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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014 business | Dec. 31, 2013 funeral_homes acquisitions | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of businesses acquired | 6 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired | 1 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired |  |
Number of funeral homes acquired |  | 2 csv_NumberOfFuneralHomesAcquiredInAcquisitions |  |
Real estate acquisition |  |  | $ 3,000,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireCommercialRealEstate |
Business acquisitions, aggregate purchase price |  | 13,700,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet |  | 13,700,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
Land acquisition |  |  |  | 6,000,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireLand
Tennessee |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of funeral homes acquired |  | 1 csv_NumberOfFuneralHomesAcquiredInAcquisitions / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_TN |  |
Georgia |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of funeral homes acquired |  | 1 csv_NumberOfFuneralHomesAcquiredInAcquisitions / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_GA |  |
Service Corporation International (SCI) |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of businesses acquired |  |  | 6 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csv_ServiceCorporationInternationalMember |
Number of combination funeral homes/cemeteries acquired |  |  | 1 csv_NumberofCombinationFuneralHomesCemeteriesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csv_ServiceCorporationInternationalMember |
Number of funeral homes acquired |  |  | 4 csv_NumberOfFuneralHomesAcquiredInAcquisitions / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csv_ServiceCorporationInternationalMember |
Business combination, purchase price |  |  | 54,850,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csv_ServiceCorporationInternationalMember |
Increases to tradenames following acquisition |  |  | (2,290,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csv_ServiceCorporationInternationalMember |
Current assets |  |  | 2,126,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csv_ServiceCorporationInternationalMember |
Service Corporation International (SCI) | New Orleans, Louisiana |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of combination funeral homes/cemeteries acquired |  |  | 4 csv_NumberofCombinationFuneralHomesCemeteriesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csv_ServiceCorporationInternationalMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = csv_NewOrleansLouisianaMember |
Service Corporation International (SCI) | Alexandria, Virginia |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of funeral homes acquired |  |  | 2 csv_NumberOfFuneralHomesAcquiredInAcquisitions / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csv_ServiceCorporationInternationalMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = csv_AlexandriaVirginiaMember |
Initial Purchase Price Allocation | Service Corporation International (SCI) |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business combination, purchase price |  |  | 54,850,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csv_ServiceCorporationInternationalMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember |
Increases to tradenames following acquisition |  |  | (6,208,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csv_ServiceCorporationInternationalMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember |
Current assets |  |  | $ 1,998,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = csv_ServiceCorporationInternationalMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember |

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