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Receivables from Preneed Trusts Receivables from Preneed Trusts (Composition of Assets Held in Trusts) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	$ 15,118	$ 14,666
Fair Value [Member] | Cash and cash equivalents [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	3,629	3,378
Fair Value [Member] | Fixed income investments [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	8,832	8,809
Fair Value [Member] | Mutual funds and common stocks [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	2,641	2,463
Fair Value [Member] | Annuities [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	16	16
Historical Cost Basis [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	15,105	14,658
Historical Cost Basis [Member] | Cash and cash equivalents [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	3,629	3,378
Historical Cost Basis [Member] | Fixed income investments [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	8,832	8,809
Historical Cost Basis [Member] | Mutual funds and common stocks [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	2,628	2,455
Historical Cost Basis [Member] | Annuities [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Assets held-in-trust	$ 16	$ 16

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The total amount of cash and securities held by third party trustees pursuant to terms of debt instruments or other agreements as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, which can be used by the trustee only to pay the noncurrent portion of specified obligations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690

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