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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 acquisitions criteria	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013 Land [Member]	Mar. 03, 2014 Funeral homes [Member] Louisiana [Member] funeral_homes	Mar. 03, 2014 Funeral homes [Member] Northern Virginia [Member] funeral_homes	Mar. 03, 2014 Cemetery [Member] Louisiana [Member] cemeteries	Mar. 03, 2014 Service Corporation International, subsidiaries [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of strategic ranking criteria used to differentiate acquisition price	6
Number of acquisitions	0
Cost of land acquired for development	$ (200,000)	$ (2,011,000)	$ 6,000,000
Number of funeral businesses acquired				4	2
Number of cemetery businesses acquired						1
Business combination, aggregate purchase price							$ 54,900,000

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Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the identifiable assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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