2013 |  | 13,224,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate Maturity of Long-Term Debt in 2014 |  | 16,535,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate Maturity of Long-Term Debt in 2015 |  | 20,248,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate Maturity of Long-Term Debt in 2016 |  | 105,065,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate Maturity of Long-Term Debt in 2017 |  | 203,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate Maturity of Long-Term Debt in Thereafter |  | $ 491,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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