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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments (The Components of Care trusts' corpus) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |
Care trusts’ corpus | $ 43,566,000 | $ 41,893,000
Fair value measurements, transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 | 0 |
Perpetual Care Trust Invesments [Member] |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |
Trust assets, at fair value | 43,529,000 | 42,342,000
Obligations due from trust | 37,000 | (449,000)
Care trusts’ corpus | $ 43,566,000 | $ 41,893,000

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