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Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
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