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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Operations) (Details)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
May 31, 2016
funeral_homes
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
funeral_homes
cemeteries
states
Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
funeral_homes
cemeteries
states
segment
Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]            
Amortization Of Cemetery Property   $ 900,000 $ 900,000 $ 3,100,000 $ 2,500,000  
Number of business segments | segment       2    
Period after which commissions are no longer subject to refund       1 year    
The percentage of trust assets in custody of institution receiving trust management services   78.00%   78.00%    
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current   $ 18,023,000   $ 18,023,000   $ 18,181,000
Preneed receivables   30,579,000   30,579,000   27,998,000
Bad debt expense       1,522,000 $ 1,332,000  
Debt issuance costs   $ 1,346,000   $ 1,346,000   1,445,000
Number of Funeral Homes Acquired in Acquisitions | funeral_homes 2     3    
Estimated Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Before Discrete Items, Percent   40.00% 39.00% 40.00% 40.00%  
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent       35.20%    
State and Local Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations   $ (1,139,000) $ 0 $ (1,139,000) $ 0  
Period in which two-step goodwill impairment test is performed       3 years    
Goodwill Impairment, Two Step Test, Income Approach, Percentage       90.00%    
Goodwill Impairment, Two Step Test, Market Approach, Percentage       10.00%    
Period in which intangible asset impairment test is performed       3 years    
Impairment of intangible assets       $ 145,000 0  
Funeral And Cemetery [Member]            
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]            
Bad debt expense   500,000   1,052,000 $ 1,332,000  
Funeral [Member]            
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]            
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current   6,900,000   6,900,000   8,200,000
Preneed receivables   8,100,000   8,100,000   7,300,000
Cemetery [Member]            
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]            
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current   10,300,000   10,300,000   9,700,000
Preneed receivables   $ 22,500,000   $ 22,500,000   20,700,000
Funeral homes [Member]            
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]            
Number of owned and operated funeral homes (in Funeral Homes) | funeral_homes   169   169    
Number of states in which Company operates | states   27   27    
Cemeteries [Member]            
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]            
Number of states in which Company operates | states   11   11    
Number of owned and operated cemeteries (in Cemetaries) | cemeteries   32   32    
Long-term Debt [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member]            
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]            
Debt issuance costs   $ 3,700,000   $ 3,700,000   $ 4,200,000
Tradenames [Member]            
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]            
Impairment of intangible assets   $ 145,000        
Madera, California [Member]            
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]            
Number of Funeral Homes Acquired in Acquisitions | funeral_homes   1        
Separate Income Tax Return [Member]            
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]            
Number Of States In Which Entity Files Separate State Income Tax Returns | states       14    
Combined Or Unitary Income Tax Return [Member]            
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]            
Number Of States In Which Entity Files Unitary Tax Returns | states       13