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Preneed Trust Investments (Components of preneed cemetery trust investments) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Impairment charge for other-than-temporary declines in fair value | $ 400,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments |  |
Preneed Cemetery Trust Investments |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Impairment charge for other-than-temporary declines in fair value | 200,000 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_PreneedCemeteryTrustInvestmentsMember | 0 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_PreneedCemeteryTrustInvestmentsMember |
Preneed cemetery trust investments, at market value |  | 70,386,000 csv_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrentBeforeAllowanceForContractCancellation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_PreneedCemeteryTrustInvestmentsMember | 74,198,000 csv_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrentBeforeAllowanceForContractCancellation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_PreneedCemeteryTrustInvestmentsMember
Less: allowance for contract cancellation |  | (2,045,000)csv_LessAllowanceForContractCancellation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_PreneedCemeteryTrustInvestmentsMember | (2,226,000)csv_LessAllowanceForContractCancellation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_PreneedCemeteryTrustInvestmentsMember
Available-for-sale securities, current |  | $ 68,341,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_PreneedCemeteryTrustInvestmentsMember | $ 71,972,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_PreneedCemeteryTrustInvestmentsMember

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- Definition The amount by which the fair value of an investment is less than the amortized cost basis or carrying amount of that investment at the balance sheet date and the decline in fair value is deemed to be other than temporary, before considering whether or not such amount is recognized in earnings or other comprehensive income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 34 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27723805&loc=d3e25351-111560 + Details
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