Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments (Cost and fair market values associated with the trust investments held in perpetual care trust funds) (Details) - Perpetual Care Trust Invesments [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cemetary perpetual care trust investments	$ 44,146		$ 48,670
Fair market value as a percentage of cost	87.60%		99.00%
Impairment charge, other than temporary decline in fair value of investments	$ 500	$ 100
Cash and Money Market Accounts [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	830		$ 3,206
Unrealized Gains	0		0
Unrealized Losses	0		0
Fair Market Value	830		3,206
Municipal Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	324		229
Unrealized Gains	0		5
Unrealized Losses	(35)		0
Fair Market Value	289		234
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	3,722		3,871
Unrealized Gains	7		0
Unrealized Losses	(341)		(156)
Fair Market Value	3,388		3,715
Corporate Debt [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	18,226		19,911
Unrealized Gains	79		248
Unrealized Losses	(2,221)		(1,428)
Fair Market Value	16,084		18,731
Preferred Stock [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	11,232		12,694
Unrealized Gains	30		137
Unrealized Losses	(461)		(214)
Fair Market Value	10,801		12,617
Common Stock
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	15,444		8,747
Unrealized Gains	183		1,568
Unrealized Losses	(3,417)		(653)
Fair Market Value	12,210		9,662
Trust Securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	49,778		48,658
Unrealized Gains	299		1,958
Unrealized Losses	(6,475)		(2,451)
Fair Market Value	43,602		48,165
Accrued Investment Income [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost	544		505
Fair Market Value	$ 544		$ 505