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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments (The Components of Care trusts' corpus) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |
Care trusts’ corpus | $ 42,416 | $ 48,142
Perpetual Care Trust Invesments |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |
Trust assets, at market value | 43,127 | 48,670
Obligations due from trust | (711) | (528)
Care trusts’ corpus | $ 42,416 | $ 48,142

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