Business Acquisition, Installment Payments, Amount

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Business Acquisition, Installment Payments, Term

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Business Acquisition, Number of Installment Payments

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Business Combination, Deferred Payments

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Business Combination, Present Value of Deferred Payments

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Amount of assets that are expected to be realized or consumed within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount recognized for assets, including goodwill, in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 25, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 261,291,000us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 257,442,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Funeral homes [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price	8,781,000
Purchase price, cash paid	4,300,000
Purchase price, present value of deferred payments	4,500,000
Purchase price, deferred payments, gross	5,500,000
Number of installment payments	20
Amount of each installment payment	300,000
Installment payments, term	5 years
Current assets	39,000
Property, plant & equipment	3,697,000
Goodwill	3,849,000
Deferred charges and other non-current assets	$ 1,196,000