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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Operations) (Details) (USD $) Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 segment institution	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Available-for-sale Securities	$ 1,800,000us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsAvailableforsaleSecurities
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Period after which commissions are no longer subject to refund	1 year
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Number of institutions for which the Company provides management services	2csv_NumberOfInstitutionsToWhichManagementServicesAreProvided
The percentage of trust assets in custody of institution receiving trust management services	76.00%csv_PercentageOfTrustAssetsInCustodyOfInstitutionReceivingTrustManagementServices
Income tax benefit	4,605,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1,043,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Funeral [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
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Cemetery [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current	9,500,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = csv_CemeteryMember		9,100,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = csv_CemeteryMember
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Funeral homes [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Number of owned and operated funeral homes (in Funeral Homes)	165csv_NumberOfFuneralHomes / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_FuneralHomesMember
Number of states in which Company operates	27us-gaap_NumberOfStatesInWhichEntityOperates / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_FuneralHomesMember
Cemeteries [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
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Number of owned and operated cemeteries (in Cemetaries)	32csv_NumberOfCemeteries / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = csv_CemeteriesMember

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