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The deferred purchase price note interest rate.

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The range of original maturities of deferred purchase price notes payable to sellers of acquired entities.

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Additional borrowing capacity under the credit facility's accordion feature providing the right to increase the line of credit borrowing capacity.

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Earnings divided by total fixed cost obligations.

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Amount of liabilities incurred by the acquirer as part of consideration transferred in a business combination.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Apr. 14, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 325,000,000
Revolving credit facility present accordion provisions		50,000,000
Credit facility maturity date (Date)		Mar. 31, 2019
Assets and operations independent of subsidiaries		0
Deferred purchase price note interest rate		0.00%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Principal Payments, Term	2 years
Funeral homes [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred			4,200,000
Term Number One [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Principal Repayment, Percentage	7.50%
Term Number Two [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital (in Ratio)		3.5
Debt Instrument, Periodic Principal Repayment, Percentage	10.00%
Term Number Three [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Principal Repayment, Percentage	12.50%
Minimum [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Deferred purchase price notes payable to sellers of acquired entities, discounted imputed interest rate (in Percent)		7.00%
Imputed interest rate		8.50%
Deferred purchase price notes payable to sellers of acquired entities, range of original maturities (in years)		5 years
Maximum [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Deferred purchase price notes payable to sellers of acquired entities, discounted imputed interest rate (in Percent)		11.00%
Imputed interest rate		11.00%
Deferred purchase price notes payable to sellers of acquired entities, range of original maturities (in years)		20 years
Prime Rate [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Description of variable interest rate		prime rate
Basis spread on variable rate		1.50%
Libor [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Description of variable interest rate		LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate		2.50%
Ratio Minimum Per Covenant [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Ratio of earnings to fixed cost obligations (in Ratio)		1.2
Ratio Actual [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital (in Ratio)		2.46
Ratio of earnings to fixed cost obligations (in Ratio)		3.15
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		200,000,000
Amount drawn under term loan facility		41,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| QTD [Member]
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate		2.70%
Term Loan
Debt Covenant To Actual Ratios [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		125,000,000
Amount drawn under term loan facility		$ 118,000,000