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Preneed Cemetery Receivables (Preneed cemetery receivables) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Provision for losses on accounts receivable | $ 2,877 us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts | $ 2,005 us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts | $ 2,589 us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts
Assets Held for Sale Reclassification | 0 csv_AssetsHeldforSaleReclassification | (57)csv_AssetsHeldforSaleReclassification |
Preneed Cemetery Receivables |  |  |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 1,347 us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_PreneedCemeteryReceivablesMember | 1,903 us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_PreneedCemeteryReceivablesMember |
Write-offs and cancellations | (1,172)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableWriteOffs / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_PreneedCemeteryReceivablesMember | (1,727)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableWriteOffs / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_PreneedCemeteryReceivablesMember |
Provision for losses on accounts receivable | 1,965 us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_PreneedCemeteryReceivablesMember | 1,228 us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_PreneedCemeteryReceivablesMember |
Ending balance | $ 2,140 us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_PreneedCemeteryReceivablesMember | $ 1,347 us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_PreneedCemeteryReceivablesMember |

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