Preneed Trust Investments (Estimated maturities of fixed preneed funeral trust income securities) (Details) - Preneed Funeral Trust Investments [Member] $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Due in one year or less	$ 416
Due in one to five years	6,861
Due in five to ten years	5,738
Thereafter	36,070
Total	$ 49,085