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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments (The Components of Care trusts' corpus) (Details) - USD ($) | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |
Care trusts’ corpus | $ 44,345,000 | $ 42,416,000
Fair value measurements, transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 | 0 |
Perpetual Care Trust Invesments [Member] |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |
Trust assets, at market value | 45,048,000 | 43,127,000
Obligations due from trust | (703,000) | (711,000)
Care trusts’ corpus | $ 44,345,000 | $ 42,416,000

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