Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Operations) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) funeral_homes cemeteries states	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) funeral_homes cemeteries states segment	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Number of business segments | segment			2
Period after which commissions are no longer subject to refund			1 year
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current	$ 16,909		$ 16,909		$ 19,264
Preneed receivables	26,448		26,448		26,284
Bad debt expense			833	$ 1,338
Funeral And Cemetery [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Bad debt expense	409	$ 300	800	$ 800
Funeral [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current	7,300		7,300		10,000
Preneed receivables	7,200		7,200		7,400
Cemetery [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current	9,400		9,400		9,100
Preneed receivables	$ 19,300		$ 19,300		$ 18,900
Funeral homes [Member]
Organization Description and Operations [Line Items]
Number of owned and operated funeral homes (in Funeral Homes) | funeral_homes	166		166
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